Author: William Thorpe

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

12 June 2021 – Pork, Beef, and Avocados

New pullets settling in to their new home Hello Everyone! One more week of fresh PorkWe hope you enjoyed your taste of our free range, pure Berkshire Pork. I certainly enjoyed the steak Andy fried up for me. Especially delicious with a tamarillo sauce. Georgie has had a busy couple of days cutting up the rest of the pork so this is your …Read More

5 June 2021 – Excited to have Pork available!

Hello Everyone! PorkWe are excited to be able to offer you our trial run of free range pork. It will be available chilled for the next two weeks only as stocks last. Our four Berkshire Piggies have had a good time for the last few months, as piggies like to do, eating grass and then …Read More

27 May 2021 – Beef available again!

Beef tri tip steak Beef Available Again!Great news –  we have a full range of beef cuts in our chiller ready for you to order. I encourage you to get in early because we will also be selling at the market on Saturday morning outside the Telegraph. We also have the farm shop open Wednesday to Friday late afternoons …Read More