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Recipe: Slow Roasted Pork Neck Fillet with Dried Mandarin

Written by Alison Clinch on September 5, 2011. Posted in Free Range Pasture Fed Pork, Recipes. Leave a Comment

This ‘secret’ recipe was given to us by Mrs Chu, one of our regular customers at the farmers market. According to Mrs Chu this is a basic Chinese marinade and has multiple uses. It’s great for marinating chicken pieces to be used in a noodle dish or for a pork neck fillet. The marinade will keep in...

It’s a Good Season for Farming and Finding Love

Written by Ben Clinch on February 8, 2011. Posted in Farming and Agriculture, Free Range Pasture Fed Pork, Pasture Fed Lamb. Leave a Comment

It’s a cracking season at the farm; the hot weather has dried things out a bit and the lambs, pigs and cattle are doing well. With the better season I am very happy to say that we will start with local lamb supply again next week. We continue to bring our pigs down when they are ready to see the big lights of Sydney…...

How to Make Perfect Pork Crackling

Written by Alison Clinch on December 10, 2010. Posted in Cooking Tips, Free Range Pasture Fed Pork. Leave a Comment

It’s likely that a pork roast will feature on many a Christmas menu. Here are some tips on achieving perfectly crisp pork crackling. Choose a piece of pork with a generous covering of fat and rind. Remove pork from Cryovac packaging the day/ night before you intend to cook it and absorb any moisture on the rind...

A Load of Hogwash

Written by Ben Clinch on May 4, 2009. Posted in Animal Welfare, Farming and Agriculture, Free Range Pasture Fed Pork. Leave a Comment

Firstly, let’s call it H1N1 for the pigs’ sake. Our politically correct pigs delivered to us from Melanda Park are about to march on parliament house in protest, as they believe they have nothing to do with this ‘hog wash’. And the reality is they don’t. As of today, the renamed H1N1 virus has not been reported in pigs...