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14
Mar
Categories:
Farming Facts, Why Castle Estate
More about our Max Castle
There is so much science around agriculture these days, with testing, data crunching and technology being increasingly relied on by new generation farmers. But not Max!
12
Mar
Categories:
seasonal, The Castle Providore, Why Castle Estate
One Century of Conscious Farming Practices
We are in the press again, with Onya Magazine.
Castle Estate upholds a ‘cool to be kind’ philosophy. A legacy of 100 years of humane farming practices speaks to the Castle family’s unwavering dedication to boutique animal rearing for premium quality meats.
Undeterred by demand, the Castle Estate ethos is guided by nature’s instincts, versus man’s greed, with a century of family-farming heritage upheld by the Victorian-based Castle clan.
A project of love, Castle Estate cultivates exemplary meat in alignment with nature’s course, free from artificial intervention or hormones. This means the animal is forever the focal point of care for the Castle family farmer, with tremendous respect shown in the trajectory undergone from paddock to plate.
“Compassion is paramount to us when it comes to rearing animals for the purpose of food. Ultimately, a stress-free, happy animal results in nutritious and consciously-cultivated produce.” says Steven Castle .
The antithesis to feedlot feeding, Castle Estate animals are strictly ‘free range’, translating to a free-to-roam existence, free from the confinements and oppression of feedlot farming. The animal consumes grass naturally in daily paddock grazing, with none of the antibiotics intervention synonymous with the alternative of grain-feeding.
The Castle way also omits any long-haul travel, with the paddocks situated on site in close proximity to the Abattoir. This results in less stress for the animal, with no need for suffocating trucks piled high with animals together, or imprisonment prior to slaughter.
The overall experience for the animals is a better quality of life, freedom to roam expansive paddocks, shelter under the Castle Estate trees and sheds for winter’s cooler climes.
In stark juxtaposition to the inhumane conventions of factory farming, no lot feeding, free to roam and grass fed only. Castle Estate celebrates each animal for whatever size and shape they grow to naturally – without fattening for slaughter – resulting in no two steaks looking exactly the same. It’s through this championing of animal diversity that Castle Estate shows its customers that quality and humanity can coexist in modern farming.
The philosophy of the Castle Family has always been, “the better they live, the better they taste”. And so from terrain to table, an enduring respect for the animal is balanced with a dedication to producing the most delicious produce for Australians to indulge in.
07
Mar
Categories:
Blog, Conscious Farming for Conscious Consumer, Why Castle Estate
Castle Estate celebrates one century of conscious farming practices..in the press
Were delighted to be featured in this months news for the food lovers with our focus on farming practices, see the article here https://newsforthefoodlover.com/2021/03/02/castle-estate-celebrates-one-century-of-conscious-farming-practices/
06
Mar
Categories:
Blog, Family meals, Why Castle Estate
love a long weekend
Food brings the people we love together and nothing beats a Sunday roast to gather the troops around. There is no better time than a long weekend to really enjoy a delicious roast and some red wine to boot!
You can order yours online at our providore store
https://castleestate.com.au/providore/
To set up an account for your weekly orders, contact us.
Address: 191 Purrumbete Estate Rd, Koallah, VIC 3260
Telephone: +61 3 5594 5222
Fax: +61 3 8677 5469
Email: info@castleestate.com.au #castleestate, #meatdonebetter, #conciousfarmingfortheconciousconsumer, #freerange, #rebrand, #thebettertheylivethebettertheytaste
27
Feb
Categories:
Farming Facts, Free Range, The Castle Providore, Why Castle Estate
Terrain to table
Compassion is paramount to us when it comes to rearing animals for the purpose of food.
18
Feb
Categories:
Farming Facts, Why Castle Estate
Our Wonderful Sadie Castle
We just love our dog sadie castle, she has been by our side through all sorts. Now her top job is cuddles from the kids. This is free range farm life and we love it.
13
Feb
Believe it or not raising animals on farms out in pasture is a luxury that not all farmers have available to them. At Castle Estate we have been farming the land for over 100 years, that's 8 generations of the Castle Clan and we have continued the traditions passed down to us.
08
Feb
Categories:
Grass Fed, What’s New, Why Castle Estate
Grass fed, lamb chop!
Who doesn’t love the classic lamb chop? As one of our favourites we wanted to share this recipe with you. If you have the time, marinade in the fridge overnight for a mediterranean flavour.
07
Feb
Categories:
Why Castle Estate
Over 100 years farming this land.
OUR TRADITIONS COME THROUGH TIME
Here is Max with Son Steven, the Castle men who run Castle Estate. They always say "we don’t question it unless it doesn't seem right".
"Nature knows best, so we follow that. We believe the better they live the better they taste, it's better for us, for the animal and the environment. Grass fed is just normal, we don't’ know what all the fuss is about- its just the way we have always done things. "
"Grass fed meat, there is a lot of talk around eating your greens, as far as the health benefits. The same goes for animals and the best diet for them is the natural one- of course its grass! It's the freshest food for them. So it makes sense it tastes better and has greater nutritional value when consuming animals that eat grass."
"That's why we say Meat, done Better here at Castle Estate, the only question Is you meat grass fed?"
To set up an account for your weekly orders, contact us.
Address: 191 Purrumbete Estate Rd, Koallah, VIC 3260
Telephone: +61 3 5594 5222
Fax: +61 3 8677 5469
Email: info@castleestate.com.au #castleestate, #meatdonebetter, #conciousfarmingfortheconciousconsumer, #freerange, #rebrand, #thebettertheylivethebettertheytaste
04
Feb
Categories:
What’s New, Why Castle Estate
Kangaroo meat: First Victorian-grown roo processed for human consumption
VICTORIA’S first batch of locally-grown kangaroo meat for human consumption rolled off Camperdown’s Castle Estate abattoir’s processing line on Monday.
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