About CHRISTOPHER DAVID PILLIDGE
ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.
MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER (CHRIS) PILLIDGE.
I OPERATE A COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS IN LARGS NEAR MAITLAND IN THE LOWER HUNTER VALLEY OF NSW AUSTRALIA.
OUR FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED FARMING ENTERPRISE HAS BEEN IN CONTINOUS OPERATION SINCE THE DAYS OF MY ANCESTORS WHO SETTLED IN THE AREA BACK IN THE MID 1800'S.
PUT SIMPLY, TODAY WE ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF GROWING, PROCESSING AND MARKETING FRESH PRODUCE FROM OUR FARM IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION AT THE BEST POSSIBLE PRICE TO THE CONSUMER.
WE ARE ADVOCATES OF "YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT". HENCE OUR POLICY OF "NO CHEMICALS OR SPRAYS, UNLESS ADVISED". WE BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A MARKET IN TODAYS WORLD WHERE PEOPLE ARE PARTICULAR OF WHAT THEY "PUT IN THEIR MOUTH" AND THAT NOT ONLY SHOULD IT TASTE GOOD BUT IT SHOULD BE GOOD FOR YOU ALSO.
WE HAVE BUILT OUR REPUTATION ON THIS FROM THESE PRINCIPLES.
WE HAVE CUSTOMERS WHO BEEN WITH US FOR 25+ YEARS.
WE ARE HERE FOR THE LONG HAUL!
THIS IS WHAT WE OFFER TO YOU:
THE GROWING, PROCESSING AND MARKETING OF ALL GRADES OF LUCERNE HAY FROM HORSE QUALITY TO MULCHING HAYS.
THE GROWING , PROCESSING AND MARKETING OF FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES INCLUDING: FRESH GREEN ASPARAGUS, ARTICHOKE, CAULIFLOWER, PERSIMMON (HACHIYA "NIGHTINGALE"), PUMPKIN (BUTTERNUT, JAP, GREEN QLD BLUE), POMERGRANATE (CALIFORNIA), ROCKMELON (HALES BEST), WATERMELON (RED TIGER).
WE HAVE RECENTLY TRIALED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE VIABILITY OF SOUTH AFRICAN DORPER SHEEP. THE DORPERS ON TRIAL HAVE ADAPTED WITH LITTLE PROBELMS TO OUR COASTAL CONDITIONS. THE DORPER IS BRED PRIMARILY FOR MEAT PRODUCTION WITH A SECONDARY FOR THE FLEECE/HAIR (CALLED "KEMP") AND HIDES. THE DORPER DROPS ITS FLEECE, NO SHEARING REQUIRED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
I HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED LEARNING ABOUT US.
YOUR QUESTIONS AND ENQUIRIES ARE MOST WELCOME.
BE WELL!
CHRIS PILLIDGE