We sometimes have meat from animals that were raised on other farms, so to clearly identify that we label those packs as “Ellis Creek Finished”. This meat is from animals that have only spent a month or so on our farm, grazing with our finishing mob to settle them before finally reaching our farm abattoir.
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We don’t have stocks of meat on the farm for sale sorry – we butcher enough for the Takaka Market and to sell online. The two options for purchasing meat are either to come along to the Takaka market on Saturday morning, or to order from our website. Make sure that you subscribe to
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If you have chosen to pay by internet banking, you should get an email with our bank details on it. But if you can’t find that, here it is again: 03-1354-0607066-00
The term ‘Lamb’ is widely used when referring to sheep meat, although strictly speaking, ‘Lamb’ only applies to the meat from juvenile animals before they have their first adult teeth at around 14 months of age. The young adults are then called ‘Hoggets’ until they are fully grown at around 2 years, after which the
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Our boxes don’t require a signature on delivery so the courier will leave them on your door step. If you would like them left in a specific place (eg where you know they’ll be out of the sun), note that on your order and it will go on the courier label. Our boxes are packed
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Yes, we’d love to see you in person on the farm. Please contact us by email to arrange a time. You can also drive, walk or bike through our farm by following Bird Rd at Clifton which cuts right through the middle of the farm as it winds up to Birds Clearing.
As much as possible we source from our own farm, however occasionally we have to supplement the supply from nearby local trusted farms, where we know the farmer well and are confident that they also put the welfare of their animals first. Meat that is from animals raised elsewhere is labelled as “Ellis Creek Finished”
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Sometimes when you open a vacuum pack of meat with bones you might notice an odd smell. This is just lactic acid and is quite normal. It will disappear soon after opening and has no effect on the meat.
Yes, depending on our stock levels. Please contact us directly to discuss this.
