How Polyface Makes $60,000/year on 20 Acres with Pigs 

I'm a 22 year old and I have dreams of having my own farm coming from City Life it's seems crazy but this channel inspires me every single day to continue to work on my dreams love you guys thanks for all the amazing videos that you put some much work in 🌹💐🐷

When I was a kid, I never would have dreamed of doing this; now that I'm old, I wish I was young again so I could do it. But I can still dream.

I understand the raising part of pork. The only thing I am confused about is how I go about marketing to sell my pigs/chickens/cows etc.? It’s something I’ve been trying to figure out for a while. I have the 20 acres and the knowledge to raise pigs I just don’t know where, who, and how to go about selling the meat. Anything help would be greatly appreciated.

I love it when you go to polyface. Your energy is so inspiring. I can’t wait to to start my journey. Thank you so much.

That wooden gate scheme to move the pigs is brilliant!

I love Joel Salatins systems. Growing pigs and chickens is not the problem. Marketing and sales is were you spend all your time and effort. Selling pork and poultry retail direct to consumer is the hard part. We need to spend more time educating people how you develop a market to sell 10000 chickens and 300 pigs retail.

Pigs by far have been a joy for our family, we are totally thinking this is do able for our small family you talked us into it ....bring on more pigs!!!! We can do it you can too!!! Thanks for the inspiration

You're so inspiring. Your entire family is just so beautiful and your farm is a dream for so many of us. Thanks for what you do.

Thank you so much for your videos. I'm not a meat eater, but your teachings are showing me the importance of using animals on the farm to better the land for all. Thank you

Fascinating. Thank you. What a clever idea to take a drone on an assignment of this nature. It's so much easier to 'see' the system at work.

Wow, all of those statistics are really amazing. Who would have thought. Thanks for sharing Justin!

I live in Las Vegas and used to live near a pig farm called RC pig farm. There was even a Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe featuring the farm. That family does a lot for the Las Vegas community bc they have a contract with several casinos to recycle their food waste. There were days though that the farm would stink to high heaven bc they’d need to cook the dairy waste before giving it to the pigs. Also, the pigs would scream murder when the cold winds would kick up. It was a frighteningly scary sound. And the coyotes would hang around at night too. Now the farm has moved 30 miles north from its original spot. But it was thought of as an unlikely farm bc it survives this 114 degree Desert summer heat waves. Thanks for your impressive movie shorts. I’ll likely not have a farm, but I enjoy watching you learn and grow yours.

Love the drone shots, love your your enthusiasm, and love the music!

I love this kind of stuff you put out. I have a dream to do some land clearing and start a small ~10 pig rotation and just seeing this stuff gets me all giddy lol.

Excellent, hope the family is watching you guys!

Justin thank you for this one, Joel is a superstar.

Your so happy Justin. They make it so easy,pigs are alright in my farmbook!

Wonderful to see a well-oiled (larded?) machine. Thanks for letting us all see.

Oh my goodness, this is very encouraging. Had I known of this, I would have been doing this years ago. Anyways, it's all behind me now and I've learned a lot. Thanks for this inspiring video. 👍

I have nothing to do with farming but somehow I love watching your movies ,really makes me think ,🤔 about farming and my future in general in farming and living of land, like I used to back in Europe ,when I was a kid Keep up the great work much love to you and your family

Another great video, loved the energy you bring to your viewers and the encouragement. Thanks for sharing.

Your videos calms me down thank you

That’s what we should all be striving for: “Leave the land better than you found it”

this is very inspiring. Anyone can do this! one day we will have pasture pigs!

Thanks so much for taking the time to teach us. What an awesome video.

Very impressive. I'm hoping to use pigs and goats to open up some of our Bush and make it pasture for future cows or possibly more sheep. Love this series of video

Amazing how simple it can all be. But at the same time, it’s sad to see 75% cost on the final product. A huge chunk of that is processing fees. I might have missed it in this video but the length of stay in each paddock is defined by the speed the pigs can eat 2 tones (or was that pounds?) of feed. Small pigs need 12 days, finishers are down to 5 days. So the cost of feed is always there too. A small homestead should be able to run 5-10 pigs thru 2 acres without having to start at paddock 1 until next year. You could even rotate them so that they end up at your butcher station at the end of the season so you really never need to move them. There are real possibilities for a small homestead .

What a great video! Justin, your work both in presentation and homesteading has matured into a master piece!

This was AWESOME, you are so excited, i wouldn't be surprised if you get more pigs next yr !! Wonderful documentary !!

Thanks for the great video and possibilities that are out there for future farmers.

I really loved at 22:15 showing the regrowth process of the paddocks. Very doable.

Great video Justin!

Thanks Justin awesome job as usual

I love how you show that you can make good money with happy pigs 👍👍

Loved it all! but especially that last drone shot... 'moonscape' i.e., harvested, and then the lushness awaiting the arriving pigs. What a testament to the constant renewal/enrichment of the 'grand designer' of nature : ) Thx

Awesome information!! Good job

An hour a day or even if you say 12 hours a week for ~$55k a year is a fairly good side hustle. Keep in mind, that tractor isn't just used to move pigs. I'm in California's Central Valley, so land costs are much higher and irrigation will be a must. Call it $40K, that still works out to over $75.00 an hour. Food for thought. Thanks for sharing.

