Scroll down to see our latest litters and photos of piglets below.......

PENDING LITTERS:  Witnessed Breeding

Gloucestershire:  Tonganui (Hance) X Jenny (Gloucestershire)  Due August 17, 2012

Windsor:  Mahia Love (Brother) X Jenny (Windsor)  Due August 16, 2012

Kiwi:  Tonganui (Hance) X Wilsons Gina (Kiwi)

London:  Andrew (Goodfellow) X Jenny (London)

Portrait:  Te Whangi (Ezra) X Wilsons Gina (Portrait)

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EXTREMELY RARE SOW LINE:  TAPEKA 

Our young sow, Olivia, is an F1 generation female from parents imported directly from New Zealand in 2010.  Sire to be determined by DNA testing.

Farrowed:  May 18, 2012

Boar:  Ginger Dbl Wattled        Boar:  Ginger Non-Wattled  

Gilt:  Tri-Colored  Non-Wattled

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HAMISH X PEMBERLEY    Bloodlines:  Mahia Love X Jenny

Farrowed:  April 30, 2012

Boar - Ginger/Black Double Wattled     Boar - Ginger/Black Double Wattled

Gilt - Ginger/Black Double Wattled        Gilt - Ginger/Black  Double Wattled

Gilt - Ginger/Black Double Wattled

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HAMISH X CARRINGTON:  Farrowed April 28, 2012

Bloodlines:  Mahia Love X Jenny

Boar - Ginger (sm blk spots) Dbl Wattled        Boar - Ginger (sm blk spots) Non-Wattled - castrated

Boar - Ginger/Black Dbl Wattled - castrated    Gilt - Ginger/Black Double Wattled

Gilt - Ginger/Black Double Wattled                 Gilt - Ginger/Black Non-Wattled

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HAMISH X BEAUTIFUL   Farrowed:  April 24, 2012

Bloodlines:  Mahia Love X Jenny (to be confirmed by DNA testing)

Three Boar Piglets and Two Gilts

Boar - Ginger/Black, Double Wattled    Boar - Ginger/Black, Double Wattled

Boar - Ginger/Black, No Wattles            Gilt - Ginger/Black, Double Wattled

Gilt - Black/White, Double Wattled

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HANCE x PORRIDGE  Farrowed:  April 6, 2012

Bloodlines:  Tonganui X Jenny (Sire to be confirmed by DNA testing)

Five Boar Piglets - Three ginger/black without wattles.  Two black/white, double wattled.  All of the non-wattled boars have been castrated as of April 9, 2012.

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EZRA X MARZIPAN (Te Whangi X Aria Giana)  Born:  March 25, 2012

Boar - Ginger/Black, Dbl Wattled Retained    Boar - Ginger/Black, Dbl Wattled  Castrated

Boar - Ginger/Black, Dbl Wattled  Retained   Boar - Ginger/Black, Dbl Wattled  Reserved

Gilt - Ginger/Black, Dbl Wattled  Retained     Gilt - Ginger/Black, Dbl Wattled  Retained

Gilt - Ginger/Black, Dbl Wattled  Sold           Gilt - Black/White, Dbl Wattled  Retained

****We have deposits specified for this litter.  We reserve the right to retain any available piglets in this and all of our litters.

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We Reserve the Right to Retain Any Piglet for Our Breeding Program and to Be Creative in Placing our Piglets with Prospective Buyers.  Thank you for your understanding.

A non-refundable deposit of $250 is required to get onto our waiting list or to reserve any available pig/piglet.

Shipping runs $375 per piglet at age of weaning which includes the flight, crate, and health certificate.  If your state requires any blood testing, you will be responsible for those charges.  All fees must be paid prior to shipping unless otherwise agreed.  All agreements outside of our customary policy must be in writing.  An email will satisfy this requirement.

Our meat birds are a variety of heritage breeds and crosses.  ORF birds are raised outdoors, cage free, and are fed only certified organic feeds.

Callie, the Olde English Hereford cow, Callie, produced a gorgeous little bull calf about 2 weeks ago.  He is a cross between the Hereford and a Lowline Angus bull.  Xenia does not want to castrate him because he has such a nice conformation, very proportionate, and has a wonderful babydoll head.  I love his personality....his mama tells him to be nice because she was a bottle baby and has no fear of humans.

