- Welcome
- Free range pigs
- Home Farm Shop
- Poultry
- Blog
- Images & articles
- Remembering our locavore challenge
- The locavore challenge explained
- Expansion
- Powerdown
- Muriel’s island mini-break
- Growth
- Simpler Times?
- The Challenge has begun
- The colour of things
- Gluttony
- One month in!
- Raspberries and pikelets
- Tinkerbell’s tots
- Secrets and lies
- Spit roast party at Parami
- A final update
- Transition
- Muriel the goat
- Bulk buying aka hoarding
- Power Issues
- No time for work
- Saying goodbye
- journal entry 31 march
- Journal Entries
- Journal 27th march
- Remembering our locavore challenge

Keeping Your Own Free Range Pigs
Hi, I’m Jen Owens, author of ‘Keeping your own free-range pigs – a beginners guide to raising porkers, baconers and backfatters ’. (which you can buy here)
My current roles include being Mum of two fine lads, caregiver of a motley crew of 2 and 4 legged creatures, as well as occasional green thumb in a vegetable garden prone to explosive uncontrolled growth events. They are by far the most satisfying ‘jobs’ I’ve ever had.
This original concept behind this site was that it was to be a place to come and order my book directly from me- but since getting engrossed in the process of creating it I’ve decided to add photo albums and a blog to record and share the events of the seasons, as well as use it as a marketplace for produce from our suburban home farm.
If you’ve found your way to it – I hope you enjoy your visit!
Recent Posts
- Downpour danger for young birds
- Annual bill planning spreadsheet
- Homemade beeswax candles
- A simple quilted baby blanket in less than 2 hours
- Making your own jelly bag from muslin
- Elephant garlic
- First attempt at crochet
- Rosehip and apple jelly recipe
- Setting up a worm farm in an old bathtub
- Quince Jam
- Pig raising resources
- Trying to keep the TV child and family friendly
- Home video – our pig giving birth
- Frugal yet fantastic biscuit recipe
- Making simple clay pinch pots
- The joys and perils of blueberry picking







