"Same here. And when I contact farms ready to buy, I never hear back. As well as lard, I am looking for organic tallow, so if you see any organic animal fats available in the Texas area, please let us know."
A network to help you find organic lard in America
Did you know that lard is mostly monounsaturated? Let's work together to encourage farmers to keep pigs on pasture and to sell organic lard.
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3 reasons why the lard is the best!
My love for the pig runs deep: it had been a crucial part of my diet for a long time, but it wasn't until last month that I had a chance to try out the fat it produces: lard. And boy was it worth it: lard is officially my personal cooking fat!
These days, lard is being vilified for contributing to heart disease, when we clearly know that it's margarine and vegetable oils that are the real culprits. I'm going to list 3 reasons why lard is such a wonderful product:
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Wendy Parker replied to Elizabeth A. Rogers's discussion soft lard"Hmmmm... being a Mulefoot shouldn't make the lard soft, I wouldn't think. But then I have not eaten Mulefoot or used their fat. We have Red Wattles.. All these heritage breeds seen to taste better AND make more lard. I think that the…"
Elizabeth A. Rogers replied to Elizabeth A. Rogers's discussion soft lard"Hi Wendy, yes we did raise her. She was raised on non-gmo feed and has been on pasture. She was about four. We raise Mulefoot hogs and are transitioning to organic. This is the first Mulefoot that we had butchered. We couldn't get over her pork…"
Wendy Parker replied to Mother Linda's discussion Where to find organic lard"We now have USDA rendered lard for sale. Both back fat (general cooking) as well as pure Leaf Lard.
We are not organic but we raise our hogs in a clean, natural way. No antibiotics, no garbage feeding, no growth stimulants, no…"
Wendy Parker replied to Elizabeth A. Rogers's discussion soft lard"You might not have done anything wrong. It might be the pig that the fat came from.
Did you raise it yourself? Do you know what it ate? different diets can have drastic effects on the fat of the hog. If the hog was fed nuts or had access to forests…"
Wendy Parker replied to Mother Linda's discussion Lard source in your area???"Greetings from Oregon.
Last time I posted here we were only selling raw fat because we did not have a licensed rendering facility that would allow us to sell rendered lard for cooking. Finally !! we have someone that will render it for us in…"
Caryn Fisher replied to Mother Linda's discussion Where to find organic lard"There are videos on you tube on how to make your own lard. It's possible to buy organic fat and make lard in your crock pot. It seems like organic fat is easier to find than the organic lard."
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