Farming Pastured Pigs is not that different from raising other farm animals except that pigs require a different diet to ruminants, or sheep, cattle and goats.  They do like to dig and root around in the earth and that sets them apart too.  When it comes to pasture management, rotational grazing is something that is practiced with all livestock to keep the land healthy and the pastures productive.  It just takes a little more thought and skill when you are grazing pigs!
Pastured pork is not 'grass fed' pork, not in the truest sense of that term because pigs cannot survive on grass alone.  Pigs are omnivores and that means that like you and me, they need a varied diet that consists of a nutritionally balanced feed that includes fibre, energy (carbs) and protein along with essential vitamins and minerals. This doesn't mean that pigs don't like to eat grass!
Pigs on pasture do eat a lot of grass and also get a lot of their nutritional needs from the soil but the main reason for calling them pastured pigs is to best describe how they live their lives while on farm.  Pastured production means always having access to grazing, living in open paddocks with plenty of room for the pigs, no feedlots and no overcrowding and definitely no indoor confinement.
Raising pigs on pasture also means that the sows live their entire lives outdoors and give birth outside while being provided protection from the elements and predators.  There is generally no fixed sheds or buildings in a pastured free range system as housing and hutches are mobile so that they can easily be moved around the paddocks with the pigs.

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