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ADOPT A SWINE HERD IS:
Welcome! This website will give you our answers to some eco-questions: "How do you attend, by watching them close, family farm animals (i.e. pigs) downtown Milan or Rome on open pasture, from organic agriculture? How do you make sure your storeroom is filled with high quality organic cold meats and salami which come from those family farms just mentioned above without taking the car out of your garage and then heading toward the shopping mall? We think we have the answer. And our answer is the THE E-BREEDING SYSTEM!. From the New Oxford Dictionary of English we selected the second of the accepted meanings of the verb "adopt": to choose, take on or assume, accept (a responsibility for), to follow (something especially an idea, method or course of action) in our specific case: to choose and follow organic, free-ranging herds of pigs. So our key words to you are: choose and adopt an ethic behaviour toward meat consumption, less quantity for a much higher quality, organically certified. The E-Breeding System: "Adopt a swine" project For us who invented and are now daily operating the e-breeding System (organic breeding through the internet) "choose" is the key word that leads to a new relationship with those animals which through time and cultures have represented our food. Nature, as usual, can be a wise teacher for those who're willing to learn: mushrooms represent an interesting example when it comes to explain the philosophy that inspired our unique idea. Symbiont mushrooms (a "symbiosis" is an interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both) choose and adopt an essence, let's say a chestnut or a pine tree and live by it, acting together in complete cooperation. Through centuries pigs, above all animals have been a vital part of our lives, truly a symbiotic species to human beings. Swines have guaranteed an extraordinary source of nutritional energy, undisputedly a primary point of food reference: a sought-after delicacy, a star of our tables. In exchange, through the centuries, and in many areas of the planet, swineherds have been tendering to those animals. A precious animal indeed, a life granting goddess. No portions of a swine was to be rejected. An approach still valid nowadays, each part a different usage: meat, fat, hide, bristles. "Adopt a swine" a project originated in Mantua The e-breeding (organic breeding through the internet) staff is all from the city of Mantua, ruled by the Gonzaga family during the Renaissance period and today home of the swine breeding and delicatessen products. In the old times, Mantua together with Parma, Reggio, Modena, Piacenza were used as a sort of "urban pasture", nearly invaded by the pigs acting as "garbage collectors' forerunners". That was the time when the Northern planes were covered by great oak forests, producing large amounts of acorns, the pigs' favourite food. Swines used to confer value to the woods, the latter being appraised by the market according to the number of pigs that could pasture there. And for the said grazing a "ghiandatico" (pasture related fee) was paid. Back in the old days, you could spot thousands of free-ranging, pasturing pigs and their swineherds tendering to them. And the little towns of the Po River Valley so rich in oak tree forests (unfortunately but a memory now) were home of pork-butcher's. These little towns originated products like culatello (choice cut of ham made from loin of pork), prosciutto, salame, cotechino (kind of spiced Italian sausage), truly food masterpieces, benefiting from the fog, so typical of the Po River Valley and so much needed in order for the products to have the proper percentage of moisture. All the above said, couldn't we think of project about swine breeding? "Adopt a swine" is dedicated to swines, which we want to be happily free-ranging, organically fed on. So the first project of www.e-breeding.com is www.adottaunsuino.com. In favour of an ethical, symbiotic cooperation Wherever men tender organically fed, free-ranging swineherds, there we intend to enhance a more "democratic" and ethical symbiotic cooperation with these animals. Nowadays this symbiosis is seldom applied, often dismissed in favour of industrialized factory farming a merely profit-oriented operation. Yet, in our opinion when it comes to any human action or activity such us breeding profit cannot represent the only yardstick. There comes a time and that time is now when we need to start talking about business values and sustainability. Our proposal You can choose to take action, get involved, become a responsible consumer of swine meat (in our proposal we selected exclusively food products obtained according to "beyond-organic", agriculturally sustainable, free-ranging, high-quality guidelines). This choice springs from the urge to respect animal life, their welfare, happiness, health, their environment and in so doing give our contribution to our own lives as well. Last but not least, if our actions help you understand and become an active online supporter - protagonist-consumer