March 26, 2012

Recently, the Irish Dexter herd from Rainbow Ranch Farm ended up at ORF.  We now have Hannah back at the farm, hopefully, in calf along with another cow & calf, two young bulls, a Dexter cross, and two very sweet "mini" Herefords.  All of these cattle are actual heritage breeds and are not the so called "improved" breeds of today.  Even the Mini Herefords are not really miniature, but rather the original size and conformation of the breed before Americans altered them for size and rate of growth.  We are working to rotate the cattle on our pasture along with the pigs and a few of the chickens.

December 10, 2011

Hannah the Heifer will soon be "Hannah the Cow" if all goes as planned.  We've taken her back to the bull, but this time she is at Rainbow Ranch Farms in Pinon Hills with two gorgerous little Irish Dexter bulls.  She was more than willing to exit the trailer and mingle with her newly found friends.....among them Lowline Angus, Holstein crosses, and mini Herefords.  Our hope is to breed her and keep a heifer to breed to the Lessor Jersey bull in our future.  Thanks to Xenia for her very generous offer of her wonderful little bulls and for the love she gives to each and every animal in her care.  Dennis is awesome, too!  Thank you!!!

P.S.  Thank you, Pam, for your endless love and assistance - and for your calm when we blew out a tire on the trailer with Hannah inside.  You are my hero!

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Our first heifer has finally arrived at Olde Reminisce.  We waited a long time to get the girl to the property because she made a detour to the bull on the way.  Hannah (Quailgate Hannah) came to us from the Belle Fourche herd owned by Dr. Gabriella Nanci with a free breeding to the very handsome Lucas of Rocking Horse Ranch Dexters of Ranchita, CA.  We are looking forward to adding more quality cattle, Irish Dexters, Belfair heifers, and a Lessor Jersey bull to our herd along with Hannah's future progeny.  We will keep you posted!

Lots has been happening, here, on the farm.  The goats have gone back home...one kidded while weeding our front pen....we have piglets on the ground and more on the way.....our Olde English Hereford cow, Callie, produced a gorgeous little bull calf...we lost her sister, Sally, about the same time....the Cornish Cross Chickens were harvested and are now in the freezer.....Jim painted the inside of the chicken house and hung my vintage nesting boxes.....we added the "Three French Hens" to the flock....and our Olde English Southdowns are to arrive in a few short weeks.

March 26,

2012

Giving some thought to processing the meat birds.  This was a new experience for me.  I have never raised any chickens or turkeys for meat and so I ventured into the world of Joel Salatin's pastured profits by raising some Cornish Cross chickens.  I knew that they were fast growing and would get very large very quickly, but I was not prepared for this.  In Joel's book, YOU CAN FARM, he advises using this type of bird to offer to beginning farmers the best way to turn a profit and to do so very quickly.  The reality of their rate of growth would not have been so very apparent to me except that I had ordered my heritage breed chickens in the same shipment.  The difference between the two types of birds is simply amazing.  I have been told that the Cornish Crosses MUST be slaughtered between 6 to 8 weeks - that's it? - or they will begin to have respiratory issues, heart failure, and collapsed legs not being able to maintain the rate of growth or size.  Now, that's gross!  I have also been told that the texture of their meat will be simply wonderful, but that the heritage breed birds are much more flavorful.  Joel Salatin claims that he cannot get folks to buy a heritage breed chicken, but I think that using these crazy genetically modified chickens is just wrong.  To be honest, the Cornish Crosses are very sweet and docile, really a pleasure to raise, but the fact that they cannot duplicate themselves or even live past a mere 8 weeks means that they are NOT sustainable!

I am happy that I tried this experiment, but I won't be duplicating these efforts in the future.  My plan will be to utilize the heritage breeds and have them produce great tasting, fresh, local, eggs and meat.  This is the way to go........

March 17, 2012  

St. Patty's Day

Boer goats arrived at the farm today.  Going to take care of an overgrown pen and have a vacation from their real owners, Dana and Amanda "Czubs".  Kathy and Dean are grateful to have the natural mowers instead of breaking out the machine.  The goats are grateful for the grass and shrubs!  Looks like the girls are going to kid while they're here.  Olde Reminisce Farms is going to be bursting at the seams with babies this year....exciting.

March 12, 2012  

Yesterday Aria wanted to meet the big chicks....aka - the meat birds.

