Make food real again
Food Shouldn't Be a Mystery.
Everyone should know where their food comes from and have the confidence to play a part in producing it. Based in Forcett, around 30 minutes from Hobart, we invite you to join us on a journey from paddock to plate… and back again.
Let’s make food real again
Most of us are only a few generations removed from growing our own food. These days, many people know more about their mobile phone than they do about where dinner came from before it reached the supermarket shelf.
We think that’s a little backwards.
That’s not a criticism. It’s simply the way life has changed.
Heritage Farms exists to help rebuild that connection, whether that means buying direct from the people who raised your food, spending a few hours on a working farm discovering where food comes from, or learning the practical skills to produce some of it yourself.
You don’t need to become a farmer. You just need somewhere trustworthy to begin.
"The more you understand your food, the better choices you can make for yourself and your family. Everything we do on the farm starts with that simple idea."
No complicated traceability statement required. Our food was born and raised in a paddock just a few steps from the shop. Real food, direct from the people who raised it.
You’ve heard the saying about teaching a man to fish. In The Shed, you’ll learn the skills to grow, make, mend and figure things out for yourself.
Ever wondered what farm life is really like? Come behind the farm gate. Meet the animals, see how we farm and discover where real food comes from. Fair warning - your boots will get dirty. We may even put you to work.
Farm-direct food, backed by real experiences
Simple process. Delicious meat
First time purchasing 1/4 cow and the process as do simple right through to delivery at my door. The meat is delicious and excellent quality.
Good quality meat
Good quality meat
Great value and quality.
Great value and quality. Delivered to my door.
Excellent Heritage Farms Value Boxes
I recently tried the Heritage Farms Value Boxes, and I couldn’t be more pleased! The quality of the products inside is exceptional, fresh, and perfectly preserves the farm’s authentic taste. The variety offered in each box is impressive, providing great value for a reasonable price. It’s clear that Heritage Farms cares about their customers and the quality of their offerings. I highly recommend these value boxes to anyone looking to enjoy fresh, farm-produced goodies at home. They make a fantastic gift or a treat for yourself!
Best ham ever
By far the best ham I have tasted! By the time I glazed it, we were all fighting over the leftovers!
Love it!
Awesome product and great value in the value box, and you get the great feeling of supporting local artisan growers!
Excellent butchery courses
I have just completed a comprehensive weekend covering the humane dispatch, processing and butchering of chickens, lamb and and pigs. Each course covers everything you need to know to be able to confidently process your own meat for home consumption. The courses focus on how to do each step safely, quickly and compassionately for both the animals involved and humans, and you get to take home a share of the meat that you have butchered to enjoy.
Rod and Matt who run the courses are very knowledgeable and approachable, and have the welfare of the animal top of mind to ensure that there is no suffering and that the meat produced is of top quality. To top it off, Bec provides scrumptious meals and snacks throughout the day. If this is something you want to be able to do, I’d highly recommend these courses.
Pretty good
I did the chicken, lamb and pork courses. got a lot of good info/advice and everyone was very friendly, welcoming and non-judgmental when it came to asking the ‘silly’ questions. Great yarns! And great homemade food for lunch!
Was overall a great experience!
Highly recommend. 🙂
Thanks for having me!
Amazing products
The quality and taste of both pork and beef from heritage Farm is outstanding!!! I love that I can purchase locally grown sustainable meat, I also love the ethics and transparency of this farm, they are more than happy for you to visit them and see how they do things out there!! They also support many other local businesses in the feed for their animals that they source. I reckon that’s why the meat they produce tastes so amazing…Those animals eat the good gear!!! It Matters!!! Well done you guys, streets ahead in my opinion.
Excellent experience with ordering
Excellent experience with ordering and amazing fast delivery.
Great meat
Top quality, never been disappointed, and you get great range with no bad options!
Best meat we've ever had
Best meat we’ve ever had, we look forward to getting each box in the mail!!
The People Behind the Farm
We’re Rod and Rebecca Byfield. Between us, we’ve spent years building businesses, raising our family, raising animals (almost the same thing), solving problems and learning that farm life rarely goes according to plan.
Heritage Farms began with a simple goal: to produce exceptionally good food for our own family.
How that eventually grew into The Farm Gate, The Shed and a working farm people can visit is a longer story. Strangely enough, it begins with the Great Loo Paper Shortage of 2020.
These days, we’re sharing both the food and the knowledge behind it with others.
Our Animals
Our Belted Galloway cattle and Wessex Saddleback pigs are hardy, distinctive heritage breeds with long farming histories. We chose them not simply for how they look, and no, we are NOT Collingwood fans, but for their temperament, resilience and the exceptional quality of food they produce. They take a little longer to grow, but we believe the extra time and effort are more than made up for in quality and taste.
There is another important reason we chose heritage breeds: to help preserve valuable genetics that have come seriously close to being lost.
Around the farm
There’s always something going on around here. New animals, fresh food at the Farm Gate, upcoming days Behind the Gate, lessons taking shape in The Shed, and the occasional plan that went sideways before breakfast.
Here’s the latest.
The unfair price war: should small farmers be cheaper than supermarkets?
You may have seen our social media posts recently thanking Woolworths for reminding consumers they can still buy local meat
Farm Ops
Heritage Farms is also a working agricultural business. We support farmers, landholders and industry partners through practical contracting, livestock breeding, regenerative farming and better ways to turn local food by-products into useful feed.
It is not always the glamorous side of farming, but it is often where the most interesting problems get solved.
Working with the land, not against it.
Farm Services
Practical contracting, advice and problem-solving.
Hardy animals and genetics worth preserving.
Turning suitable food by-products into useful livestock feed.
Let's Start a Conversation
Whether you’re an individual, family, school, business, researcher, farmer, or community organisation, we’d love to explore how we can learn, collaborate, and grow together.
- +61 428 177 638
- bec@heritagefarmstas.com.au
- 83 Delmore Road, Forcett TAS 7173