Grant checks on the sow and her piglet and gets ready to feed them as he does every morning. The Howard family puts significant effort into buying natural products, both for their food and for their animals' food. They have experimented with developing natural yet efficient methods for raising their livestock and poultry. The Howards hope that they can help their livestock relearn natural instincts and resilience, which they say have been bred out of nearly all farm animals. Marjorie Richards