A Crunchy Con Thing To Do

A few weeks ago, my sister-in-law and I ordered a pasture-raised, organic hog from a local farm. We picked it up yesterday. 97 pounds of pork. I think, at $3 a pound, it was competitively priced with regular pork, but I know it was vastly less expensive that organic pork from Wild Oats. Of course, you have to buy parts of the hog you might otherwise pass up. Pickled pigs feet anyone?

I recently read Real Food: What To Eat and Why which convinced me of the benefits of pasture raised (not necessarily organic) meat. These animals really are what they eat. But the price of organic meat in the store? Ouch.