Bundarra Berkshires, a free-range pig farm in south-west New South Wales, has just raised $18,000 from supporters pledging money, to build a commercial kitchen and dry curing chamber.
Owners Lachy and Lauren Mathers will make smallgoods and charcuterie from the Berkshires they raise on their property.
The pair hit their financial target within 30 days, and the generosity of complete strangers has blown them away.
Lauren says: “You can put some really innovative applications into farming, it makes people think outside the box. Value-adding has huge potential in Australia. If we crowd-fund this we don’t have to take out a loan, we don’t have to pay interest back and it’s engaging people as you go along. It gets people excited about your product. So immediately we’ve got a market for our products when they’re ready.”
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