How they're raised

Pasture, practical care, and useful genetics.

Outdoor all year

The herd lives outside on forested pasture through every season.

Regular rotation

Hogs move through roughly half-acre paddocks every three to four weeks as conditions allow.

Local feed

A locally made non-GMO blend of barley, peas, and red wheat supplements forage.

Pasture farrowing

Sows farrow in portable huts or suitable places they choose outdoors.

Selected for function

Temperament, sound legs, mobility, and maternal ability guide breeding decisions.

Direct answers

Ask Jesse about a specific animal's care, history, registration, or suitability.

Saorsa Farm Red Wattle sow and piglet using a forest wallow

Why Red Wattles

A heritage pig suited to demanding ground.

Saorsa chose Red Wattles after other breeds struggled to match the farm's steep pasture, brush, rocky soil, and winters. The goal is straightforward: calm, mobile hogs that work outdoors and produce quality pork.

See available pigs

Around the farm

Real life on forest pasture.

Saorsa Farm photographs from across the seasons.

Red Wattle hog cooling off under running water — Summer cooling and outdoor care

Red Wattle piglets nursing outdoors — Pasture-raised litters

Red Wattle hogs sharing the farm with a goose — A working, mixed farm

Red Wattle hogs and poultry outdoors at Saorsa Farm — Animals raised outside

Winter sunrise through the forest at Saorsa Farm — Eastern Oregon through every season

Sunset glowing through the forest at Saorsa Farm — Forest pasture at sunset

Close view of a Red Wattle hog at Saorsa Farm — The herd up close

Jesse caring for Red Wattle hogs outdoors — Hands-on care in the pasture

Calm Red Wattle hog resting on forest pasture — Calm, curious Red Wattles

Saorsa Farm dog outdoors — A farm dog keeping watch

Red Wattle piglets gathering around the farm dog — Piglets growing up around the farm