About Eketahuna Country Meats
We were a young family when we started Eketahuna Country Meats 10 years ago and now we’re a not so young family 🙂
We have three children aged 16, 14 and 11 and as parents we want our kids to be eating quality unprocessed food as much as possible. We also want to be able to provide this for your family as well.
As our business has grown, we have started to rely on other farming families that are friends of ours and have similar farming values to supply our business for you the customer. We only select the very best of the stock and we know where it has come from and how it has been raised. We know that this is the start to providing a top-quality product.
A bit has changed since September 2017 but we were on Country Calendar.
What you can buy:
Free Range Pork
Free farmed pork isn’t about intensive, confined systems — it’s about letting pigs live more naturally and with dignity, which contributes to better meat quality, richer flavour and a cleaner eating experience. Known for its depth of flavour and versatility, our pork range includes everything from succulent pork chops and belly to diced pork and cured hocks, all prepared with care in our own butchery
e.g Free Range Eggs
The quality of an egg is reflective of the life of the hen who laid it. Our hens live a life designed to allow them to lovingly lay eggs with strong shells, thick whites, and vibrant yolks!
For so long the egg industry has been dominated by the egg but we’re turning this around, the real hero of the egg industry is the chicken! We are working hard every day to lead by example and show the world that when the chicken comes first they can lovingly lay the perfect egg!
Our customers have described our eggs as…”gooey, vibrant, thick, creamy, fresh, rich, big, and beautiful!” And it’s all because, our chickens come first!
Grass Feed Angus Beef
Our Angus beef range includes everything from steaks and brisket to prime roasts and bulk packs, giving you versatile options that suit weekly meals or larger gatherings. Because the cattle are grass-fed and handled with care, the meat develops rich flavour and a satisfying texture that stands out whether you’re grilling, slow-cooking or roasting at home.
Whole Fresh Milk 1L
1 litre of fresh milk – Just like it used to taste. We collect the milk – pasteurise – then bottle. Nothing added and nothing taken out either.
Our milk comes from Grant and Charlotte’s farm in Eketahuna where they milk a mixed herd of 400 cows. Around 80% of their herd are A2 cows and this milk is mixed so can’t be marketed as such.
Our milk comes in glass bottles and there is $4.00 deposit on these bottles that is refunded when they are returned clean on your next delivery.
Producers Suppling Eketahuna
Freedom Farms
All of our pork products come from the Freedom Farms group- We believe in the same animal welfare standards that they do so it was a simple choice for us when we were looking for a pork supplier.
We buy the pork as whole carcass’s and then process them the old fashioned way, the hams aren’t over pumped and full of water and we dry cure the bacon so that what you get is what you eat- it won’t shrivel away in front of your eyes as the water cooks out of it.
To find out more about how their pork is raised head to Freedom Farms to find out more
Glenburn Station
John and Helen McFadzean own and run Glenburn Station along with their son Lochie.
Steve left school and worked for John and Helen on their home property that another son Johnnie now runs with his wife Laura and their four sons.
Glenburn Station and the McFadzean family were an obvious choice as our business expanded due to being family friends but more importantly due to the fact that they have been breeding top quality stock for over 40 years. A lot of the Angus beef and lamb that ECM now sells comes from this beautiful coastal station- often regarded as one of the best in the Wairarapa.
Glenburn Station also run an accommodation business on their farm where you can stay in one of the many houses that are on the property.
For further information head to www.glenburnstation.co.nz
Totara Hills
Totara Hill is nestled under the Tararua ranges 15km north west of Eketahuna. It comprises of 400 cows in a mixed farm system which grazers 220ha of land. Owners of five years are Grant & Charlotte Bennett and there three children. When first approached to supply Eketahuna milk we saw it ticked a lot of our boxes of being sustainable with the glass bottles and high traceability of the milk with purchasers knowing the cows will be well looked after whilst farming with environmental sustainability a top priority.
To find out more about how their beef, lamb is raised head to Tōtara Hills to find out more
e.g Free Range Eggs
Some of you may be familiar with the bright yellow logo of eg. They are a Bulls base family owned company who have been in operation since 2023. If you would like to know more about their journey you can go to our story at eg.co.nz
To find out more about how their beef, lamb is raised head to EG Free Range Eggs to find out more