The
nick named green pigs in Catalunya, Spain, are also denominated as
ecological pigs. Although they, like the rest of their kind, all end up
as ham, sausages, roasted in the oven or in a stew, they do live quite
a different life from those under intensive exploitation, because they
can run free in spacious fields, in the sun shine, fresh air, eats
ecologically certified and nutritious animal feed, and sleep in
spacious installations, on clean straw topped floors, at lease 10
metres for mother and baby, and baby pigs must be fed mother's milk for
at least 40 days, and all have regular health checks by vets. Even
though this means the production yields less, it's compensated by a
product with exceptional quality.
There
are now 7 of such pig farms in Catalunya, Spain. What is a little
confusing and somewhat funny is, that they are referred to as green
pigs, like everything else ecological. Usually, in Spain, when 'green'
is used as adjective, it's often associated with porn, like 'blue' is
in the UK: blue film, book, thoughts, etc. A dirty old in Spain is
'green', not referring to The Hulk, but a a dirty old man with blue
thoughts or behaviour.
Do
you know why hats in China can be of any colour but never green? If
you give a green hat to a Chinese man as a present, instead of getting
'Thanks' you most likely get a ferocious slap on your face, even a fist
on your head; because it means you are telling him his wife is sleeping
around with other man! This green significance has a fable, folk tale
or myth behind it, but that's another story or Blog involving a yellow
turtle ... if you remind me.
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