B&Q to sell pigsties as home farmer revolution takes hold

New research for B&Q this week revealed some 33 per cent of people are now looking to grow their own food, from fruit and vegetables to pigs and chickens.

Dubbing it a ‘home farmer revolution’ the research found 17 per cent of people would be keen to grow their own chickens while four per cent were looking at rearing their own pigs.

Sales of B&Q’s chicken coops have increased a quarter over the last year and the retailer is now considering introducing ‘Pig Arcs’ in 2010 to address the trend for back garden pig keeping.

The company is also looking at bee hives and goat sheds as possible introductions into the expanding Grow Your Own area of its stores.

Katharine Poulter, B&Q director of seasonal ranges said: “Our customers have readily embraced the Grow Your Own trend.  Whether it’s on an allotment or a city centre balcony there is something for everyone to grow and enjoy.

“Our research tells us that Brits are ready to get their hands dirty and take the plot to plate revolution one step further with back garden pigs.  Home farming is a trend which is going to get more mainstream over the next few years.”

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