The HomeGrown Farm in Catani, Victoria, Australia | Farm

The HomeGrown Farm

Locality: Catani, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 499 000 016

Address: 144 Gardiners Road 3981 Catani, VIC, Australia

Website: http://thehomegrownfarm.com.au/

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11.06.2022 Final day to order your Hot Cross Buns for Melbourne delivery before Easter! orders must be in by 12pm today. Cannibal Creek Bakehouse make the BEST fruit-laden HCB’s going around, you simply MUST try them Order now at https://thehomegrownfarm.com.au/store

23.05.2022 EASTER IS COMING Hot Cross Buns for Melbourne https://thehomegrownfarm.com.au/products/hotcrossbuns Deliciously fruity, brioche hot cross buns from our bakers Cannibal Creek Bakehouse... available online now for our Thursday delivery run to Melbourne #melbourne #hcb #easter #hotcrossbuns #artisan #homedelivery #sourdough #baker #chocolate #melbournefoodie #melb #melbournefood

25.01.2022 The grass is so long in this paddock it’s making hard to find the chickens! How many can you spot hidden in the grass? #ultrafreerange #pasturedeggs #pastureraised #freerange #freerangeeggs #space #hideandseek

24.01.2022 Being a farm kid with two working parents isn’t easy - lots of long days and rarely getting the amount of attention they deserve - but it sure does have its perks! loves her rides on the trailer or the motorbike #farmkids #farmingfamily #pasturedeggs #thehomegrownfarm #hgfarm #farmlife #family

23.01.2022 Now that’s what I call an egg!! At 112 grams it’s a new record for our girls - not that we’re trying! Now the part 2 we promised, our process: Like all our other eggs, this one will get checked for imperfections, stamped, and packed for the customer, all right here in chickens luxury mobile hen house. It’s then taken straight to our fridge until we deliver it to the customer’s door in a couple of days. And that’s it, that’s the whole process. No washing with chemicals, no long processing timeline, no middleman with long trips and extended cold storage, just from our farm to your door. #local #supportsmallbusiness #buylocal #supportlocal #familyfarm #familybusiness #pasturedeggs #fresh #freshisbest #giantegg #giantveg #paddocktoplate

21.01.2022 We’ve been asked why our eggs are hard to peel after boiling, here’s why: the short answer is because they’re FRESH. Eggs shrink over time. Read on for the long answer. Here’s a perfect demonstration: This is a shell-less egg, every now and then we get one laid like this. All it has to protect it is a thin membrane, no hard shell.... Now, when this particular egg was laid, it was quite full, it was the shape and size of a normal egg, just without the shell. Only four days have passed and you can see how shriveled it is already. Now, obviously this process has been hugely accelerated due to having no protective shell, but this is what happens to the inside of a normal egg over time too. Eggs are porous, not sealed or waterproof. This means that they slowly lose volume, taking in air between the shell and the membrane, and releasing carbon dioxide. As this happens the egg white becomes more acidic which weakens the bond between the white and the membrane, making them much easier to peel after boiling. The fact that eggs are porous also dictates some of our farm practices that ensure you get the best, premium produce. Stay tuned for part 2 to see our start-to-finish process! #eggfacts #facts #eggs #pasturedeggs #fresheggs #toofresh

19.01.2022 Wide open spaces #pasturedeggs #pastureraised #chickensofinstagram

16.01.2022 They’re here! We were super excited to pick up our new cartons today, all 4200 of them! Should last us a while... These cartons are all pre-labeled which will save us heaps of time each week, and we reckon they look pretty good too! Shoutout to @elisesarah for putting the design together, we think it’s a fabulous update The cartons are also better quality and feel more sturdy to us - but we’d love your feedback on them! The first lot are going out for delivery tomorrow ... These cartons also have a barcode on them which allows us to start selling to local retailers and get our delish eggs into more bellies #newtoy #fresh #newlook #redesign #eggs #pasturedeggs #freerangeeggs #farming #smallbusiness #buylocal #hgfarm

16.01.2022 An interesting article shared with us from a customer who noted how orange our yolks are

16.01.2022 Hey there, West Gippslandians! Want some fresh eggs delivered tomorrow? We have plenty and are delivering from Warragul through to Narre Warren tomorrow. Give Jeremy a call or send through a text with your orders!

