FARMING PRACTICES
SMOKY MOUNTAIN MANGALITSA IS COMMITTED TO MAXIMIZING MOTHER NATURE’S INFALLIBLE DESIGN FOR OPTIMUM HEALTH!
NON-GMO FEED
FREE of ~ CANOLA ~ SOY ~ CORN
Our Non-GMO feed includes flax, black oil sunflower seeds, diatomaceous earth, bentonite clay, thyme, cinnamon & essential oils of clove, garlic, oregano and ginger.
Many commercial feeds failingly use
industrial seed oils
which adversely affects the fat and YOUR HEALTH!
Mineral oil is the smallest quantity ingredient in our feed and leaves the prized Mangalitsa fat unaffected and your health better off for it.
CHEMICALS
We never use antibiotics, hormones, steroids or chemical de-wormer.
Toxins are stored in fat
We utilize natural worming protocols including feeding black walnut leaves and nuts, garlic, pumpkin, beneficial forages and a specialized organic herb formulation.
FINISHING
Our market animals are finished on Steam Rolled Barley and Acorns when available.
Orders for Mangalitsa finished on customized diets are welcome!
FORAGES
We are vigilant about reseeding our pastures with beneficial forages both for the land and the pigs. Grasse and legumes such as sericea lespedeza and peas benefit the pigs while deep penetrating roots of daikon break up compacted soils and draw nutrients to the surface.
We hand broadcast a combination of grasses, legumes, brassicas and root vegetables after we move our animals to fresh land.
Naturally occurring weeds and plants like chicory are encouraged~ Nature’s pharmacy at work!
