THE LITTLE BIG FARM

THIS HUNTER VALLEY PROPERTY IS SMALL FARMING WRIT LARGE: A LEAN TWO-PERSON OPERATION WITH BIG RESULTS

Chris Stafford

To most people, the Hunter Valley means vineyards, horse studs, coal mines and power stations. City slickers would no doubt add gourmet dining and spa retreats. Not many would think of chicken farming, though there are several large-scale poultry operations in the region. But Little Hill Farm, in the rolling foothills of the Lower Hunter’s Watagan Mountains, is about as far as you can get from industrial-scale egg and meat production. In just over five years, Simon Carroll and Kelly Eaton — with the help of daughters Mia and Asta — have transformed their 83 acres of typically empty Hunter pastureland into a productive free-range chicken farm and organic market garden, supplying top-end kitchens throughout the valley and as far away as Sydney. The first thing you notice as you drive through the…

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Good Organic Gardening (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue#9.5 - 2018

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