of organic, small-scale sustainable farming, then we'll know we hit the mark! Watch our video itineraries By subscribing to the e-breeding system (open to all: end-users, professionals of the catering and specialty food shop sectors, community purchase groups) you can click on the video-itinerary section and download our short movies. Our short movies are updated periodically and are shot to allow you to view and know our web farms specializing in organic, free-range agriculture and farming. Our projects locations: the Italian forests and woods where life itself is at work and where our herds of organic swine pasture and root. Newsletters from the swineherd Sight is one important sense for us of the e-breeding system. So pics and and short movies well match the reading side of our system. The Newsletters aim at reaching the people, so they can be updated on what happens to our free-ranging, organic herd: what's been the weather like, if it snowed, rained or what the herd is fed on. We want for you to feel this is also your world, your herd. Distance in itself doesn't really matter with the internet. You can ask questions on anything you feel it's important to you and be sure you will be answered. Is there something you wonder about? The answer is just a click away. The e-breeding system and our project "adoptaswine" are here to answer all your questions. Feel the power of your keyboard. "Il Maiale si fa Bio" Event: our partners The beautiful and pristine Italian Apennine ridge (central Italy: Tuscany, Emilia Romagna) is where our breeders live and tend to the autochthon free ranging pigs. Their passion? Organically-bred, free-ranging pig herds and high quality meat products. They strife to revive nearly forgotten pure breeds such as the Mora Romagnola (Emilia Romagna Region), Maiale Casertano (area of Caserta, Campania Region), ancient pig breeds that in the past decades has been replaced by those imported huge pink animals known as Large White for example. Nowadays the family farms efforts are slowly succeeding in restocking the charming areas of the Apennine woods. These breeders efforts and methods result in high quality delicatessen products: great savouriness, high organopleptic properties and a value-added choice, organic agriculture. They produce strictly according the tradition. The national awards are but a further recognition of their skills. "Il Maiale si fa Bio" is one of the contest they attends year after year, the most important in this sector nation wide. The contest is sponsored by A.I.A.B. (Associazione Italiana per l'Agricoltura Biologica). The E-breeding system and Adottaunsuino project are members of this Association. You may purchase our partner-breeders' great cure meat products and salami by freely subscribing to e-breeding and its organic, free-ranging swine project "Adoptaswine". Furthermore, you may come and visit our family farms, enjoy a walk in the beautiful natural surroundings, get inspired by the view, a chance to have a closer look at the farmers' activities, an opportunity to have a better understanding of their lives and philosophy concerning small sized organic, sustainable agriculture. The beneficial outcome Organic-certified products delivered within 48hrs to your door: Italian cured or fresh meat products, from sustainable, organic farming and breeding. A tailored and accurate service, special meat cuts ready to be prepared and become a tasty, natural food experience. Our fresh meats packages (6/per single animal) contain only the finest cuts. Usually, an organically-fed on, free roaming pig is slaughtered when reaching a weight of about 150 kg. So, each of the 6 packages weights some 13 kg of edible product. The e-breeding team philosophy goes toward a well-balanced meat consumption, respecting the entire animal. So all parts will be good cuts: high quality meat means not just tenderloin or prosciutto. Organic and sustainable issues teach us that nothing goes to waste, especially when speaking about a swine. All our organic-certified products are available complete with a detailed product description in our e-shopping cart: salame, finocchiona, buristo, capocollo. Seasoned to perfection according to the Tuscan tradition. These products come from the same herds you've known all about, seen all about. This is your choice, you choose with us to be an active, informed, responsible part of this process, right from the beginning. You will know who, what, when, how, why. A behind the scene opportunity never allowed in industrialized factory farming. You, us, the animals, the environment, the farmers are not numbers or a factor for profit increase or loss. We are in charge. Know your farmer, your butcher, your animals and their environment. As a consequence of our philosophy, it is important to us that your purchases follow a clear, secure, user-friendly procedure. Choose to freely subscribe to the e-breeding system, choose to step in as a responsible consumer and feel free to choose those products you, your friends and family wish taste. |
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