Pasture-Raised Pigs

Now accepting reservations for November 2025!

New to Featherstone in 2025: pastured pork! This pork features a clean, delicious flavor, firmer fat, and higher CLAs* with a healthier Omega 3:6 ratio. Our pigs…

  • graze a diverse mix of annual and perennial pasture with access to fresh water

  • feast on culled organic produce from our farm and apple orchard, plus a Certified Organic field pea and barley ration

  • are completely free of corn, soy, and fishmeal.

This pork is so good, it has a history of selling out! Reserve your whole hog today!

*CLAs = Conjugated Linoleic Acids, a type of polyunsaturated fat that have been associated with various health benefits, including improved immune function, reduced body fat, and potential anti-carcinogenic properties.

Pastured Pork from Featherstone Farm

We’re thrilled to announce an exciting new addition to Featherstone Farm: pastured pork! 2025 marks our first year raising happy, healthy hogs, and we can’t wait to share this delicious, sustainably raised pork with our community.

This new endeavor is made possible through the mentorship of Dayna Burtness of Nettle Valley Farm and the dedication of our own farmer Abby and her team. Abby shares:

“I’ve been a longtime customer of Nettle Valley Farm’s pork, so when Dayna approached me about learning her systems and taking over her pork business, I was beyond excited. Nobody in our area raises pork as flavorful as Dayna’s, and with the abundance of culled produce from our veggie and apple operations, we’re well-positioned to take this on.”

To learn more about our mentors at Nettle Valley Farm, check out this article.

How It Works

Our pigs will live, roam, and play on our lush pastures here at Featherstone Farm, just outside Rushford, Minnesota. They’ll enjoy a diverse mix of annual and perennial pasture, have access to fresh water, and feast on an endless supply of culled organic produce from our farm and orchard.

In addition to grazing, they’ll be fed a Certified Organic field pea and barley ration—the same high-quality feed used at Nettle Valley Farm. This corn-, soy-, and fishmeal-free diet results in firmer fat, a clean, delicious flavor, and higher CLAs with a healthier Omega 3:6 ratio.

For this first season, we’re offering whole hogs only. Each one will be processed to your exact specifications—chops or roasts? Brats or Italian sausage? The choice is yours! Processing will take place at Burt’s Meats in Eyota, Minnesota.

We’re diving into this project with excitement and care, learning from the best to bring incredible pastured pork to Featherstone Farm. We’ll keep you updated as we go!

2025 Pricing

  • Whole Hog: $7.00/lb (hanging weight) + processing fee

  • Average Whole Hog Yield: 150-160 lbs of packaged pork

  • Total estimated cost: ~$1,700 (about $1,400 for the pork + ~$300 for processing)

  • Bottom line: Approximately $11-$12 per pound of packaged pork, depending on your processing choices

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Your pork will be available in early to mid-November, about two weeks after harvest.

  • Yes! We offer home delivery within 150 miles of Rushford, MN (including the Twin Cities, Rochester, Winona, and La Crosse) for $75. We’ll confirm delivery details as harvest day approaches.

  • We’re still finalizing pick-up locations but expect to have options in Rushford and the Rochester area.

  • You get about 150-160 lbs of delicious pork! Your exact cuts depend on your processing choices, but standard options include:

    Bone-in Cuts:

    ¾” thick pork chops (2 per pack)

    Bone-in shoulder roasts

    Belly BACON! 🥓

    Jowl bacon

    Bone-in ham (cured & smoked)

    Hocks (cured & smoked)

    Spare ribs

    Plain ground pork

    Lard

    Bone broth bones

    Skull (for head cheese)

    Boneless Cuts:

    ¾” thick boneless pork chops (2 per pack)

    Boneless shoulder roasts

    Belly BACON! 🥓

    Jowl bacon

    Boneless ham (cured & smoked)

    Hocks (cured & smoked)

    Spare ribs

    Plain ground pork

    Lard

    Bone broth bones

    Skull (for head cheese)

    Custom-cut options include seasoned ground pork, brats, pork steaks instead of shoulder roasts, loin roasts instead of pork chops, fresh (uncured) hams, belly, hocks, and more.

  • Absolutely! We’d love to welcome you to our farm in the beautiful Driftless region of Minnesota. Email us at office@featherstonefarm.com to set up a visit. Also, follow us on social media for frequent pig updates!

  • This fall, we’ll send you a link to our easy-to-use online cut sheet so you can select everything from pork chop thickness to sausage flavors to whether you’d like bacon or uncured side pork for your DIY creations.

  • For a whole hog, plan on 8-10 cubic feet of freezer space. That’s about four large grocery totes packed full. For reference, the average home refrigerator’s freezer compartment holds about 4.8 cubic feet.

  • Not yet. While their pea and barley feed is Certified Organic, the pasture they graze on has not been certified, and sourcing certified organic feeder pigs remains uncertain. That said, we follow many organic and "beyond organic" practices and may explore certification in the future.

  • We never use sub-therapeutic antibiotics, growth promoters like ractopamine, or unnecessary medications. Our approach is focused on prevention and low-stress management.

    If a pig does get sick, we treat it like we would ourselves: using natural remedies whenever possible and antibiotics only when truly necessary—always under the guidance of our local veterinarian.

  • We’d love to help! Feel free to reach out at office@featherstonefarm.com for more information about filling your freezer with pasture-raised, happy pork from Featherstone Farm.