[{"id":13133447196,"handle":"pastured-pork-1","updated_at":"2024-04-24T09:30:04+10:00","published_at":"2020-04-13T08:12:39+10:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","title":"Pastured heritage-breed pork","body_html":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe're old fashioned whole body butchers and we source our heritage-breed pork directly from NSW producers practising regenerative farming. All pigs are born and raised outside on pasture and arrive to us via the abattoir as whole carcasses that we cut to order. All our pork is hormone and antibiotic-free and entirely free-ranging on chemical-free pasture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur pigs come from regeneratively-managed NSW farms including McIvor Farm, Near River, Pillar Rock Pork, Saulsbury Pork, Spring Grove, Stockinpiggle Farm and Wallendbeen Farm. Your cut will be labelled with the farm it came from and breeds include Berkshire, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDuroc Landrace, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEnglish Large Black, Hampshire, Tamworth and Wessex Saddleback. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause we buy the whole body (no boxed meat) we can usually cut anything you require. So if you don't see a product you're after here, just email or call and we'll make it for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOr come and select from the full range at our Marrickville and Waverley shops. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2018-04-17T17:16:43+10:00","alt":"","width":4935,"height":3722,"src":"\/\/featherandbone.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/Farmer_Michael_Molly_s_piglets_1_of_4_crop.jpg?v=1523949403"}}]
A word about tenderising We don't 'tenderise' our scallopine or schnitzel because we think it's already tender and delicious and the idea of thumping it with a blunt instrument just seems wrong. We can see the reasoning behind bruising tough meat to make it more palatable, but we don't see any gains for tender, beautifully-raised pork.
The Producers We buy whole bodies of a range of different sized pigs on a rotating basis from a number of farms - from big baconers through to suckling pigs. Most available cuts come from porker pigs which are about 50-65 kg that are 5-7 months old. The pork we source is:
packed with the farm and breed clearly labelled;
hormone and antibiotic-free;
entirely free ranging on chemical-free pasture;
a mix of breeds including Berkshire, Landrace, Large White, English Large Black, Duroc, Wessex Saddleback and Tamworth;
from NSW farms.
The producers we work with are entirely transparent about their processes and welcome all questions.
