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Multipurpose Pig Tiller

When we purchased 12 acres near York, Pennsylvania, the land came with a hoop house frame. I walked out to the area and decided it would be the perfect spot for an acre of veggies. The only problem was that we didn’t have a tractor to till it up. We’d spent our proceeds from our old house to buy the farm. Not having a mortgage was nice, but we had no means to till our garden beds.

The unexpected solution came in the form of four piglets. When they arrived, I put them into a chicken tractor

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