The Auldearn piggery project started in November 2008, where it was identified as a sustainable project by the farm’s worker committee. The project has four hogs, with the workers involved being responsible for two pigs each. Currently one of the pigs is being hired out for breeding in return for one piglet from every sow that is covered and another pig is almost ready for sale at R13.50 per kg live weight.
There are five men involved in the project (Jan, Ronnie, Eden, Wikus & Jakobus). Jan Oliphant and Ronnie Daniels say “We are responsible for feeding the pigs every morning and every evening and the sites are kept clean and neat. It is quite a sight seeing our pigs, paws in the air, waiting for us to bring them food!
It has always been a dream of ours to farm with pigs we have just never had the finances to do so. The Waitrose Foundation has made this dream a reality for us and we are very grateful for this opportunity".
A great part of the profit of this project goes into a community fund for bursaries for scholars.
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