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, Feb 9, 2009
Sky Full of Asian Pears
Asian pear angel Oriana Kruszewski hits the small screen.
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More from Martha Bayne--and Mike Gebert
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The Whole Hog Project: after the fire at Maveric Ranch
The Whole Hog Project: The Endangered Hog Foundation rises from the ashes of Arie McFarlen's barn.
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, Dec 4, 2008
The Whole Hog Project: Dee Dee farrows again
The Whole Hog Project: The Reader's o.g. mulefoot gives birth to her second litter.
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, Nov 28, 2008
Bad news for mulefoots
A barn fire in South Dakota kills several mulefoot hogs and various other rare specimens.
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, Nov 18, 2008
The Whole Hog Project: There Will Be Pork (pt. 2)
Part two of "There Will Be Pork," the Sky Full of Bacon/Whole Hog Project video, is now up.
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The Whole Hog Project: "Farmers aren't going to raise zoo animals"
The Whole Hog Project: Sky Full of Bacon mulefoot trailer
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, Oct 20, 2008
The Whole Hog Project: Dinner is served
The Whole Hog Project: dinner was served but it ain't over yet.
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, Oct 13, 2008
The Whole Hog Project: tentative menu for Sunday dinner
Rough draft of Sunday's mulefoot menu
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, Oct 6, 2008
The Whole Hog Project: Why not Dee Dee?
Why we're not eating Dee Dee.
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, Oct 3, 2008
Sky Full of Headcheese
Sky Full of Bacon makes headcheese with Rob Levitt of Mado.
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, Sep 30, 2008
The Whole Hog Project: chef's brainstorming session
The Whole Hog Project: The chefs strategize our sold-out mulefoot dinner.
by Mike Sula
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, Sep 23, 2008
The Whole Hog Project: Come and get it!
Reserve your spot for the Reader's six-course snout-to-tail mulefoot pig dinner at Blackbird, October 19.
by Mike Sula
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, May 20, 2008
The Whole Hog Project: let's do some numbers
The Whole Hog Project: A prominent new book on heritage breeds is way off on its mulefoot count.
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, May 12, 2008
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The Whole Hog Project: mulefoot montage
The Whole Hog Project: spring piglets video.
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, Apr 14, 2008
The Whole Hog Project: spring piglets, and lots of 'em
The Whole Hog Project: Our mulefoot Dee Dee and two of her pals are mamas.
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, Feb 25, 2008
The Whole Hog Project: More piglets coming. A lot more.
Valerie Weihman-Rock reports that most of the mulefoot gilts are pregnant--including our Dee Dee.
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, Jan 15, 2008
The Whole Hog Project: So Long Cong and Cherry, part three
The Whole Hog Project: a story of slaughter, part three
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, Dec 27, 2007
The Whole Hog Project: So Long Cong and Cherry, part two
The Whole Hog Project: a story of slaughter, part two
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, Dec 19, 2007
The Whole Hog Project: So long, Cong and Cherry, part one
The Whole Hog Project: A story of slaughter
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