Win a box of gold medal produce worth $235!
Every order placed between now and midday on Friday 16 July goes in the running to win...
What do pasture-raised pigs eat?
It occurred to us that Mr Pork Lard might not be the only curious customer lurking out there, wondering what the pigs they eat are eating...
Everything is connected
Hooray, it's finally raining! But it's still as dry as a chip in many regions where our food is grown - climate change is very real there and it's very real here, too.
Looking the animal in the eye - farm visits
The week before last, Mr Bone and the Excellent Apprentice trotted off to the Southern Highlands to visit two farms and 'look the animal in the eye'. This is always a bitter-sweet experience.
2019 is the Year of the Pig, but what does that mean?
2019 is the Year of the Pig. But let's be clear about what kind of pig we really want to eat and what kind of farm we really want to support. So let's get to the point of all this dewy-eyed, cute pig overload.
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.
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.
Supporting farmers in drought by buying their produce
We think the most useful support we can provide is to continue buying their produce.
Celebrating Christmas without The Bad Bits in Winter Not Summer on Whatever Day You Want
The idea of having to endure more than one Christmas a year is enough to send us scuttling under the table with a bottle of Poor Tom's finest and a fist full of valium. But, yesterday was the shortest day of the year and it was icy across Southeastern Australia. It got us thinking about winter feasting...
A pig nest and Extraordinarily cute piglets
This is a gorgeous video taken by Michael Hicks at Extraordinary Pork last week. He's showing how one of his sows turned her nose up at the hay they provided for her to farrow in (give birth) and sourced her own materials.
Once upon a time...
...there were lots of different varieties and breeds of domestic animals in Australia. We celebrate rare, pure bred Tanglewood Large Black pigs and the welcome diversity they bring to the genetic landscape.
The Pigs of Wallendbeen Park
Mr Bone goes to visit the Pigs of Wallendbeen Park while I stay home and fix the website. No, really, it's totally fine, not complaining at all...
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