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Community => Marketplace => Topic started by: kazno10 on October 19, 2016, 08:58:20 am

Title: Rare Breed Pork - half pig available
Post by: kazno10 on October 19, 2016, 08:58:20 am: We have an order for half a pig which will be ready beginning of November. We have the other half available to order.
£8 per kilo and the half will weigh in the region of 20-30kg.
Butchering and curing will be done to your requirements.
£40 deposit secures
Perthshire
Title: Re: Rare Breed Pork - half pig available
Post by: harmony on October 19, 2016, 09:07:13 am: What breed of pig is it?
Title: Re: Rare Breed Pork - half pig available
Post by: kazno10 on October 19, 2016, 09:41:33 am: Quote from: harmony on October 19, 2016, 09:07:13 am
What breed of pig is it?

Gloucester Old Spot
Title: Re: Rare Breed Pork - half pig available
Post by: harmony on October 19, 2016, 10:07:19 am: Cheers. Did you know you can print a meat certificate from the BPA site?
Title: Re: Rare Breed Pork - half pig available
Post by: kazno10 on October 19, 2016, 07:09:55 pm: Quote from: harmony on October 19, 2016, 10:07:19 am
Cheers. Did you know you can print a meat certificate from the BPA site?

Yes I was aware thank you. Are you interested in purchasing the half pig?
Title: Re: Rare Breed Pork - half pig available
Post by: harmony on October 19, 2016, 07:40:58 pm: We have our own rare breed pigs thanks but not everyone knows they can print the on line certificate.
Title: Re: Rare Breed Pork - half pig available
Post by: greenbeast on October 19, 2016, 07:42:25 pm: what is the certificate for?
Title: Re: Rare Breed Pork - half pig available
Post by: harmony on October 19, 2016, 08:07:36 pm: http://www.britishpigs.org.uk/on-line%20meat%20certificates.pdf (http://www.britishpigs.org.uk/on-line%20meat%20certificates.pdf)

If you keep pedigree pigs and want to market them as a breed it proves provenance to the buyer.
Title: Re: Rare Breed Pork - half pig available
Post by: kazno10 on October 20, 2016, 09:29:16 am: Quote from: harmony on October 19, 2016, 08:07:36 pm
http://www.britishpigs.org.uk/on-line%20meat%20certificates.pdf (http://www.britishpigs.org.uk/on-line%20meat%20certificates.pdf)

If you keep pedigree pigs and want to market them as a breed it proves provenance to the buyer.

This is not a requirement from what I understand nor has it been required by purchasers of my meat as yet. Thank you for your input though. K
Title: Re: Rare Breed Pork - half pig available
Post by: kazno10 on October 20, 2016, 09:29:55 am: 1/2 pig now sold
Title: Re: Rare Breed Pork - half pig available
Post by: harmony on October 20, 2016, 10:15:14 am: Quote from: kazno10 on October 20, 2016, 09:29:16 am
Quote from: harmony on October 19, 2016, 08:07:36 pm
http://www.britishpigs.org.uk/on-line%20meat%20certificates.pdf (http://www.britishpigs.org.uk/on-line%20meat%20certificates.pdf)

If you keep pedigree pigs and want to market them as a breed it proves provenance to the buyer.

This is not a requirement from what I understand nor has it been required by purchasers of my meat as yet. Thank you for your input though. K

I didn't say it was but people do actually find it a good marketing tool. We will only preserve our rare breeds if we eat them so anything that helps promote them is a good thing.
Title: Re: Rare Breed Pork - half pig available
Post by: PK on October 20, 2016, 03:48:52 pm: That's really useful information Harmony. I am a newish member of the BPA but hadn't picked up on this. Thanks.
Title: Re: Rare Breed Pork - half pig available
Post by: Womble on October 20, 2016, 05:13:41 pm: Kazno10 - do you breed your pigs, or only buy them in? We'll be in the market for 2 or 3 GOS weaners in the Spring......

Harmony, Yes, some people do definitely value that sort of thing. A colleague of mine once raved about pork he'd bought at a farm shop, from a genuine 'Oxford Big Spot rare breed' pig. I didn't have the heart to correct him, but I wondered what the cross must be - OSBxGOSxLarge White perhaps? That's pretty rare! ;D