Author: William Thorpe

7 Sept. 2025 – Rockhaven Farm Beef

Regenerative farming beef animals Our chilled beef this week comes from Rockhaven farm, further along the reef from Ellis Creek. Wayne and Nicky Packard began their regenerative farming journey  sixteen years ago, changing from synthetic fertilizers to mineral and biological inputs such as seaweed and fish biologicals to improve the life and structure of the soil. They are continually …Read More

18 August 2025 – Calves, Chooks, and Ducks

The milking cows have all dropped nice looking Lowline Angus cross calves. We will also raise a handful of bobby calves from a local dairy farm on these cows. They have enough milk to feed several calves, and by carefully introducing the foster calves the mothers are happy to let them suckle in a calm …Read More

21 June 2025 – New flock of pullets

The new pullets have decided not to wait for the days to get longer before laying – every day I collect a record number of eggs. Nearly 11 dozen today. The Totara flock (below) are getting ready to retire. After a year they start laying every second day and the time and expenses make keeping …Read More

Beef Shin Stew

A Delicious beef stew made from shin. The high collagen content of this cut makes a rich and brothy stew when cooked in a slow cooker or slow oven.

27 February 2024 – We have meat again!

Cattle beast in pen Yes! At last we have meat for sale again! We are very proud to have one of the very few regulated on farm (mobile) abattoirs in NZ. This means we can sell you the meat from animals that are killed in their own environment, in a manner that is as stress free as we can …Read More

7 February 2024 – Almost there! …

Welcome to Ellis Creek Farm 2024! We would like to give you the heads up that our on farm mobile abattoir is ready to rumble and we plan to have meat for you to buy before the end of the month.We are very glad that we will have the ability to kill all our animals …Read More

Leentje’s Bone Broth

For years we have eaten bone soup every day-now in our 80s we still enjoy a healthy active life without the use of any medications or hospital interventions etc. Its only now that dieticians have scientific proof of all the health benefits of bone broth-and advise bone soup for the cure of many common ailments …Read More

26 June 2021

Hello all, As I write this it is the 5th Saturday in a row that it has rained. A bit miserable for the Saturday market. After the last two dry years we forget what a normal wet Golden Bay winter is like! We still have plenty of beef and pork for you to order. Due …Read More

19 June 2021 – Meat, bones, and a new calf!

Cow with newborn calf Hello Valued customers, Yes you are valued:-) It is a real pleasure for Andy and I to be able to see the end of all our farm labours in your appreciation for our products. This is something that most farmers miss out on.  We are glad we are able to share our delicious and healthy …Read More