About Us
Owned and operated by Lee and
Kevin McCosker, Melanda Park boasts happy, healthy free range
pigs, raised on pasture. A marriage of heritage
and modern breeds has produced a sturdy forager, free to
range 175 acres of, rich, fertile basalt country at Rob Roy,
just west on Inverell in NSW. Pig
farming at its best! The pig's pastures consist of native
grasses, and cereal crops.
The flavour of this environment comes shining through
in the final product - sweet, succulent free range
pork with the unique flavours of the region it which it is
raised.
The
end result is wholesome, tender, natural pork the way it
should taste. Sweet earthy flavours, with wonderful
texture and colour.
Where can I buy Melanda Park
Free Range?
Melanda Park Free Range Pork is
exclusively distributed by
Feather
& Bone
Contact Grant Hilliard for
availability or Feather & Bone @ Home delivery service
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Our Philosophy
People's
expectations of quality are changing. Consumers not only
want food to taste good, they want it to actually be good.
Good for their health, good for animal welfare and good for
the environment. They need to know that their food is
produced without the use of drugs, that the animals farmed for
meat were given humane care and that their needs were
respected and met.
They
feel that the pigs grown to provide us with pork should not
just have to cope with their environment, they should thrive
in it. Farming practices need to be sustainable, not just now,
but looking into the future and sustainability is more than
environmental issues, its also about acceptable farm
practices.
How
can Melanda Park Free Range meet such high expectations?
Our
entire farm is managed biologically. We are committed to
happy, stress and disease free pigs and the care of our land
and to show our commitment we have become certified through Humane
Choice and undergo thorough inspection by
Australia's most respected independent auditing company
Aus-Qual. The Humane Choice standard not only covers the
environment and animal welfare, it covers your welfare also
with stringent food safety requirements.
General
Enquiries Phone
0401067967
Melanda
Park is for sale. For more information
click
here ......
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Why is Certification so important?
At
present, there is no national standard for the production of
free range meat or eggs. It is very unfortunate that big
business has seized this opportunity to take advantage of a
growing demand and the consumer's lack of knowledge about pork
production methods. If the pork you buy is not certified
free range or Humane Choice, you have to ask the question,
why?
Remember,
'bred' free range does not mean free to range. Insist on
knowing more about the supplier of your pork and ask your
butcher for assurance that it is genuine free range.
Become better informed, learn just what it is you seek when
you are purchasing pork.
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