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HumbleRoots Heritage LiveStalk: Mulefoot Hogs, Bourbon Red Turkeys, Poulet Rouge Meatbirds

As a sustainable farmer, I first chose breeds of poultry that can humanely exist in the diverse Minnesota climates with minimum housing needs during our harsh winters and hot summers. Then I focus on beauty, quality of meat, and breeds listed as Critically Rare by the American Livestock Breed Conservatory. It is important to me that as I come up my drive, I am pleased by what I see, and as I pass my work onto you, I am proud to be the producer,

Monday, December 28, 2009

Minnesota couple nurtures endangered farm animals | Minnesota Public Radio NewsQ

Minnesota couple nurtures endangered farm animals Minnesota Public Radio NewsQ
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Azure, Aurelia, and Esme'

Azure, Aurelia, and Esme'

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“If you treat them just like precious zoo animals that’s how they get extinct….That does not create enough farmers raising them. Farmers have to see some kind of monetary incentive to really do it on a scale that preserves these breeds.” Linda Derrickson on American Mulefoot swine (and, may I add, is relative to all of our critically rare breeds).



Winona's 10 week old Mulefoot

Winona's 10 week old Mulefoot
Perfection

Aurelia Ceres Stout

laying hens at the dinner hall

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