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Carriagedale Farm is a very small, low-tech farm run exclusively by a husband and wife team in Mariposa, California at the 3200-foot elevation in the beautiful foothills of the Sierras. We have been raising Gloucestershire Old Spot pigs—a heritage breed known for its excellent quality pork and top-notch charcuterie—since early 2014. We dabble in producing our own charcuterie for personal use and can attest to its very fine quality.

The GOS breed is a “threatened" English breed on the endangered list (https://livestockconservancy.org/index.php/heritage/internal/conservation-priority-list). If we don’t raise and consume this heritage breed, their genetics could be lost forever. We try to do our part to help educate people about this wonderful breed and to save them from extinction.

We love our large, gentle pigs and provide them with the best possible life we can. They play and nap in the sunshine, wallow in the mud when it’s warm, graze on native grasses and plants, fill up on acorns in the fall and receive organic feed daily. They sleep together in their houses in fluffy straw bedding whenever they choose and are free to socialize in our oak, manzanita and pine-dotted fields. Our land has never had any chemicals or fertilizers applied to it.

Our pigs’ welfare means everything to us. They are never medicated, and we support humane treatment for their entire lives--including the very end. They are very happy and healthy pigs so you can count on the most nutritious pork for your family.

We only raise a small number of pigs each year, many of which are presold, so our supply is limited. Products may vary from weaner pigs to finished pigs to breeders to mature pigs to value pigs (a sow no longer in production). Processing options vary so please call or e-mail with your inquiry and we hope to be able to accommodate you!