Blake Cottage Produce

Rare Breed Pigs

Here at Blake Cottage Produce, we primarily breed and rear traditional rare breed pigs, producing quality weaners for fattening, breeding stock, and probably the best pork available.

Gloucester Old Spot

Large Black Pigs

Saddleback

Why Rare Breed Pigs?

We keep rare breed pigs in order not only to help protect whichever breed we choose from the potential of extinction, but also because of the superior quality pork they would produce. Pigs that produce supermarket pork are bred for lean, consistent meat, fast growth and docile behaviour, and almost never for flavour. Rare breeds on the other hand take longer to grow to killing weight, have more fat, produce tastier meat and, depending on the breed, can be very active.