Fat Pig Farm

Yesterday Matthew and Zara were at the @thewoolshedatemeraldbank for an extraordinary lunch cooked by Angela and Anthony and Cam to raise money for @familycarehelpingfamiliesfindsolutions in Shepparton. Over $40,000 was raised which means a much needed accessible bus. Go Kim! So much was donated to make this possible and so many people worked incredibly hard. If you're in the Shepparton area and need help head to their website and see the range of services they offer.

We pride ourselves on serving food grown and reared in the paddocks you can see through our restaurant windows. Fair dinkum paddock to plate. Except it is actually paddock to abattoir to plate. We are not allowed to serve you meat we've killed on the farm. Pork from pigs who have been eating grass one minute and are dead the next. We think (actually we know) that meat from animals slaughtered on the farm looks better, is easier to butcher, and tastes a whole heap better than meat from the abattoir. As much as we like and appreciate our local abattoir (cheers Shane and Co) we would love to give our animals a quicker death: via a commercial mobile butcher. We hope this will soon be possible in Tasmania (c'mon Minister Barnett!) but in the meantime the first mobile butcher is almost on the road in NSW. You can read about them here and if you believe in what they're doing, give them a little nudge by pre-ordering one of their meat packs. .https://www.pozible.com/project/provenir/updates. #grassfed #freerange #provenance #knowyourfarmer #farmtoplate #paddocktoplate

Matthew's coming to Shepparton! He'll be helping prepare an autumn feast with local ingredients (thanks to @bunbarthabeef who are sourcing veggies from local growers). There will be pop up food stands alongside breweries, wineries and cideries. And then there's the feast itself with pork and lamb from @cherrytreeorganics. Sounds like a gob smackingly delicious day! Matthew will share a few stories about filming the latest season of Gourmet Farmer. And the best part is that it's fundraiser for a great cause. Family Care in Shepparton provide essential services to families with all kinds of needs. The kind of organisation that helps hold a community together. So head over to their website to book your spot for next Sunday 19 May. I'll put a link in our bio. (Sadie)