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A woman from Cornwall who gave up her job as a bank manager to become a pig farmer says her business is thriving thanks to demand for local food.Now Sally Lugg's husband has also given up his job to join the business.

Sally started the Primrose Herd - rearing traditional and rare breed pigs - at her Redruth home as a hobby in 2000. She went on to dev elop the breed and win numerous awards at shows, not least Royal Cornwall.

The pigs are slaughtered locally and then the produce is packaged on site and sold at markets and local restaurants including Fifteen Cornwall, set up by television chef Jamie Oliver.

"We started at farmers' markets and gradually quite a few shops stocked our produce. We also supply many restaurants, so therefore we've had to increase our numbers to give continuity of supply," said Mrs Lugg.

They now supply sausages, dry cure bacon, gammon and hog's pudding.

The couple have recently learned to make their own sausages after a butcher who used to make them retired and he taught them how to do it.

Although the business - which supplies sausages, dry cure bacon, gammon and hog's pudding - is thriving for the Luggs, they say more needs to be done to help British farmers.

"Farming in Britain needs more support. We're very lucky, we're a small unit. But if we worked out our hourly rate I'd go back to plumbing and heating, and my wife would go back to banking," said Bill Lugg.

The couple now have between 150 and 170 Gloucester Old Spots and Large Blacks on their farm and Mr Lugg says they are intelligent animals.

"They are very bright and have their own personalities - that's why I like pigs. And, of course, the taste."

Helping them are their children who regular show their animals and are now old hands at attending agricultural shows.

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