Overview

• Twenty‐eight Schwäbisch-Hällisch–Pietrain crossbreed pigs have been moved into two 1.5-hectare forest plots with 1.5–2.5 hectares of adjoining pasture, with plans to expand the herd to 44 animals
• The animals will range outdoors for three to six months before being processed at around 12 months old, eliminating transport to a slaughterhouse
• A €100,000 investment has funded a reinforced fence, water and electricity lines, housing elements and the planting of one hectare of new woodland as environmental compensation
• A symbiotic husbandry system pairs pigs with mobile chicken coops so that pigs disturb soil for foraging and chickens control pests, boosting biodiversity and landscape care
• A public loan program invites small investors to participate in funding, echoing Herrmannsdorfer’s earlier Landhuhn lending model