The overhead view with the drone really puts it into perspective! The way the pigs transformed that land, is absolutely incredible!!! Thank you again, Justin and Rebekah! I can't wait to purchase my land!!

Your presentation is excellent- this is an amazing system. I'm thinking someone is wanting a tractor :) Mr. Brown can tell you to go warm up the tractor while he takes care of whatever. lol...

Just beautiful!

Nicely done! Sure gives you an education on raising pigs on any size property.

Keep the pig videos coming, there inspuring, ill take this info across the pond to the uk one day when i hopefuult get pigs!!!

good day to you Justin & Family !! thanks for sharing your awesome update and adventures on and off the homestead !! 🏡🎥👍✝

I enjoyed this a lot. Good $$$ . Bet you got lots of ideas. Stay safe

everyone should do this

Fantastic video amazing information thank you!

Love the video dude

Just incredible. So interesting xx

Love it 😍 thanks for sharing God bless y’all

That was awesome!

Great video, thanks. I think it's hilarious that you and the beautiful one call that a Barbie Jeep, makes me lol. Great stuff 🌻

love this video thumbs up

Justin was there any mention of predator issues

Wow so Inspiring What a great idea.

Awesome! The 2 questions I have is how long do they raise the pigs? And what age do they receive the pigs and put them out on pasture? Great info!

Amazing job they’re doing. Love watching your vlogs

I love farming! My wife, kids and I just started with chicken. Next is piggies!

Hi Justin. Wait about 20 years and the biggest best farm in America will Be LC farms

Omg. Awesome video. How can i get the series? I didn't get in as a backer for the kick starter.

If you are pasturing fewer pigs, do leave them in each paddock longer or make the paddocks smaller? 10 pigs would have less of an impact on the land than 50.

60k net for pigs. Did I see you talking to Joel and he said 90k for the chickens???? Wow

Cool system

Thanks for the info. God Bless you and your family.

Justin, $1,000 each pig sells for, $200 dollars profit on each pig is pretty good, how long from the time you get the pigs until the sale of the pigs?

Absolutely inspiring

Every day my desire to get pigs gets stronger and stronger with these videos! We have 2.5 acres but have 170 fruit/nut trees. I wonder how I can use your systems for orchard pigs!

What kind of car did you rent? Love your videos and thank you for sharing your family and life here

I raise Kunekune pigs for meat. They take longer to grow out but I am planning to do this on leased land also.

Crazy awesome stuff, I can't wait to get pigs one day!!!

This is amazing! Question though.. ya mentioned they have 200 pigs and could sell them for $1k per pig. Wouldn’t it be more than $60k at that scale? How long they take to harvest? Thanks! Love your videos!

Very interesting.

Is this a system you could follow with chickens say three weeks after the pigs have moved on?

In south Louisiana, we eat thistles. With salt and vinegar.

your movies very nice, I love you family with you live style.

Do they say how they got rid of the brambles initially?

what is the tall grass after 5 weeks,with the wide blade?

Imagine bringing cows into the 5 week old paddock imagine the weight gain

would this system work in a wetter climate such as UK

Greatness

Crazy!

But could we make 10 paddocks out of 2 acres and cut the number of pigs? Or does it hit diminishing returns?

awesome

Love your work

Wow! That is so encouraging, thank you. How can I support your channel?

That’s unreal what pigs can do for the land

Awesome

So did I understand this "seed bank" system: that the pigs dig up the ground and there is grass seed that sprouts naturally ....no reseeding required?

NICE

$60,000 net or $60,000 profit?

Joel is an amazing guy and steward of the animals and the land. He has figured out a way to make money while using land most owners wouldnt have used and brought them back to life. The ethical way he treats the animals while in his care is amazing as well. Hey animals has a use on the farm and they all seem to be happy doing what they would naturally do. One day I hope to be able to have a farm like his on a smaller scale just because of the ethical way it is. Not a fan of these big huse corporate farms that are all about production at all cost or focus on one thing. This style of rotational farming isnt new, but it has been forgotten and thanks to Joel and his group it is making a comeback little by little. Keep up the great work Justin!

nice!

Improving land while making money is great.

Do these pigs reproduce? Or are these all sows or boars. Or do they stop it somehow. I know pigs can a couple of litters a year, thanks..Henry

Your videos make me and my wife want to sell my house and buy a farm. So we can raise our own food. The only thing we can raise right now are chickens for the freezer. And we are not supposed to do that but o well. Keep up the awesome work my friend.

Never thought about renting/leasing the land. When Polyface first brought the pigs to this land did they plant grass or did the pigs naturally bring the grasses to the surface?

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Its possible to visit your farm with children as a tourist ? We used to do farming and rearing water buffalos in our home country india before moved here . Our new generation who born here in states doesn't know anything about farming.

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Ok soooooo.... is there a link i can get to a list of electric fencing supplies you can recommend??