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Victory!
Saturday, 27 August 2011
On Friday night the South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce saw fit to give Havoc Farm Pork three awards at the Hospitality and Tourism Awards. The Local Food Producer Experience Award, Sustainability Award and The Supreme Award.
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Trip down memory lane
Sunday, 20 February 2011
Cuisine’s 2011 Artisan Awards winners
revive tastes of childhood.
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Havoc Yorkshire Black Bacon Wins Cuisine Supreme Artisan Award 2011
Sunday, 13 February 2011
Avoiding the age old question about the audible impact of one, this is the sound of both hands clapping. The sound of us all jumping up and down with excitement. This is Lady Havoc collapsing into tears of shock and joy. This is her and Butcher John hugging each other and dancing around like tiny school kids learning folk dancing. The Lord of Havoc laughed. He said he would take all credit because without his pigs there wouldn’t be any Yorkshire Black Bacon.
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Lord of Havoc Says NO to: Sow Stalls
Friday, 11 February 2011
At “Havoc” I say no to sow stalls because I believe that pigs need to be able to exhibit their natural behaviour.
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Dunedin cafe gets our Seal Of Approval!
Thursday, 02 September 2010
Linda recently visited Nectar Espresso Bar & Cafe in Dunedin to present a 'Certificate of Association' for successfully participating as a "Havoc" Pork Purveyor!
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This Little Pork Company Went to Market
Thursday, 01 February 2007
Linda and Ian McCallum-Jackson took their pork products to the Otago Farmers Market to see if their business could fly. It did ... and now they're hard-pressed to keep up with demand.
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On the Pig's Back
Thursday, 14 September 2006
A Southland couple believes that pampered pigs make prime pork. Their range of prized gourmet products is the result of the good life lived by their happy herd.
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Happy Healthy Pigs
Saturday, 08 April 2006
Nestled below the Hunter Hills in South Canterbury, in the midst of a grain growing area, is a 24ha property belonging to Ian and Linda McCallum-Jackson.
It's called Havoc Farm and it's where a herd of free-ranging pigs is being reared to provide natural pork for niche markets that Linda and Ian began developing in 2003.
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Havoc pigs are happy pigs
Tuesday, 14 February 2006
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Producing the Goods - Havoc Prime Pork Products
Thursday, 14 April 2005
'Producing the Goods' and article on the Otago Farmers' Market.
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The Joy of Pigs
Friday, 14 May 2004
Ian McCallum-Jackson of Havoc Farm near Waimate in South Canterbury loves his pigs, many of which have names. They are smarter than sheep and cows, inelligent, challenging and amusing. He admits they sometimes cause havoc, but says you can put up with a lot of you can have a good laugh at the end of the day.
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