Soggy Bottom Holding Farm
Jonathan and Sarah Walker
Their Story
Jonathan and Sarah Walker emigrated to New Zealand from the Scottish Highlands in 2003. Initially intending to purchase around five acres, they acquired a 60-acre block of rough, hilly land on the edge of the Hakarimata Scenic Reserve, north of Hamilton. They named it "Soggy Bottom Holding" due to…
What They Make
Pork Products: A wide variety of pork sausages (up to 20 different kinds, including pork and apple, gluten-free pork, chestnut, quince and mushroom), dry-cured bacon (natural salt, raw sugar, oak-smoked), wet-cured, oak-smoked hams (seasonal around Christmas, but can be ordered year-round). Beef and Lamb Products: Prime cuts, mince, sausages (typically 3-4 beef and 3-4 lamb varieties), and burgers from Belted Galloway cattle and Wiltshire sheep. They also process lamb from other farms for sausages. Other Smallgoods: Various other cured meats and processed products. They have also raised chickens for meat, though not a primary focus. All products are made without artificial additives, colours, flavourings, nitrates, or MSG.
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How to Get Their Products
Direct Sales
298 Te Puroa Road, RD1, Ngaruawahia 3793, New Zealand
Farmers Markets only (Hamilton, Cambridge, Te Awamutu) — no courier or wholesale