Freedom Farms

Kiwis who reckon that you should know where your food comes from... we love to play silly buggers but not when it comes to animal welfare and sustainability!

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After a bit of serious thinking and discussion, we’ve decided to close the Freedom Farms Facebook page.

We have been pondering this for a couple of months, and largely stopped posting at Christmas time, but the... https://t.co/BOkU9OebrZ

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We stand with Christchurch and our Muslim community in response to the tragedy unfolding this afternoon. This is not ok. Hate and violence are not ok.

This morning we watched delightedly as thousands of kiwi... https://t.co/w0puaFDLMp

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@RiverboatCapt This suggests a 9-25% loss, try it at a lower heat and let us know how you go? https://t.co/JxJv2cXjW5

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@RiverboatCapt A little moisture loss is normal when cooking any meat – its what happens when the cells burst open during cooking. Try turning down your pan heat, or popping in a 180oC oven on some baking paper.

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@RiverboatCapt Again part of the cure. We have done dry cured bacons in the past, but they didn't sell, and the grocery stores dropped them very quickly. Stink. There's a video here that explains the wet cure process pretty well (home kitchen scale) https://t.co/ZGdBIU5rSX

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@RiverboatCapt Because it is part of the cure... that makes it bacon as opposed to thinly sliced salty pork. A few other companies use honey, maple syrup, apple juice... it equates to about 1/8 tsp of sugar per 100g.

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@paulbrislen @whaeapower The contribution we’ve been able to make pales in comparison to the work you guys are doing every day. Meeting the women today has been inspiring, thank you for giving us that opportunity xx

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Need some inspo for your Christmas ham? The Spinoff have a handy guide for your freedom farms ham!

If you're not sussed with a ham yet, don't dilly dally! You can still pick one up at... https://t.co/taJfyoQasl

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Our good friends at Farro Fresh are giving away one of our happy hams in time for Christmas... head over to their page and comment on the post with your favourite leftover ham recipe to be in to win! ❤️🍴 https://t.co/8cBuTKTUBk

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@Iainfenwick @whaeapower Hey Iain, all the hams come precooked, and I’m just sussing a readymade glaze so they can jazz them up if they like.

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@kiwieric Thanks for the feedback Eric! We’re actually in the process of swapping over to a clear recycled PET tray, made in Lower Hutt of a No 1 plastic... should be much clearer to figure out in the future! But I’ll pass your message on in the meantime #circulareconomy

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Last month we took one of our friends at The Spinoff down to meet Helen and Mark and their lovely daughters, on a Freedom Farms pig farm based in South Canterbury.

We're really proud of... https://t.co/CjQ3zNXcl3

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So, last night something awesome happened that we think you should all know about.

Last Friday we had lunch with a lovely woman named Jackie. Jackie is the Aunty in Charge at a charity called The Aunties, who walk alongside women and... https://t.co/cQ20BMm3lK

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Yikes! Some eye-opening ideas in this piece from The Guardian! I don't think everything we know is necessarily wrong... but there are some interesting things we need to keep working on! https://t.co/9mChivZJbl

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Well, it feels like it hasn't really been a stellar week for a lot of us... we're at that part of the year where the cool mornings start to feel like a bit of a slog, and the news has been peppered with reminders... https://t.co/pC5ODbpJwe

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Our co-founder Gregor had a yarn to Alice at The Spinoff about what Freedom Farms stands for... and the power consumers have to support positive change in farming 🐖🐔💚 https://t.co/p1RU9keNcs

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@phil_cook @TheSpinoffTV Changes to the rules around prisoners working outside prison boundary mean there are significantly fewer positions available on the farm – when I visited a couple of months ago there were 4 prisoners working alongside farm staff.

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@phil_cook @TheSpinoffTV The industry training programs are completely voluntary, and prisoners have the option of working towards stockmanship quals, or developing other skills that support their goals, such as first aid, forklift safety and agriculture skills /2

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