I have an article up on The Hoopla today: Happy ‘Free Range’ Christmas. In it, I detail the certification standards around free-range meat in Australia, and give suggestions about which ones to trust and where to source ethically-produced poultry and pork, plus some advice and links on sustainable seafood.
There are more retailers and promoters of ethical and local produce than I had space for in the article, so I thought I’d put a few more here. Not all produce listed by these sites will necessarily be free-range meats – I’ve included local directories here, and you’ll need to do your own local homework on the details!
I’d be very interested in feedback on more sites – I’ll pop them into the following list as I’m made aware of more.
Australian Regional Food Guide
Pigeon House 150 (Wollongong, NSW)
Transition Mt Alexander Local Food Guide (VIC)
Daylesford Macedon Produce (VIC)
Local Harvest: The Sunshine Coast Regional Food Directory (Qld)
Feast Fine Foods (Adelaide, SA)
I just wish we had better labelling requirements in Australia. The fact that you can put “free range” on a box of eggs and it mean nothing is just ridiculous. And if we can’t get egg labelling right, how on earth are we going to the meat industry right?