PEMBROKE — Alicia Keller, 18, is a stickler when it comes to doting care for her pigs. She wants their hair oiled and brushed, their ears scratched and the animals walked twice daily in the back yard.

Nowadays, in Manhattan, you'd be hard-pressed to find a pig. But around the middle part of the 19th century, there were some 50,000 pigs raised on the island. Though urban farming is far less common ...

After offering a webinar last month on home butchering, Penn State Extension will offer a similar online session Thursday for those interested in raising their own pigs and poultry. The two-hour ...