Thompson Heritage Ranch

When pigs are raised on pasture, with access to natural forage and plenty of sunshine, their meat and fat are also richer in micronutrients, particularly fat-soluble vitamins E and D, as well as minerals like selenium (1). As monogastric animals, like humans, pigs make vitamin D in their skin and in their fat when they're exposed to sunlight, making pasture-raised pork particularly rich in vitamin D.

The dominant fat in pork, pasture-raised is monounsaturated fat - the same fat found in abundance in avocado and olive oil that gives these foods a "heart healthy" designation.

These were our piglets just a couple months ago. Look how they’ve grown.

We’re so excited to bring our quality to the community. These hogs are truly pasture raised.

The important thing to remember is for our animals to have that free choice, to create a happy, healthy, stress free environment.

When an animal is chronically stressed, be it from their environment, how they’re treated, what they’re fed, you can taste that in the quality of the meat. So we make sure our pigs love their best lives.