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Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the ‘Oinkin’tucky Derby Races at Great Country Farms

October 9, 2021 by Kate Zurschmeide

2019 Pig Racing Barn at Great Country Farms with Red Washington Capitals Jerzeys displaying the swine names for the season.The history of our races:

Some researchers question how we have the leanest bacon in Loudoun County, our secret is kept in the Stall of Fame. The Stall of Fame is home to some of our all time greatest racers: Tom ‘Boar’ady, Peyton ‘Hamm’ing, Kim ‘Pork’dashian, and ‘Piggy Minaj’. We even successfully predicted Presidential races including ‘Boar’ack Obama and Don’Hog’ Trump. InThe stars of fame are displayed at the Pig Racing Barn at Great Country Farms 2019, we received national attention from our ‘Sty’nly Cup Champions’ with quick skating TJ Osh’wee wee wee all the way home’. Go CAPS!

Our training methods:

We used to think oreos were the key, until we realized pigs can smell a cider donut from a mile away. Donuts from the farm added 15 mph to our pigs’ fastest race times. They truly run faster when they have bigger audiences  cheering them on from the sidelines! With practice and precision, we are very proud of our racing piggies and their speed.

We love our pigs!

Happy pigs graze in the orchards at Great Country Farms as part of the regenerative agriculture programAlthough pigs are sometimes perceived as messy, they are some of the smartest and most organized animals on the farm. When visiting our farm, you may notice a lot of dropped apples and leftover pumpkins from Halloween. Nothing goes to waste here! We feed our piggies dropped apples, lost pumpkins, delicious scraps from the farm market and barley grown below Dirt Farm Brewing. Our pigs are some of the hardest workers on the farm. They assist with rotational grazing, manures, and  weed control as part of our regenerative agriculture practices employed to grown our produce for our Community Support Agriculture Program (CSA) and Farm Market.

2021 THE PIG PATROL

Two happy pigs pose with a carved jack o lantern pumpkin at Great Country Farms' pumpkin picking Fall Harvest Festival.Chase, Rubble, Marshall, Rocky, Zuma and Sky are ready for a runt runt rescue! This crew has been so busy since their premiere on the big screen this summer. Cheer on your favorites and watch Mayor Goodway vs. the Mayor of Foggy Bottom Road, Mayor ‘Ham’-dinger, race to the finish line. No track is too big and no pig is too slow. These pigs are ready to go!

Coming soon to a stall near you….

The Richest Porks in the barnyard:

Pig Gates ($133 Billion)

Founder of ‘Mud’crosoft. His foundation focuses on philanthropic endeavours such as swine-flu vaccination.

Pork Zuckerberg ($134 Billion)

Founder of Facebook and owner of Insta‘ham.’

E’Loin’ Musk ($190 Billion)

Some little piggies go to the market. This little piggy went to space….His self driving tractor and solar powered fencing is driving Te‘Slop’ through the roof. One tweet and the price of pig-coin went up 95% overnight.

Jeffrey ‘Bacon’zos ($200 Billion)

Founder of Amazon Swine. This hog stepped down as CEO after his company’s wealth grew by almost 40% during the pandemic. His newspaper, the Washington ‘Com’post covers all the buzz around the barnyard.

Come watch our piggies race to the Stall of Fame on  October Fall Harvest weekends at 11, 1 and 3 o’clock.

Reserve your tickets in advance as Saturdays & Sundays do sell out.

 

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