Posted on 06/21/2013 7:27:49 AM PDT by Renfield
he possibilities when it comes to marketing meat made from marijuana-fed animals are close to endless, but the man who came up with the idea has decided to simply call them “Pot Pigs.”
William von Scheneidau, owner and founder of BB Ranch in Seattle, didn’t come up with the idea to feed pigs and other animals weed while sitting around a bong in the basement with his buddies.
In fact, he doesn’t even smoke, he said.
Von Scheneidau said the notion came to him when he met the owners of a weed dispensary who told him that, ever since marijuana was legalized in Washington via popular vote last year, they've had extra stems, stalks, and leaves to get rid of.
He simply asked them if he could take what they were planning to throw out, as he once did with a farmer's rotting cantaloupes.
Von Scheneidau said he has always experimented with what he fed his animals and is even currently adding beer and vodka to their troughs.
The marijuana remnants are mostly fed to pigs, but because the farms von Scheneidau works with are free-range, other animals have access to the weed feed as well, giving a new meaning to the phrase “party animals.”....
Whenever von Scheneidau introduces a new substance to animals’ diets, he makes sure to have a control group of animals that eat normally from the same family.
He said that the pigs that are fed the marijuana just lie around and barely lift their heads.
“I name all my pigs,” said von Scheneidau “and Ted told Tim they shouldn’t tell me,” whether or not they’re high.
The pigs’ laziness might contribute to the fact that those who eat the weed gain weight 20 percent faster than those who don’t, as one would expect, even though von Scheneidau said the pot pigs don’t actually consume any extra food.
The weight gain contributes to the marbled, fattier texture of the pork that is eventually processed and made into bacon, prosciutto, sausage, pork chops and pulled pork.
Von Scheneidau says that beyond a difference in consistency, people have described the weed-infused meat as “more savory” in “blind bacon tests.”
"The flavor of the fat is extraordinary, [customers] love the marbling of the fat," said von Scheneidau.
And while customers haven’t reported getting high while eating or cooking the pork, von Scheneidau said BB Ranch sells out of the pot pig meat before batches are even processed.
He said the laws are a little complicated right now, but once the dispensaries are able to sell more marijuana, he’ll have more access to what the customers — and the pigs — want.
BRILLIANT!
It will just give consumers the munchies so they will consume ever more pork.
Gives new meaning to “living high off the hog”.
Makes you want to bring home the bacon.
My great uncle used to have a lot of volunteer hemp on his farm. He grew it during WWII for rope. The livestock wouldn’t eat it.
Yes, that’s a great marketing strategy.
In the same vein, I once thought it would be a good idea to open a bar that served only Absinthe. After a bit of consumption, the patrons would forget to leave, and just stay there all the time, drinking more Absinthe.
“He said that the pigs that are fed the marijuana just lie around and barely lift their heads”.
LMAO
I heard this on local radio in Seattle. A guy who had some said, with an air of disgust, “I ate it...didn’t feel a DAMN thing!.”
Rather partial to pork myself (if only to p*ss off the Muslims), and this kind of takes care of two problems at once - what to do with the excess plant waste from “medical” marijuana, and s cheap source of feed that makes the pigs plump up even faster.
And they wouldn’t even mind going through the slaughterhouse, as they will be stoned the whole time right up to the moment of kill. You sort of want a hog to be passive about that time.
LOL
Yeah, pigs have all the luck.
Given that a single pot plant can yield hundreds of dollars worth of product annually, often more depending on the quality, this is akin to feeding the animal truffles and caviar for months or years. The farmer would have to sell the pork for thousands of dollars per ounce to break even, if the pot is even remotely useful as a productive commercial plant.
(He's getting the remains of the plants AFTER the "useful" parts have been harvested, and feeding those stems and remnants to the pigs. Good capitalist idea. Mea culpa.)
Of course, I proposed to the Frito-Lay people to sell Marijuana-laced Doritos.....their profits would skyrocket.
there has to be something about pigs flying
Was typing a snarky reply about teaching reading comprehension but for some reason decided not to post it and hit my ‘back’ button instead. Kinda glad I did now.
Once again Roccus hits “Post Reply” instead of “Private Reply”
Gettin’ old really sucks sometimes.
So why do you have so many loyal customers?
Simple, I just add heroin to the pizza sauce.
He is marginally brighter than the guy my daughter knew who thought he could get drunk eating Irish cheddar. Assumed it was like Irish whiskey. Dolt.
lol
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