 She has always been drawn to chickens, pointing at the various rooster decor around the house and farm.  She wants to hear me crow!  The Cornish Cross meat birds are so big and fast growing that they are very laid back and gentle.  Good for little girls to enjoy.  The birds seemed to like our precious Aria, too.  Notice the pink skirt....she does own a pair of overalls even tho mom swore that would never be.  She's gramma's little farmgirl no matter what anyone thinks.

March 10, 2012

Today, we added the Maran breed to our flock of rare and heritage breed chickens.  We are raising Dominique, Araucana, Golden Laced Wyandotte, as well as the French Maran.  These breeds are all egg layers and will give us a wonderful variety of colored shells.  The Araucana are known for their pale blue and light green colored eggs while the Maran is known to produce eggs of a dark chocolate brown color.

In addition to the egg layers, we have our Cornish Crosses that are now big enough and feathered enough to turn outside.  They are large and fast growing and remind me of little dinosaurs.  I think they have a fabulous temperament and are easy to keep being too heavy to fly and very friendly.  They will be butchered by eight weeks of age due to their rate of growth making them break down if kept for too long.

All of our poultry are fed certified organic feeds and scraps from the kitchen.  They are humanely raised outdoors, free ranging, and cage free.

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BOARS

Winston (Imported Te Whangi Boar) 

Our Winston is a gorgeous black/white Te Whangi boar which we imported from England in 2005.  He has the desired wide head, dished face, and short upturned snout that is the Kunekune Pig.

Ezra (Te Whangi Boar)

Ezra is a Ginger/Black double wattled Te Whangi boar produced from our imported pigs, Winston and Carrington.  His genetics are perfect for producing piglets of quality and type with fabulous heads and short snouts.

Hamish (Imported New Zealand Boar-Mahia Love 1)

Here's Hamish....our imported New Zealand boar.  He has such a wonderful head and snout, super deep through the muzzle, creating the most outstanding look on his progeny.  No pointy little snouts in his litters!  His bloodline is called "Mahia Love" which goes back to the first "Mahia" boar registered by the New Zealand Pig Association before the creation of the New Zealand Kunekune (Breeders') Association.

Goodfellow (USA Andrew Boar)

Goodfellow, a handsome Andrew boar by our USA Andrew, Vintage, and KKP Wilsons Gina, Silhouette.  Good conformation and nicely dished face, very masculine.

Hance (Tonganui Boar by Jenny Sow)

Hance was retained for his excellent head, dished face, short snout, and excellent color.  He has genetics for wattles, but lost one soon after he was born.  We are looking forward to his first litters which will arrive this summer (2012).  Such a sweet temperament!

Lassiter (USA Mahia Love X USA Jenny)

Lassiter, great looking Mahia Love boar is black/white, double wattled and super typey.  Nice curled tail and well attached wattles.  His sire is our imported boar, Hamish, and his dam is our gorgeous Jenny sow, Beautiful.  He is now working at our partner farm up in Fresno, California.  His progeny will start arriving in late summer 2012.

Willoughby (NZ Mahia Love X NZ Aria Giana)

Willoughby is a special boar, pick of his litter, produced by our two imported New Zealand pigs.  Hamish and Marzipan were paired to get some very uncommon piglets with extreme heads and super short snouts....did I say short?  This boar has developed into a very sturdy boy with very masculine qualities.  Black/white, double wattled.

Brotherly Love (NZ Mahia Love X NZ Aria Giana)

Brother is the full brother to Willoughby.  He is a super flashy tri-colored, double wattled boar with personality plus.  Son to Hamish and Marzipan, his genetics are extremely uncommon and his look is very unique.  Progeny expected in late summer 2012.

Karloff (KKP Boris)

Karloff is a Boris....get it?  He is solid black and non-wattled.  Karloff has been paired with our USA gilts/sows for improved genetic diversity.  We are looking forward to his wonderful little piglets this coming summer 2012.

Cruz (TFF Tuahuru)

We have obtained a first generation boar from imported New Zealand stock that we call Cruz.  He is a curly ginger boar with big eyes and two well attached wattles.  His parents were farrowed and registered in New Zealand.  Piglets to arrive in summer 2012.

Royal (USA Andrew X USA Jenny)

A brown and white, double wattled boar - Royal - is a very typey little boar.  Not yet working, we look forward to using him in the future for his super neat head, short snout, and excellent conformation.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?  DO YOU SEE THE SNOUTS ON THESE GUYS?  THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Olde Reminisce Farms/USA Kunekunes has always made it our ambition to produce Kunekune Pigs of quality, substance, and type.  These qualities have been the top priority of our breeding program along with the improvement of the breed by means of genetic diversity, culling, and careful selection for mating.

