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True Free Range



Happy, healthy free range pigs, raised on organic pasture. A marriage of heritage and modern breeds have produced a sturdy forager, free to range 175 acres of, rich, fertile basalt country at Rob Roy just west of Inverell, New South Wales. Their pastures consist of native grasses, rye grass, sown sugargraze sorghum, millet, oats and peas. It is also dotted with fruit trees, figs, apricots, plums and persimmons and the pigs are experts at harvesting a feast! The flavour of this environment comes shining through in the final product - sweet, succulent pork with the unique flavours of the region it which it is raised : The beautiful New England.
Our entire farm is managed biologically. Minimal inputs, no chemical fertilizers, or pesticides. Manures are composted and spread back onto the paddocks. We are committed to happy, stress free animals and the care of our land. Our guarantee of this commitment? We are Certified Members of the Free Range Pork Farmers Association: Accreditation No. FRPFA0201.
We have converted an intensive piggery to suit our free range pigs' way of life. The sheds now only shelter them, not imprison them. Farrowing crates have been dismantled and their bars cast on the scrap metal pile.
Mother and piglets are free to roam shady pastures with specially constructed huts filled with shredded paper and straw, growers are free to choose between grazing in shady pasture or laying about in the shelter of an airy shed.
Apart from animal welfare issues that arise over factory farmed pigs, we are also becoming better educated on the health benefits of free range pork, in particular pigs that are not fed growth promoters, chemicals, hormones, antibiotics etc.
But, most importantly, the taste!
Nothing can compare to the taste of healthy pasture raised, free range pork.
Our pigs are not just turned out on worn out land that has degraded into dust from overgrazing with pigs. They do actually graze fresh green pasture. They are pampered!
Our pigs are treated with respect and it shows in their relaxed, friendly behaviour. They enjoy a disease and stress free life.
For anyone wishing to bring our pork to the attention of their local butcher, please print this brochure and hand it to them. We would be most grateful too.
www.freerangeporkfarmers.com.au
www.melandapark.com.au/health.html