Reducing our environmental footprint today means our farms will be here for generations to come. Clean water and healthy soil are key to the long-term success of all farmers. Without a healthy environment, we wouldn’t be in business. It is in our best interest to be sustainable and treat the environment with the respect it deserves (and it’s just the right thing to do).  It is also a good sustainable practice to source and eat locally-grown food because it doesn’t need to travel as far to your plate. Further benefitting the local economy. Just like fresh, Ontario-raised pork. Some examples: Improved nutrition means less land and water is needed to grow food. Canadian pork farms have seen a 43% improvement in feed conversion (the amount of feed needed to create a set amount of growth) since 1951. A hectare of farmland that fed 6 hogs in 1981 now creates enough feed to grow 20 hogs. More than half of Ontario pork farmers say they have found ways to reduce water use on farms — and more than 75% have made environmental improvements including planting trees, using sustainable energy sources and protecting waterways.