Let the Festive Feast begin!
It's a time to reflect on what binds us together and, as we tuck in to the bounty of the season, what binds us to the land that feeds us and on which we depend.
An Extraordinary success story about the drought!
'This current drought is not predicted to end until April or May next year, so for us having plenty of water to go through a hot summer is an enormous relief. All of this in what some people describe as the worst drought in 100 years and we have plenty of water.'
Adam Danforth whole animal and flavour masterclass
It was a privilege as well as invigorating and fun to spend time with such a clever craftsman and a butcher who is so closely aligned with our own way of thinking.
Slow Meat Symposium 2018 report
Food is a celebration - we will win hearts, minds and stomachs by concentrating our efforts on reinforcing the joyful and positive power of food to bring people together.
Celebrating Sommerlad Chickens
We've been supporting and selling Sommerlad Heritage Chickens since December 2014 and, each time they arrive, we do a quiet little celebratory dance.
Award-winning US butcher, Adam Danforth & the value of older animals
There's a growing appreciation for the superior welfare and flavour outcomes of eating older animals with slower-growing genetics.
Pastured pork is hard to find
The only thing I insist on is that my salami is made from slow-growing, pasture-raised pigs and, let me tell you, this is harder than it should be. Think about it this way.
R.I.P. Sheila: 2008 - 2018
Sheila and her husband, Brian, were an incredibly glamorous, young Belgian Campene couple who entered our lives about 10 years ago with a flurry of exquisite, picturesque plumage.
Going against the grain: fire, drought and grain-feeding at Gundooee
Despite the prolonged and horrific dry climatic conditions across the state and beyond, Gundooee Organics has been fairing relatively well in regards providing quality and organically-certified feed for the cattle.
Never bare the earth: news from our farms
Guided by the principle of never baring the earth and thereby retaining topsoil and moisture, regeneratively-managed farms are generally much more resilient in the face of extreme weather and these farmers don't end up facing the dreadful crises portrayed by the media of farmers forced to shoot skeletal animals and facing pastures reduced to dust.
Mr Bone's road trip days 1 & 2: South West Slopes, NSW
Last Sunday, Mr Bone set off on a road trip to visit seven or eight farms starting in the Riverina, up to Orange and back through Mudgee. This is the first report from that trip covering three farms and we'll be posting more as he goes.
Why we think it's so important to go on farm trips
We live in a period of unprecedented dissociation from our food sources and we believe it's critically important to 'open up the line of sight between the farm and the consumer'*.