In the past year or so, the genetics available in this country have vastly improved.  This has allowed us to be even more selective with our breeding stock and gives us the opportunity to utilize only the most outstanding examples of the breed.  In an effort to produce Kunekune Pigs that not only look like Kunekune Pigs (type/traits), but also act like Kunekune Pigs (temperament/behavior), we have made some serious decisions about how to meet our high standard for the quality known as "TYPE".  The "USA" breeding program at Olde Reminisce Farms will be utilizing only the highest quality progeny from some of the existing bloodlines as well as eliminating some proven breeders from our breeding program all together.  The goal of producing pigs of the highest quality and preserving the very unique and beneficial qualities of a wide head, dished face, and short up-turned snout is and will remain a top priority in the breeding program at Olde Reminisce.

Olde Reminisce Farms, owned and operated by Jim & Lori Enright, is home to the USA Herd of Kunekune Pigs formerly known as "USA Kunekunes".

Jim and I discovered the fabulous characteristics of the Kunekune Pig breed when we obtained our first purebred Kunekune gilt in 1999.  At the time, we had been raising commercial type breeds such as Yorkshires and crosses with the local 4H as well as some miniature breeds.  We could clearly see the difference in the Kunes from the other breeds and this was even more evident when we later obtained a Kunekune Cross.  The cross was much calmer and friendlier than the other breeds, but did not take on the extremely docile temperament of the Kunekune Pig breed.

Wishing to start a breeding program for Kunekunes and finding that breeding stock from the original herd of Kunekune Pigs imported from New Zealand in 1995 (by Katie Rigby of Abilene, KS) was unobtainable, we looked outside of this country for the possibilty of importing our foundation bloodlines.  Jim and I imported breeding stock in 2005 from Andy & Maureen Case's Long Ash Farm of Dorset, England to begin the breeding program known as "USA Kunekunes".  Our original stock consisted of the following lines:  Andrew & Te Whangi (Boar Lines) and Jenny & Trish (Sow Lines).  Unfortunately, the Trish sow was never to provide us with offspring so we established our breeding program with the three remaining bloodlines.

Seeing that the Kunekune Pig breed was not being promoted in the United States, we began to advertise the breed in various magazines and publications and we were the first to launch a website for the Kunekune Pig in this country.  From that time, we have worked to promote, improve, and preserve the breed.  We were the first to promote and to freely sell Kunekune Pigs in this country and our breeding stock began all of the breeding programs established in the United States from 2006 until 2009.  With the arrival of our first litter of piglets in June of 2006, Jim and I (Co-Founders) and Kim Croix (Co-Registrar) launched  the registry for the breed in America called the American Kunekune Breeders' Association.  The registry was formed as a service to those who had purchased breeding stock from us and has grown to include all breeders who wish to benefit from their association with AKBA.  At that time, we ramped up our efforts toward working to obtain the most diverse genetics possible from within this country and abroad.

After the redistribution of the original Rigby herd in 2007, Cyndi Berry of Kunekune Preserve inherited a portion of Ms. Rigby's pigs with which she began her breeding operation.  Cyndi was kind enough to provide the pedigrees on all of Rigby's pigs and with the help of the New Zealand Kunekune Association herd books, I was able to identify three bloodlines, Tonganui (Boar), Wilsons Gina (Sow), and Rona (Sow).  This proved to be quite a boon for the breed as, in 2009, KKP and USA Kunekunes worked together to combine the limited genetics from each of the breeding herds.  This doubled the available bloodlines almost immediately.  Sometime later, I discovered an additional Boar Line among the pedigrees of KKP which is now known as the "Boris" Boar Line.  Boris boars are still very rare in this country.

The year of 2010 marked the time that we were able to partner with some of our buyers to import addtional bloodlines from New Zealand.  This was the only importation directly from New Zealand since the original imports in 1995.  With this import, we were able to add the Mahia Love Boar Line and the Aria Giana Sow Line.  In 2011, Olde Reminsce Farms increased our available bloodlines, again, by obtaining two first generation pigs from the New Zealand imports of Sean Armstrong and Shail Pec-Crouse, owners ofTule Fog Farm.  Shail has dubbed the new boar line as "Tuahuru" which means "hairy" in the Maori language.  The sow line has been crowned "Tapeka" which Shail states has the meaning of "shoulder belted, swathed, or entwined".

