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What Does Free Range Mean to You?

Written by Ben Clinch on September 13, 2011. Posted in Animal Welfare, Farming and Agriculture, Free Range Pasture Fed Pork, Free Range Poultry, Grass Fed Meat. Leave a Comment

There has been some talk in the media and at the markets recently about Free Range and exactly how ‘free’ is the ‘range’. When we first started the business and we were thinking of a name, we sent out a sample of our top five names to family and friends. The Free Range Butcher was not among them....

Supermarket Copycats

Written by Ben Clinch on January 14, 2011. Posted in Animal Welfare, Farming and Agriculture, Grass Fed Meat. Leave a Comment

I see now that Coles has followed our lead and has gone ‘Hormone Free’. All our meat has always been hormone and antibiotic free, and we have never really made a big deal about it; why would we? Why would we give our animals something they didn’t need? Then why would we talk up not giving an animal...

Farming in Frosty Times

Written by Ben Clinch on July 26, 2010. Posted in Animal Welfare, Grass Fed Meat. Leave a Comment

I have previously touched on the need for consumers to understand how their food is grown and seasonality is a part of this discussion. The truth is, grass fed meat eats better at some times of the year than others. The influencing factors include the location of the farm, the season, and the amount of rainfall the farm...

Why we Choose to Produce Grass Fed Products

Written by Ben Clinch on June 17, 2010. Posted in Animal Welfare, Farming and Agriculture, Grass Fed Meat. Leave a Comment

Quite often I get asked why our meat isn’t organic, and the reality is that organic farming systems are not necessarily suited to all environments or all farming enterprises. Our farm is situated in an area with high summer rainfall and hot days, which are the perfect environment for grass fed beef and lamb, but these...