Fors Säteri has been run by the Hultström family since 1918. In addition to forestry, plant cultivation and pig production, the farm, which was built in 1762, also has homes for rent. And And And Our Pigs And The pig originally came to households because it was very efficient at taking advantage of what people could no longer eat. In this way, leftovers could once again become food. In the same way, they also had chickens and ducks that could go and pick up grain that they did not get up during the harvest. The old society was characterized by frugality of resources and in the same way we work today. Our pigs eat locally produced grain and leftovers from food production. It is a very healthy diet for the pig and the recipe for their meals is carefully calculated by experts. The pig often eats even healthier than you and I do! If a pig still does not look fit, it is immediately moved to a sick box and treated. The pigs are cared for by our staff who possess a fantastic knowledge and many of them have been with us for 15 years. And And And Environmental work And In the early 2000s, we realized that our large consumption of heating oil would not be sustainable and efficient in the long run. Not only was it expensive, but with growing awareness of climate change, change was necessary. In 2007-2008, the farms were rebuilt and replaced all their oil, both in grain dryers and stables with locally produced wood chips and firewood. In 2009, an agreement was signed on eco-labeled electricity that only comes from hydropower and wind power. And At the same time, the realization of the benefits of biogas production for vehicles also came. At the end of 2009, the agreements were written, which is the starting shot for the construction we have now carried out in collaboration with several other farms around us. The purchase of the next generation of tractors where biodiesel can be used instead is also already planned. And We have changed plant cultivation to methods that reduce energy consumption in recent years and the biogas plant will give us the opportunity to remove much of the phosphorus that is in the manure and which can be harmful to our watercourses. This means that already in the summer of 2010 we will produce more bioenergy than we consume and that our net contribution to the world climate is actually on the plus side. The gas from our pigs is enough to drive as many as 1,500 cars a year! And And And Locally produced food And De allra bästa av våra grisar blir när de är klara lufttorkad skinka som vi själva producerar på gården. Denna skinka har under åren mottagit flera stora utmärkelser och serveras på ett flertal välrenommerade ställen runtom i landet. En lufttorkad skinka från Fors Säteri är en fantastisk produkt inte bara genom sin unika karaktär och smak, utan även genom den känsla för hållbart lantbruk och ekologi som den symboliserar. En lufttorkad skinka förvarar man i rumstemperatur och hållbarheten sträcker sig ända upp mot ett år. Det gör att inget behöver gå till spillo och ingen energi går åt att hålla den kyld. Grisen har blivit till av närproducerad spannmål och rester. Under dess levnad så gör vi biogas av dess avträde som bidrar till att lösa flera av jordens miljöproblem. Rätt fantastiskt, eller hur? Fors Säteri +46 (0) 733 643 008 | mattias@forssateri.se