Looking out over the Richardsons’ expansive fields, we see hundreds of pigs rooting, nursing and roaming free; farther in the distance, cattle peacefully graze. Small A-frame structures made from recycled tin dot the landscape.

“Our animals are never caged,” Jim says. “I built those A-frames to give them a place to get out of the weather.”

Allowing the animals to roam free is more than a simple matter of convenience. For Jim, it’s what’s right.

There’s a wonderful article in the latest edition of Edible Austin about Jim and Kay Richardson of Richardson Farms, the people who keep our freezer stocked with tasty pork and beef!