Te Rata Family Farm is the permanent home of us – Bert, Rebecca, James, Miriam and Lillian Borger.

We like to feel that it is also the second home of many members of our extended family, our friends and of the people who work with us, and we want to invite you to consider it your home farm as well.

The farm is on 400 acres of hilly country on the northern side of the Kaipara, the harbour that stretches from Helensville in the south to Dargaville in the north.

Our farm runs chickens (it’s one of the largest free-range organic egg farms in New Zealand), sheep, cattle, goats and heritage Tamworth pigs.

Our animals are raised in the most ethical and natural ways possible. All – including our 9000 chickens – have permanent access to pasture. We don’t use artificial fertilisers, limit the use of sprays and avoid using any chemicals on our animals.

It’s a good life, based on family, friends, the outdoors, hard work and good food. We know we’re extraordinarily privileged to be able to live in this way, and we’re proud of the work we’ve done in building the farm and the life we want.

Once upon a time, just about every New Zealander had family on farms like ours, and holidays in the country and a parcel of meat to take home were commonplace.

But not any more, which is why we’re opening our farm up to you, and why we’re offering you direct access to our top-of-the-range, free-range meats.