You know, the reason that we exhibit heritage breeds like Ossabaw Island Hog is to show and highlight the history the Sheppard family had here at Crump Park." ...

It’s hog heaven at the Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park! The historic farm in Henrico County is home to a variety of heritage animal breeds, including the critically endangered Ossabaw Island hogs ...

It’s hog heaven at the Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park! The historic farm in Henrico County is home to a variety of heritage animal breeds, ... “Ossabaw Island Hogs, as we see them today, are very ...

The Ossabaw Island Foundation says beach access is allowed from sunrise to sunset up to the dunes. Beyond the dunes is the Heritage Preserve, where visits are solely for research, study, and ...

What many don’t know is the connection of Georgia's barrier islands to the nearby mainlands and the Gullah Geechee communities who live there.

John Morell, who purchased half of Ossabaw in 1760 and the other half in 1763, cultivated the land by the work of enslaved Africans. Known for the cultivation of indigo on the island, the enslaved ...

The Ossabaw Island Foundation, which manages the state-owned property near Savannah, is “over the moon” that the project has been funded, said Executive Director Elizabeth DuBose.

The origin story of the Ossabaw Island hog is one for the history books: Spanish colonists, anticipating shipwrecks, purposefully populated various deserted islands in the Americas with pigs that ...

An Ossabaw Island heritage piglet. Photo credit: Shutterstock. ... We have to bring back the cattle breeds, the pig breeds like the Ossabaw Island hog, rare cultivars of olives and wheat, that kind of ...

Chefs Jeremiah Bacon (left) and Mark Bolchoz break down pork to serve at an event called Outstanding in the Field at Barrier Island Oyster Co. on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, on Wadmalaw Island.

A vegan, Martin prefers not to “preach,” instead focusing on pig rescue work and directing Pittsbughers to the transformative experience of rubbing a pig’s belly.