from The Whole Beast by Fergus Henderson The quail unfortunately falls into a kind of bird purgatory; it is not a game bird, though some describe it as such, but is now a thoroughly farmed bird, so not glamorous enough to warrant the ... READ MORE...
Eugowra Game Farm – raising the best quail in the country
Brisbane now has a choice between the commonly used generic shed raised quail and an ethical alternative product that is raised in the paddock eating bugs, dust bathing and having access to full flight. Eugowra Farm is operating the only commercially ... READ MORE...
Rose Veal: Tommerup Farm, Kerry QLD
Tommerup Rose Veal is a premium, quality product originating through the desire to respect the lives of male calves born into the family’s dairy farming industry. Rose Veal is an ethical, sustainable source of young, premium grade milk fed beef, with ... READ MORE...
Black Namoi – Black Silkie, Kelvin NSW
The ‘Black Namoi” is a modern-day spin on the traditional rare breed, Asian coveted ‘Silkie’. Unlike traditional Silkie chickens, which are lean and gamey, the Black Namoi is a result of new bloodlines and crossbreeding, culminating in a small, ... READ MORE...
Organic Statement: Kinmana Organics Sommerlad Heritage Chickens
Thanks for your interest regarding our Certified Organic Sommerlad Heritage Chickens, grown on our certified organic farm in South Australia. Breeding: Each week we hatch approx 75 baby chicks. Some of these will be selected at approx. 12 weeks to ... READ MORE...
What are you really buying when you buy free range pork?
Demystifying some of the language around buying true, free range pork that's of sound quality, ethics, and breeding. The brochure looks good. There's a few iconic farm instalments like a barn, a windmill, a group of happy pink pigs ... READ MORE...
Roasted Sommerlad chicken with fresh cherry sauce
This recipe was first posted by my good friend, Kathryn Sommerlad, and appeared on her Sommerlad Poultry Farm Blog which ran from early 2015 to late 2017. This is replicated with her permission. I do hope you'll try it - the robust flavours of a ... READ MORE...
Jalbirri Googums and Ali and Andrew Ruhle
Consider this: Jalbirri Googums contain nofood colouring agents (a feed additive commonly used to enhance yolk colour) The Ruhles do not beak trim (de-beak) their laying birds. Here’s your chance to put a true ethically raised, ... READ MORE...
Wild Shot Venison
Venison, the culinary name for deer meat, is commercially available both wild and farmed. Not native to Australia, as is often thought, deer were introduced by settlers in the 19th century. Venison is extremely lean and naturally tender. It is ... READ MORE...
Berkshire Black | Kagoshima Black | Kurobuta | かごしま黒豚
Heritage breeds are specially raised and heralded for their intensely flavourful meat and fat. In the realm of haute Japanese proteins (all apologies to tofu)- wagyu beef, jidori chicken and kurobuta pork reign supreme. But you don’t have ... READ MORE...
Sommerlad Heritage Chickens
The Sommerlad family hand-reared their slow growing heritage bred chickens on their 1,300 acre property ‘Kildare,’ just out of Tenterfield from 2014-2017. Six generations of traditional poultry practices has culminated in the development of a chook ... READ MORE...
Giant Muscovy Duck
Muscovy ducks are more similar to red meat (think juicy sirloin steak) than they are a pond bird. Muscovy ducks are the only domesticated duck which is not descended from the mallard. The scientific name, Cairina moschata, means the “musky one ... READ MORE...
