Our Story
Castle Estate is located in Camperdown, South-West Victoria. Situated on the banks of Lake Purrumbete, the estate consists of 905 acres of some of the country’s most fertile agricultural land. We come from seven generations of the Castle family who have been farming on this land since 1851. We advocate humane farming practices with no intervention, no antibiotics and no lot feeding. Our
animals live as nature intended and this is key because not only do we respect the animals, we believe that the better they live, the better the taste. We have our very own on site abattoir on our property in 2014, to help ensure we have complete control of the supply chain from paddock to plate. Where we uphold the most humane practices to support the animals through transition and guarantee the best tasting meat is delivered. Each and every animal can be traced from farm to plate, giving the customer a piece of mind.Here at Castle Estate we specialise in cattle farming but understand that there is more to meat than just Beef. So we work with other local farms who specialise in lamb, chicken and pork who uphold the same humane farming, no intervention and pasture fed practices, we offer production services to other farmers and we process the widest range of species of any abattoir in Australia. Our Providore shop proudly offers, in addition to our Castle Estate meats, a range of artisan food and beverage products from within our local community that we truly love and know you will enjoy. We hand rear and lovingly farm our animals providing 1000 acres of land where they are free to roam the paddocks, grass grazing in the fresh air and open spaces, just as nature intended. It is extremely important to us that our animals experience the best quality of life possible at Castle Estate. The paddocks provide the most nutritionally balanced diet for farm animals which is essential for them to maintain optimal health. So it makes sense that a healthy animal will provide not only great tasting meat but meat with nutritional value that can bolster the health of the person consuming it. We are passionate about our ethical farming practices and respect the animals who provide us the food that sustains us and brings us joy. It goes full circle. Ultimately we believe that the better our animals live, the better able we are to deliver paddock-to-plate freshness that tastes second to none.
