WSU swine co-op hosting bacon fundraiser

The Student Swine Cooperative at WSU is hosting a bacon sale, and consumers have until Sept. 30 to place an order. Bacon can be ordered for $7 per pound.

Farrahn O'Hara, herd manager with the cooperative, said the fundraiser got its start last year in order to raise money for events.

“It started because we ended up inheriting ideas from graduating seniors and then put it all in motion,” O'Hara said. “It helps us to get more money to go to the World Pork Expo which is usually in the Mid-West. It costs a bit of money to go.”

The group is trying to send as many members as possible. It has 13 memb...