At Amber Creek Farm we produce Gippsland grown, pasture raised pigs.
We grow a variety of heritage breed, pigs which means they are equipped for outdoor life and are vigorous foragers.
Our pigs live as pigs are meant to. This means curly tails, all of their teeth, and no nose rings so they are free to dig as they wish. We do not use chemicals, hormones, and are GMO free.
Amber Creek’s pigs live outdoors for the entirety of their life span. This means that our sows are free to roam and our growers are all kept outdoors on pasture and provided with portable “arks” for shelter.
The pigs have access to pasture and crops at all times. Their diet consists of over 60% pasture and is supplemented with grain soaked in whey from a local cheese factory and waste vegetables from a local grocer. All of these feed inputs have been diverted from landfill and waste streams.
It’s all about the soil! We use the woodchips and sawdust from Amber Creek Sawmilling to create a deep bed in the paddocks. The pigs houses and food troughs are kept on this area. As manure and spilt feed is walked in over time it starts to break down. Routinely the pigs are moved to a different section and this area is hot composted before being spread on our paddocks as fertiliser. The pigs create hundreds of tonnes of this compost each year and it goes a long way to building soil and regeneration of the farm.
