[{"id":21057470492,"handle":"broths-fats-sauces","updated_at":"2023-12-03T18:00:05+11:00","published_at":"2020-04-13T09:06:33+10:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","title":"Broths \/ fats \/ organs \/ bones","body_html":"\u003cp\u003eOur products are made from the pasture-raised, whole animals we buy directly from \u003ca title=\"Producers\" href=\"https:\/\/featherandbone.com.au\/pages\/producers\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eregeneratively-managed, local farms\u003c\/a\u003e. This means that we know exactly where all our meat and bones come from (down to the paddock) and exactly how the animals were raised and the farms are managed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe animals we source are an expression of these vibrant farm ecosystems. The more biodiversity in the system that your food comes from, the more beneficial, microbial diversity you'll develop in your gut. A healthy gut is the cornerstone of a healthy body.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat's why it's so important to eat plants and animals that are raised on living soils and pastures. Healthy ecosystems = nutrient-dense food = healthy humans.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAlong with our broths and fats, we also make \u003ca title=\"Put Your Feet Up: Heat and Eat Sauces\" href=\"https:\/\/featherandbone.com.au\/collections\/heat-and-eat\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eheat-and-eat sauces and soups\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. We love to cook, but there are some days when we're over it and what we need is to put our feet up with a nice glass of something medicinal and let someone else do the work. We call these the \u003ca title=\"Put Your Feet Up\" href=\"https:\/\/featherandbone.com.au\/collections\/heat-and-eat\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePut Your Feet Up sauces\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e because that's what they let you do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're making your own broth and you don't see the bones you want listed here, please call us - we have bones from all the whole animals we receive.\u003c\/p\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2018-09-17T15:40:26+10:00","alt":"","width":2441,"height":2763,"src":"\/\/featherandbone.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/Chicken_broth_with_veg_copy.jpg?v=1643500648"}},{"id":13132857372,"handle":"lamb-goat","updated_at":"2023-12-03T21:00:03+11:00","published_at":"2020-04-13T08:12:39+10:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","title":"Lamb, mutton \u0026 hogget","body_html":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lambs we source from regeneratively-managed farms in NSW and Victoria are entirely pasture-raised and arrives to us as whole bodies on the bone - no boxed meat. We know which farm everything we source comes from and we provide a clear line of sight, from the farm, to the abattoir, to us and to you. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll the farms we work with are regeneratively managed which means no synthetic fertilisers, pesticides, insecticides or growth promotants. All animals are raised outside on pasture and moved regularly to allow for landscape recovery and animal health. Stocking densities are adjusted according to what the season and land will tolerate and all farming practices provide optimum health and sustainability for the entire farm ecosystem from soil microbes to plants to animals and humans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSheep breeds include Texels, Australian Whites, Dorpers and Hampshire Downs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMoorlands biodynamic Texels. Photo by Alan Benson.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2018-04-17T16:53:34+10:00","alt":"","width":1000,"height":907,"src":"\/\/featherandbone.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/Goat_head.jpg?v=1599881056"}},{"id":457174417709,"handle":"quick-order","title":"Quick Order","updated_at":"2023-12-03T23:55:15+11:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2023-08-15T13:28:14+10:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"quick","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"variant_price","relation":"greater_than","condition":"0"}],"published_scope":"web"}]
Organ meats from healthy animals are among the most nutrient-dense foods and were highly prized in traditional societies where every part of the animal was consumed.The operative word here is 'healthy'.Organs such as the liver and kidneys perform critical filtering and cleansing functions in the body. The last thing you want to be eating is the organs from an unhealthy animal that led a miserable, restricted life in a shed.
All the organs we offer come from the whole, pasture-raised animals we source from regeneratively- managed farms. These animals are vigorous, robust and genuinely free ranging and their diets are diverse and complex resulting in prolific gut flora and healthy organs.
About liver
Liver is rich in protein, low in calories and packed with essential minerals and vitamins but it's particularly important because it supplies vitamins in easily accessible, 'active' forms such as vitamin D3, B12, folate, choline and retinol ('active' vitamin A). By contrast, plant sources of vitamin A require us to convert them during digestion in order to use them. And, of course, liver is rich in iron, supplied in the haem form which is helps maintain adequate stores of iron, particularly important for women.
The Producers
We buy whole lambs, mutton and hogget seasonally on a rotating basis from a number of farms. Your cut will come from whichever lamb is available when you order. The lamb we source is:
packed with the farm, breed and certification clearly labelled;
dry aged for between two to six weeks, depending on the cut;
lambs are 4 - 12 months old;
hormone and antibiotic-free;
grass-fed and finished on chemical-free pasture;
a mix of breeds including Suffolk, Texel, Wiltipol, Australian Whites and Dorper;
from NSW farms.
The producers we work with are entirely transparent about their processes and welcome all questions.