A Few False Starts

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I saw an old mate not long ago at the markets. He saw me before I saw him and he crept up as I was spruiking my wares out the front of the stall. “Last time I saw you, you were working on a building site. Weren’t you a wall and floor tiler? Geez, is this you now?”, he asked as he looked around. “You had a couple of false...

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My Best Ever Pitch

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Long-time readers would be aware that a butcher’s November newsletter is prime time for Christmas Ham talk. You know the lines… ‘Nearly Sold Out’, ‘Last Chance’, ‘Early Bird Catches the Worm’, blah, blah, blah. Well this newsletter won’t be like that…until towards the end. Which is soon, because this is a short newsletter,...

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WHO Said WHAT?!?!

Written by Ben Clinch on . Posted in Free Range Pasture Fed Pork, Health and Wellbeing, Miscellaneous, Newsletter. Leave a Comment

If the recent findings from the World Health Organisation (WHO) are to be taken out of context (as much of the news reporting has done), we are all now vegetarians from fear alone. We have all known for some time that excessive meat consumption is not good for you, nor is the excessive intake of processed foods – meat...

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OzHarvest – #mealforameal & Think.Eat.Save

Written by Alison Clinch on . Posted in Cooking Tips, Miscellaneous, Newsletter. Leave a Comment

I recently spent an inspiring morning at OzHarvest Headquarters listening to founder Ronni Kahn talk about the amazing work they do and hearing tips from 4 of Sydney’s top chefs, including two of my personal favourites, Colin Fassnidge and Mark Best. One of most valuable things I learnt was about the ‪#‎mealforameal‬ hashtag...

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The Balancing Act

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With Winter now passed the longer, warmer days are starting to see the farm come alive again. Because of our elevation there is still some cold weather in front of us yet, but the worst has passed. Overall Winter was kind to us, and we have had some good falls of rain. But as we look to a dry Spring and Summer (if you...

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