15.01.2022 Uh-Oh!! Only two days until our second flock arrives and there’s a big hole in the side of their caravan!! EEEEK!!! Lots of work to be done yet but still delivering in Melbourne tomorrow #farmlife #farming #pasturedeggs #pastureraised #work #lockdown

15.01.2022 Our new chookies arrived last week and we’ve got some amazing new feeders for them! The sun is beautiful today and it’s slowly drying up the huge amount of water and mud here, another week like today would be great though

15.01.2022 Time for a new paddock - heading to higher ground!! #itswet #pasturedeggs #pastureraised #freerange

15.01.2022 No explanation needed #frosty #ice #farmlife

14.01.2022 ISO UPDATE: the chooks are still laying and we’re still delivering A few have asked if we’re still going to deliver to Melbourne curbing this lockdown period and the answer is YES! We are primary producers, an essential industry, so we certainly don’t stop. As has been our practice for a while now though, we are sanitizing our hands between each delivery and we always wear disposable gloves when we’re collecting and packing our eggs. The only hands that touch our eggs are... yours! So, if you need eggs but don’t want to go out - get your orders in! We’re more than happy to leave eggs at your front door The girls are happily out in their new paddock on higher ground (have you noticed it’s wet??) and they’re doing a fantastic job at cleaning up after our calves. #pasturedeggs #ultrafreerange #realfreerange #freerange #iso #isolation #isoshopping #delivery #freshproduce #fresheggs #melbourne #gippsland

13.01.2022 The ground is finally starting to dry out a little here at The HomeGrown Farm and what a relief it is! With so much rainfall this season we’ve had endless mud which doesn’t bode well for clean eggs! We’ve doubled how often we move the chooks in an effort to keep them out of the mud and to keep our eggs as clean as possible but we still spend a LOT of time dry cleaning eggs. Why don’t we just wash our eggs? It would be so much faster!... Yes it would be but there are two big reasons why: An egg has a natural coating called the bloom or cuticle which protects it from bacteria as it exits the chicken, as well as for the first while after it is laid. This coating is the egg’s best defense against bacteria as it blocks the pores of the shell - this also happens to keep the egg super fresh! As soon as the bloom is removed the egg starts to take in air at a much faster rate meaning the egg won’t keep as long. Washing an egg with water removes the bloom. Now it’s not all bad news though with washing, if it’s done correctly. If we were to scale up further it simply wouldn’t be cost effective to dry clean every egg by hand as we currently do. It’s time consuming, but ensures we are selling the best product we can with what we have. We could do what other farms do and wash under running water by hand, this would still be faster than our current process but it’s not a proper sanitized method of cleaning, if not done perfectly every time it can actually just open the egg up to more bacteria and transfer it from one egg to another. This leads to the second reason we don’t wash our eggs: cost. To wash an egg properly it must be done with jets of warm water as the egg is brushed (much like a touch car wash) and a chlorine solution for sanitation. Washing in this way kills any bacteria present and protects the egg, given that the egg is handled in a food-safe manner after washing. Machines built to do this are expensive to purchase and don’t often come up for sale second-hand. This means the price to entry for washing eggs properly is incredibly high. For now we’ll keep cleaning our eggs by hand! What do you think, should we be washing our eggs to save time? #pasturedeggs

13.01.2022 Something super eggs-iting is coming today! But until we can tell you what it is, here’s some super cuteness for your day, Rose helping deliver some fresh eggs to a lovely new customer on Monday Keep a look out for what’s coming later today... #mystery #cutenessoverload #farmkids #pasturedeggs #cuteness #freshisbest #smallbusiness #knowyourfarmer #knowyourfood #homedeliverys

12.01.2022 Our new chookies are really settling in and getting used to us. Time for some nest box training to make sure they lay their eggs in the nest box rather than on the ground

12.01.2022 Hi everyone! We're very pleased to announce that the Farmhouse Exchange Marketplace is now LIVE right here : https://explore.farmhouse.exchange/au/ You can n...ow get some of the area's finest bread direct to your door via contactless delivery, from our partners at Cannibal Creek Bakehouse. Support this fine business by stocking your freezer FULL of their hand crafted sour dough bread, made at their 100 year old wood fired oven in Garfield, VIC. They are currently delivering to areas around Berwick, Pakenham and down through to Drouin and Warragul... But they're expanding their delivery area soon, so just get a quote for your bread and they'll let you know if they can start delivering to your address! More products from Cannibal Creek Bakehouse and other gorgeous local businesses will be ready on our site soon as . Once you've ordered through our website, send us a Facebook message with any feedback. We're working on new features as quickly as possible, so we'd love to hear from you!

