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 viable pastured quail in Australia. There really is no...
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 a flavour profile that is unsurpassed. Milk fed, hand raised,...
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, tender table bird with startling black skin and bones, a good...
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 in a paddock. On the label, an up-close, seems-to-be-smiling, snout. Or...
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, feed-additive free, cruelty free egg on your menu at a very reasonable cost. Ali...
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 of the most nutritious of all red meats, with...
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 to travel to the Far East to experience some of the best pork on...
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 that boasts superior, high welfare characteristics. Active in foraging, balanced body conformation, strong legs,...
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 from Cairo”. Muscovies are also known as an Indian...
Our Embden Cross Geese are grown by Herb and Lucy McKenzie, in Llangothlin, a tiny town outside Guyra, in the New England region of northern NSW. Herb and Lucy, each 5th generation farmers, work from their home property ‘Seaforth’. They are the only goose producers in the country to breed, incubate,...
Australian Saltbush Lamb is a superior lamb product from unique native pastures in Australia. Many people believe they are buying genuine saltbush lamb, but are shelling out their dollars for a taste supplemented product. So, how do you know if you are getting the real thing? When you buy genuine,...
