What pasture raised means to us - or in our case, raised on open wood lands. There is a lot of different messaging and terms thrown about when discussing chicken farming, and we find that it can be confusing for the consumer to work out what ... READ MORE...
Michael & Kathryn Sommerlad – Founders of Sommerlad Chicken
Until November 2017 the Sommerlad family personally managed, bred, and developed their exclusive heritage table poultry for the Australian market. Diverse pedigree strains, specifically bred to thrive in free-range pasture rearing environments, mean ... 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 one ... 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...
Embden Cross Geese
Our Embden Cross Geese are grown by Herb and Lucy McKenzie, near Gippsland, in a smaller community region in Victoria. Herb and Lucy, each 5th generation farmers, work from their home property. They are the only goose producers in the country to ... READ MORE...
Just how much meat will you get?
When I buy meat in bulk or have an animal slaughtered... How Much Eating Meat Will I Get? There's no exact answer to this question! See, each animal is built differently. Animals, like people, come in varying shapes and sizes, even ... READ MORE...