10.01.2022 Did you get a #local #smallbusiness booklet? LOOK! We made the front page!! Thanks Bec and co for support small businesses in #gippsland!

10.01.2022 Time for a paddock move #farmlife #farmingfamily #farmkids #pasturedeggs #itscold

09.01.2022 When your egg is so big that you only need ONE for breaky

06.01.2022 We were SUPER excited to find this in the Herald Sun newspaper this morning! Have you seen it yet? #pasturedeggs #farmingfamily #farmkids #heraldsun #news #coronavirus #corona #covid19 #lifechanging #supportlocal #knowyourfarmer #smallbusiness

06.01.2022 It sure is wet but they’re still out and about! #pasturedeggs #fresh #stilldelivering

04.01.2022 Our girls are loving these spring mornings with glorious sun - especially on new paddock day! There’s been so much happening here on our farm that it’s been hard to keep everyone updated so here’s a little snippet of what we’re doing: 43 ’s from our young hens yesterday and that number is growing every day - but they’re TINY eggs so not yet ready for sale. They’ll grow quickly though!... New egg cartons on the way to handle the bigger eggs our mature hens are laying and we’ve got a freshly designed label coming too this is going to be a huge labour-saver as the labels are coming pre-stuck on the cartons - we are SUPER excited about this!! We’re picking up an egg grader on Saturday which will sort our eggs by weight - it’s 50+ years old and an extremely heavy piece of machinery but it’s still going strong and should be another great time saver for us, as well as allowing us to start marketing to supermarkets A few final improvements are still to be made on the new van to get it to a finished state but the girls are loving it anyway and we’re loving the big doors that make nest box training so much easier. We’re picking up at least 50 hens a day and popping them in the nest box to show them that there’s a sheltered and dry place for them to lay their eggs and so far it’s working well, only a couple are laid on the ground each day. This process takes a lot of time but it’s well worth it as we do not sell the eggs that are laid on the ground. We’re looking into new distribution channels to help get our eggs to more customers as the new flock come into full lay. We’ll need to be moving 600+ eggs a day and there’s no way we can deliver that many eggs door to door as we currently do and still get farm work done. Hopefully some exciting partnerships will be grown here to get our eggs out there! Lots more is happening around the farm but that’s all for today. If you’ve read this far - say hi in the comments! We love chatting with anyone and everyone about our farm and particularly love hearing what other farms are doing! Happy day #pasturedeggs #freerangeeggs #ultrafreerange #supportlocal #buylocal #localbusiness #smallbusiness #knowyourfarmer #knowyourfood #sayhi #gippsland #melbourne #freshisbest #cardinia #bawbaw #foodculture

03.01.2022 ATTENTION GIPPSLAND! We’re delivering Tynong to Trafalgar tomorrow and have plenty of ultra-free range eggs spare! Text or call Jeremy on 0499000016 tonight to order for delivery tomorrow! #pasturedeggs #freerange #paddocktoplate #knowyourfarmer #knowyourfood

03.01.2022 This new website is an awesome idea for connecting local farms and small producers with the general public, with the aim of making it easy to for anyone to do their weekly shopping online and know that they are getting great, fresh produce from local businesses. For Farmers/Businesses: It’s still in the setup phase and they’re looking for some pilot farms/businesses to trial the system and provide feedback. If you’re a producer that’s interested, pop your details in on their ...website. This should be a fantastic channel to bring in new customers! #supportlocal #smallbusiness #freshisbest #knowyourfarmer #localproduce

02.01.2022 Our workers are just finishing up for the day - they’re loving the long days that we’re getting now!

01.01.2022 All our girls are hard at work - both the hens and the heifers! #hgfarm #pastured #pasturedeggs #fresh #workingtogether #farming