Ossabaw Island lies just 20 miles south of downtown Savannah, but if you want to visit it, you’re going to need a boat — and permission. ... the Ossabaw hog.

The Ossabaw Island Hog is revered in the livestock industry for its taste and ability to adapt, but Meadows doesn't see much comparison to the hogs known by Ossabaw, ...

Hunters apply through a lottery system: Ossabaw Island hog is supposed to be especially delicious (though Andy thinks this is a myth—”Yeah, I’ve tasted it, and it pretty much tastes like ...

Ossabaw Island Hog. 5. Ossabaw Island Hog. By. Atlanta Magazine-May 14, 2015. 2433. Illustration by Grace Lee/The Jacky Winter Group. Georgia has its own version of Jamón Ibérico.

The second is via the deer and feral hog hunts overseen by DNR. Moving forward, the challenge for the island’s boosters will be to share Ossabaw without destroying the very nature of it, said ...

Q: The Ossabaw Island Hog’s story is very interesting. It seems that the original Georgia stock developed its characteristics in isolation, producing qualities that from the farmer’s point of view are ...

I’m lucky to live near Cane Creek Farm, where Eliza MacLean is on a mission to re-establish the rare Ossabaw Island hog. The breed was established when 16th-century Spanish explorers marooned ...

STERLING — When the ancestors of the Ossabaw Island Hogs arrived, there was no wall, no customs check and no United States. They didn't even need a passport. The now endangered hogs first ...

Maybe, like the Ossabaw Island hog, they will offer new opportunities for medical research. The Ossabaw, a once feral pig, is now used for cutting-edge research on diabetes in humans.