From the category archives:

pigs

Life on the Farm

by Leah on March 5, 2010 · 13 comments

in Calgary, agriculture, farming, life, pigs

Did you know that us blondes grew up on a farm? A pig farm to be exact. I (who currently resides in Calgary) am home in Ontario for a week and promised my parents, who are on a cruise celebrating this girl getting married, that I would help Scottie in the barn. (Scottie McHottie is our farmhand, who rocked [...]

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H1N1

by Kate on May 11, 2009 · 8 comments

in pigs

If you’ve been following some of the Fiveblondes on twitter, you will know how sick of the H1N1 virus we are. If you aren’t familiar with the name H1N1, perhaps you will know the swine flu. A horrible choice of name for this virus, which you CANNOT receive from eating pork products. This unfortunate naming [...]

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A Royal Weekend

by Lauren on November 11, 2008 · 11 comments

in agriculture, animals, farming, pigs

All five of us girls have been in a youth program called 4-H. This is a program for kids in rural areas, and are interested in things from livestock to crafts. Being from a pig farm, we blondes were involved in swine 4-H! Our parents are the leaders of the club, and we’ve all been [...]

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