The Farm - How we started with Gloucester Old Spot Pigs:

In August 2002 we left the West Midlands and moved to Penpethick Farm in North Cornwall. The farm is a small holding of 16 acres. We are situated by the coast and look directly at Lundy Island, a breath taking site to behold if you were born in the city as we both were. We set about giving the farm some much needed tlc and tried to get to grips with living in our country home. As lovers of animals we had soon rescued all creatures great and small. In 2004 our neighbours asked us to look after their Saddleback sows and our love of pigs began. We researched rare breeds of pig and how to start our own herd. The Gloucester Old Spot pig won our hearts due to their rare breed status, lovely temperament, wonderful spots, and big lop ears. In addition to this Gloucester Old Spot sows are very good mothers. We decided that all of our pigs would be kept free range and that they should be able to happily root through the soil. We knew that our venture would necessitate the need for continual learning and would depend on a wealth of experience gained from other pig breeders. We continue to enjoy breeding and rearing such a lovely breed of pig.  If you are considering keeping Gloucester Old Spots we sincerely hope that your journey into keeping this breed will be as pleasurable as ours continues to be.