Author: William Thorpe

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

9 May 2021

BBQ Time at the Takaka Market On the Farm We have had such a lovely week here in the bay with still warm sunny days but feeling the cold at night. The grass is still growing but slowing down as we move into winter. Yesterday we welcomed two beautiful new lowline bulls who were retiring from Lone Star Farms. There is …Read More

20 May 2020

Hello! It’s just over a year since the launch of Ellis Creek Farm Meat and we’re excited that so many people have been enjoying our meat!   Since the start of the COVID-19 lockdown and the closing of the Takaka Markets, we have had a huge response to our weekly delivery service around Golden Bay, and …Read More

Shin on the Bone – Osso Buco

Osso Buco Osso Buco is the shin bone. Strong muscles full of tendons. It requires a long slow cooking to soften the tendons and release the rich flavour. This traditional recipe uses herbs and tomato to bring out and enhance the rich beef flavour.