The way our food is grown, manufactured and distributed is causing serious damage to our environment, farmers, animals, communities and health. With between 30% and 60% of our personal eco-footprint embodied in the food that we buy, it has never been more important to educate ourselves and our children about where our food comes from.

Buying local seasonal produce means you don’t pay for extra charges like transportation and storage which is part of out of season foods, it also produces a great opportunity for you to learn something different, connect with your local farmers and get back to nature.

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They say that the best way to express your love and appreciation for someone is by cooking for them. Prepare a feast for the one you love and show them how much you care with one of our meta boxes for Valentine’s Day. Our Couples Love to Cook Box provides the variety of free range, hormone free produce that you and your significant other can sit down to in a romance-filled evening.

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Castle Estate is pleased to offer wild game of Venison, Kangaroo, Rabbit, Pig and Buffalo, available from the online Providore store.  Castle Estate provides a wide range of wild game products to the wholesale and hospitality industry. Castle Estate is also provides processing of field Harvest wild game services including Venison, Kangaroo, Rabbit, Goat and Pigs.

In May 2020, Castle Estate obtained Victoria’s first Wild Game processing license for the processing of Field Harvested Venison. In October 2020, Castle Estate became the first Abattoir in Victoria to be approved for the processing of Kangaroo for Human consumption.

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Founded in 2009 by Tim and Camel, Piccolo Coffee Roasters became the way of life for Jon and Olivia when in 2015, they stepped out of the lives they once knew. With their young family in toe, jon and Olivia have not only developed and grown the business into a renowned Warrnambool cafe and roastery, but into a busy wholesaler working closely with cafes throughout regional Victoria. 

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A better choice for freshness.

Australia is home to a variety of seasonal produce and farming done better provides meat to compliment. From sweet, juicy mangoes in summer, to silverbeet in winter (NOTE: potatoes are actually harvested in December/Jan in cooler climates like Victoria, whilst in warmer areas they can grow all year round, generally our potato supply comes out of cold storage), an abundance of fresh seasonal produce is just a better way to live.

Find out more about the different fruits and vegetables that grow during different times of the year in Australia, and make a better choice to eat seasonally today.

With a bit of creativity and preparation, you can enjoy fresh, local meat, fruits and vegetables with plenty of flavour and health benefits all year long.

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At Castle Estate, we offer so much more than just healthy and great-tasting meat, we also offer a range of B2B services that can help ensure that your business is up to scratch in ethical and sustainable animal farming. 

There is no better way to experience the taste of your own home grown produce, than with Castle Estate’s customised slaughter and boning services.  Whether you are just wanting to fill your own freezer, share produce with friends and family, or market your own produce, we have a solution for you.  

Did you know that having your animals processed at Castle Estates fully accredited abattoirs allows you to on-sell your produce?  Many of our customers do this in the form of Farmers Markets or Home Deliveries.

Castle Estate can work with you to help facilitate the branding, marketing and distribution of your product.  This can include your own logo, pricing and packing options.

Castle Estates cold chain partners can enable delivery of your produce across Victoria and interstate.

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Watch the best hit it out on the courts with your mates over some of our delicious and healthy meat options. We have a range of meat boxes that suit any gathering large or small. From Value Family boxes to the Mighty 40kg Feast, take this opportunity to host like never before as the summer of 2022 is all about uniting with the ones we love and celebrating with good food. 

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For the zealous gastronome or experimental foodie, this presents a wonderful opportunity to become more creative in the kitchen than ever before. The Castle family encourages consumers to expand their cooking repertoire and experiment with new cuts of meat.

The traditional values of reducing waste have never been more relevant than now. When the Castle Estate (butcher and abattoir) prepares an animal as a source of food, they operate under the firm belief system that the whole animal must be utilised to minimise waste and avert frivolous farming.

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For January’s recipe of the month, nothing beats a BBQ cook up to help beat the heat. Our Lamb Kofte with Pea Tabbouleh and Garlic Yoghurt is the perfect meal that can be thrown together in as little as 20 mins that will have you feeling like you’ve been transported to the Mediterranean. Our recipe can serve up to 4 people and if you’re looking to add a little bit of extra zest, add some Baharat: A Middle Eastern spice mix that is available from Herbie’s Spices (herbies.com.au) or some Middle Eastern delicatessens.

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Ah summer! The nights are warmer, the days are longer and the BBQ is on a permanent rotation. While summer is the season for a whole lot of fun in the sun, at Castle Estate we need to prepare the farm for those warmer days when the sun is relentlessly hot. While the paddocks can become dry and arid, we need to do everything we can to keep our animals well fed and kept cool! Managing animals in high temperatures requires good forward planning. Keeping an eye on the weather forecasts, and developing a plan for days of high to extreme temperature is essential in ensuring that your animals will have sufficient shade and water on those very hot days.

Extreme heat causes significant stress for all animals which is something we try to minimise as much as possible because we know that if they live better, they taste better

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