At Olde Reminisce Farms, the Kunekune Pig is the main attraction.  Our pigs are known for their quality, substance and especially for their type.  We strive to produce a Kunekune that looks and acts like a Kunekune.  Our pigs are small and slow growing with short legs and some length of body.  We breed for a wide "teddy bear" head with a short and up-turned snout.  Our pigs' ears can be erect or semi-lop but do not obstruct the eyes.  We choose our "keepers" based on these and other qualities, a gentle and brave disposition, and with the requisite curly tail.

Olde Reminisce Farms raises Kunekune Pigs with the intention to improve and maintain our herd, sell quality animals to others, and to raise meat pigs for sale and use by our family.

A special thank you to:

Andy & Maureen Case - Long Ash Farm, Dorset, England

Cyndi Berry - Kunekune Preserve USA, Mt. Pleasant, NC

Sean & Shail Armstrong - Tule Fog Farm, Arcata, CA

New Zealand Kunekune Association Members

According to the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, it is important to conserve rare and heritage breed livestock for their genetics, historic value, educational value, and usefulness among other things.  In the title published by the ALBC, A Conservation Breeding Handbook, it is written:

"These breeds were carefully crafted by dedicated breeders  to fit a wide range of conditions, tasks, and needs.  Their beauty, dignity, and usefulness were all celebrated and they were partners in both agriculture and culture."

"What if these animals become extinct?  The Earth will have lost a unique segment of its biodiversity.  Agriculture will have lost the genetic resources critical for adaptation to changing conditions and methods of production."

"Unlike wild species, domestic breeds must be conserved by human beings.  Domestic animals share habitat with humans, that habitat known as agriculture.  It is the use and reproduction of rare breeds in agriculture settings that is essential for their conservation  and best reflects our long interaction".

For information regarding the breed, please see the website for the American Kunekune Breeders' Association at www.americankunekunebreeders.com

DECEMBER 19, 2011

It has been our pleasure and priviedge to provide pigs this Christmas season to some of the best known and most respected chefs and restaurants in Southern California, specifically Orange and Los Angeles counties.

Our very sincere thanks go to Chef Paul Buchanan of Primal Alchemy, Long Beach (primalalchemy.com), Chef Greg Daniels of Haven Gastropub of Orange and Pasadena (havengastropub.com) and Chef David Coleman of Michael's on Naples of Long Beach (michaelsonnaples.com) for their purchase of our pasture raised Kunekune Pigs.  We owe a great deal of gratitude to Chef Paul for his support and promotion of the Kunekune Pig herd at Olde Reminisce Farms.  His dedication to the art of charcuterie, commitment to purchasing locally and sustainably, and efforts in educating the public of their importance is exemplary.

Please show your support to these fine chefs and give them your compliments as you patronize their fine establishments.  We need more chefs who see our vision for farming and as they support us we shall, in turn, support them and their goals/mission for creating nutritious and tasty meals from local and seasonal ingredients.

Chef Paul Buchanan - Primal Alchemy of Long Beach, CA

Chef Greg Daniels - Haven Gastropub of Orange and Pasadena, CA

Chef David Coleman - Michael's on Naples of Long Beach, CA

We are experiencing ever increasing interest in the Kunekune Pig for quality meat and fat.  Yes, the current trend among chefs includes the use of the whole hog and that includes the fat.  At Olde Reminisce, we offer our pigs a variety of feeds which include, but are not limited to, pasture grass, hay, wheat, barley, limited fruits and veggies, and spent brewery grains.  Our efforts are to produce a quality, marbled meat as well as a good quantity of useable fat.  Many chefs in the Southern California area are recognizing the Kunekune Pig as a small rival to the Mangalitsa Pig.  That is quite the compliment!

We are pleased to have had the opportunity to showcase the Kunekune Pig breed at the recent Cochon 555 event in Los Angeles, CA.  Amelia Posada and Erika Nakamura of Lindy & Grundy (awesome old-school butcher shop in L.A.)honored us by doing the cut and wrap for the public and sharing the meat with attending chefs from the Southern California area.  Chef Paul Buchanan of Primal Alchemy - Long Beach - snuck to the front of the line and ended up with some special cuts including the head of which he used to make "head cheese".  Chef Paul looks to be our biggest fan.  Thanks Chef!