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Salt Roast Pork with Radicchio & Fennel Salad

Written by Alison Clinch on September 1, 2016. Posted in Free Range Pasture Fed Pork, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Ingredients 1kg pork belly olive oil and sea salt 3 green apples, halved 2 baby fennel bulbs, sliced finely 1 small radicchio lettuce, leaves separated 1 baby cos lettuce, leaves separated 2 handfuls of rocket leaves Salad Dressing: 1/3 cup fresh orange juice 1 tsp Dijon mustard 2-3 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil Sea...

How to Choose Ethical, Sustainable and Traceable Food this Christmas

Written by Ben Clinch on December 11, 2013. Posted in Animal Welfare, Farming and Agriculture, Free Range Pasture Fed Pork. 1 Comment

One of the loveliest things about Christmas is getting together with family and friends and enjoying beautiful food. Given our climate in December there’s an increasing trend towards cold dishes like ham and seafood, rather than the traditional roast*. What’s also changing is consumer awareness around food production....

Let’s Talk Turkey. Honestly.

Written by Ben Clinch on March 8, 2013. Posted in Animal Welfare, Farming and Agriculture, Free Range Poultry. Leave a Comment

Not surprisingly the topic of conversation at the markets over the weekend has been the recent incidents at yet another abattoir. We choose our abattoir based on reputation, methods, management and systems. We are confident that the premises we use for slaughter treat our animals with the same level of respect that we...

A Story of Commitment

Written by Ben Clinch on April 20, 2012. Posted in Animal Welfare, Farming and Agriculture. Leave a Comment

It’s the Saturday morning of Easter at the farm. We have a big kitchen with an eight seater, old school timber table in the middle. The even bigger window faces the east and the sun is starting to come up; it floods in as I eat my breakfast. I love the first morning at the farm in the kitchen. Cereal, tea and toast,...