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swaledale pork rearing rare breed pigs in yorkshire

rare breed pigs gloucestershire old spot british lop berkshire pork

     
  About Swaledale Pork  
 
 
 
 
On the banks of the River Swale on the edge of the beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park, a much loved area of outstanding natural beauty, Swaledale Pork was set up in 2002 by two brothers, Paul and Derek, who had been brought up in generations of rural pig farming.

With more than 30 years of commercial pig farming under his belt, Paul wanted to practise a less intensive and more traditional method of farming.

swaledale pork rearing rare breed pigs in yorkshire
 

swaledale pork rearing rare breed pigs in yorkshire

Increasingly interested in the rare breeds of pig that were dramatically dwindling in numbers, such as the Gloucestershire Old Spot and British Lop, Paul and Derek decided to set up Swaledale Pork and focus on farming rare breed pigs in an outdoor and entirely natural environment.

The resulting pork is far superior to the standard mass produced product, in terms of flavour and tenderness.

   
  Whilst Paul focuses primarily on the farm in Yorkshire, Derek manages the sales and administration arm of the business from his home in London.
   

rare breed pigs gloucestershire old spot british lop berkshire pork