Hungry? Join Piggy Bank for #PigDayOut

Restaurants across North America today are supporting diners to have a safer, more honest food system in honor of National Pig Day and  “Pig Day Out”.  The event aims to raise awareness about heritage breed pork produced by family farmers, while providing diners with an inspirational night of eating with a purpose.

The proceeds benefit Piggy Bank, a Missouri farm-in-the-making that will help launch new family farms by providing heritage breed piglets and access to business plans. The goal is simple: to ensure family farmers have resources to run successful businesses which raise safe and honest food for generations of children and cooks to come.

“Delicious materials and products from family farms are the building blocks of the dinner table in the future. We must cherish our diversity of species – whether heritage breed animals or heirloom vegetables; they must be preserved,” says Piggy Bank founder Brady Lowe. “‘Pig Day Out’ gives everyone the opportunity to take a break from their busy schedules and celebrate the farmers, chefs and butchers who work to protect our foodways and keep them safe.”

Restaurants include:

• Blackbelly – Boulder, CO
• The Blind Pig Supper Club – Spruce Pine, NC
• Estrella – West Hollywood, CA
• Haven Gastropub – Orange, CA
• Hock Farm Craft & Provisions – Sacramento, CA
• il Porcellino Salumi – Denver, CO
• Kettner Exchange – San Diego, CA
• Salt & Time Butcher Shop and Salumeri – Austin, TX
• Union Restaurant – Pasadena, CA

Launched in 2015, Piggy Bank is creating a farming sanctuary for heritage breed pigs, many of which are endangered. It aims to change the future of food by creating a community in which small farmers can learn about safer, more responsible practices and share genetics, livestock, and the very information needed to thrive as small businesses. Piggy Bank proudly operates as a project of the Trust for Conservation Innovation, a 501(c)3 tax-exempt nonprofit organization which accelerates impact for initiatives focused on protecting and fostering a healthy, sustainable, resilient, and equitable world. For more information or to donate, visit www.piggy-bank.org or follow @PiggyBankOrg on Twitter.