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Vol 4. No. 9 September 2021 National Poultry Newspaper PO Box 162 Wynnum 4178 Phone (07) 3286 1833 Email ben@collins.media
Eghwaaa enhances economic autonomy
THIS month has been a challenging time for all, with Armidale being one of the first regional areas of NSW to go into lockdown.
This has altered many of our plans but has also provided some fantastic opportunities to engage in other ways with many different people.
Recently, we were con- tacted by a very moti- vated group of university students from Taiwan.
ing and many of them face partial disabilities, hence they have a heavy reliance on government subsidies.
to hold a tribal garden party every six months to enable members – people who have subscribed – to visit the chickens and experience the tribal cus- toms.
They have proposed a fantastic project that will benefit a small but very deserving sector of their community.
Given that these elderly tribes’ people constantly face an unstable eco- nomic future and are un- able to be self-sufficient, the student group have designed a membership- based business model that will lead to economic au- tonomy.
This event will further drive the local economy through engagement and the facilitation of a cul- tural market.
Similar to Australia, Taiwan is witnessing the increasing gap between urban and rural areas.
Located in Hualien, the Ihownang tribe have a group of elderly farmers who are using traditional farming methods, and the eggs they produce are or- ganic, safe and healthy.
The groups’ motivation is threefold – improve the dignity and value of the elderly, increase the tribal land use rate and raise awareness of eco- nomic autonomy within the tribe.
PoultryHub Australia plans to engage further with these students to aid them in achieving their goals.
The students have proposed a cooperative economic model titled ‘Eghwaaa’ for the elderly tribes’ people to enhance their economic autonomy.
I’ll keep you posted on their progress.
The population is ag-
Further to their business model, the students plan
These types of interac- tions are what motivate me to engage with young people and encourage them to come up with
by TAMSYN CROWLEY Director
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Members of the Ihownang tribe in Hualien who are keen to be part of the Eghwaaa initiative.
Jenny Stanton with daughters Grace, Annabelle and Matilda with their free range chickens on Kangaroo Island.
Free range chickens on Kangaroo Island flourish
STARTING with the in- tention of buying a few chickens for their own consumption but becom- ing the only chicken meat farmers on Kangaroo Is- land, the founders of Pri- mal Harvest have a mis- sion.
selves and have previously questioned what’s in those we buy,” Jenny Stanton said.
their passion for healthy liv- ing into a growing busi- ness, supplying the island and mainland with pasture raised on open fields – PROOF – accredited chick- ens.
wings, thighs, hearts, liv- ers and even feet, and have added smoked chicken to their Kangaroo Island Pri- mal Harvest range, which they hope to soon take na- tionwide.
During a mainland visit, Will and Jenny Stanton spontaneously decided to purchase some meat chick- ens for themselves and daughters Grace, Annabelle and Matilda but returned to their Stokes Bay farm with a flock of 200.
Raised on a sheep and cropping farm near Nar- ridy in the mid-north of South Australia, Jenny is a qualified agronomist, while Will is a third-generation Kangaroo Island farmer who grows kowari oats in collaboration with a local farming business, Kanga- roo Island Oats.
Sandy ground provides a paradise for chickens, al- lowing them to engage in their instinctive behaviour of scratching for bugs and dust bathing.
“We grow our birds know- ing that we are going to eat them and love having total control of what the birds consume.”
“Will has always wanted to get meat birds because we eat a lot of chicken our-
Now the pair have turned
With no foxes on Kanga- roo Island, unrestricted by fences and completely free to roam pastures and na- tive vegetation, their free range chickens are living the dream in dome shelters that are moved to fresh pas- ture each day.
Jenny’s passion for the connection of food and health means she is all about primal ingredients, so there is no soy, no geneti- cally modified organisms, no hormones and no medi- cations or antibiotics fed to the chickens.
“We love knowing our chickens are raised with the utmost care, the way na- ture intended, and this has a big impact on the quality of their meat.”
Their farm is on the sunny north coast of Kangaroo Island, meaning the close proximity to the sea moder- ates the temperature against frost and the northerly wind.
“Wanting to grow chick- ens to feed our family has led to Primal Harvest,” Jenny said.
Will Stanton shares his love for regenerative agricul- ture and vision of growing wholesome food with his wife and three daughters.
Processing every eight or nine weeks, the Stan- ton family offer everything from whole chickens to
“We believe chickens raised the best, taste the best.”
“I just didn’t realise how quickly they grew,” Jenny said.
“We take the effort to give them apple cider vinegar, diatomaceous earth, sea- weed and biochar to support their immunity because we know we are what we eat,” Jenny said.
“We’re doing this for our children, growing food more naturally and keeping them healthy and happy.”
“Our premium pasture- raised chickens enjoy green grass, sunshine and fresh air.
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