Everything but the oink!

[You can watch an excerpt from River Cottage Pig & Pork online course on Yahoo! Video. Or visit the website River Cottage for more information.]

With our Pig & Pork (or 'Pig In A Day') course the underlying philosophy is to show respect for a pig. You really have to use every part of it - nothing should go to waste. You might have heard the old butcher's saying, 'Everything but the oink!'

We teach the basic principles of pig husbandry, the process of butchering a pig, plus how to make your own air-dried hams, brine-cured hams, brawn, bacon, sausages, chorizos and salamis.

The course isn't just for pig keepers - you'll find the advice invaluable when buying pork from a butcher. And, aside from the video tutorials featuring myself and our pig expert Ray, there's a wide range recipes, of course. You can watch an example here on Yahoo!.