Chorney-Booth: Eh Farms’ red Mangalitsa pork wins over Calgary chefs

Just outside of a tidy barn on her Eh Farms east of the city near Strathmore, Christina Stender is standing in front of a relatively small adult pig — named Tina Tina, due to her diminutive stature — with a bag of treats, politely asking the animal to sit. It’s well known that, as far as barnyard animals go, pigs are pretty smart, and Tiny Tina looks up at Stender with what seems to be an expression of affection, dutifully sits her hind end in the grass, and accepts her treat, along with Stender’s singing words of praise. Article content

It’s clear Stender loves her pigs. That care and gentle touch is part of why a growing number of Calgarians love to eat the resulting meat (don’t fear — Tiny Tina, who Stender keeps as a pet, is safe from harvest).

Stender has been raising rare red furr