Some years ago, we kept a few Dutch heritage breed pigs, for eating. They had a whole field to run in (and dig), and ate the potato peels of the neighbourhood, as well as leftovers from the greengrocer and the bakery, whey and grains, and acorns in the autumn. The meat was fantastic. We stopped with the pigs when we became mostly vegetarian. This is Flora, the mother sow with her piglets. She built a huge straw heap to give birth on and took care of her spotted babies very well.