About our Free Range & Locally Sourced Produce

About our farm, chickens and supporting LOCAL business.

Red Barn is situated on the magnificent Garden Route of South Africa. Our smallholding has the most beautiful view of the Outeniqua Mountain range, it’s close to George Airport and about 10km from the center of GEORGE in the Western Cape. Our Farm shop is open to the public.

People often ask us why our chicken and eggs taste so good – so “in an eggshell”.

We make sure that all chickens we sell are raised to strict free-range guidelines.

They must have adequate pasture and space to roam freely and never subjected to routine antibiotics.

The same goes for the lamb, beef and pork that we source from our local farmers.

Red Barn regularly buys in NEW and exciting LOCAL FARM FOODS and artisanal produce.

Free range beef, free-range pork, Karoo Lamb, a large range of dairy products and many other nutritious goodies from our local farmers, artisans and growers.

At the moment we deliver by COURIER to CAPE TOWN overnight.

Our own driver delivers to PORT ELIZABETH, Humansdorp, Jeffrey’s Bay and Cape St Francis every second Tuesday. Call or WhatsApp us for more details.

Did you know we have a large range of PET FOOD – Chicken, beef, ostrich, liver, gizzards, necks, feet, heads and lots of treats for your fur babies!

We have a few selected “agents” delivering and stocking our products, have a look here.

We also deliver on Thursday in George and Wednesday in Mossel Bay and on Friday we deliver between George and Plett (even up to Nature’s Valley) Port Elizabeth deliveries are every 2nd Tuesday – call us for more info

Our Farm shop is open from 9 am to 2 pm on a Saturday morning and on weekdays from 8 am to 5 pm. Directions to Red Barn Farm.

Red Barn is always adding new locally grown products that are unique, ethically grown and healthy. We cater for gluten-free clients whenever possible.

Visit our online Shop, come and see our farm or simply call or email us for more information 044 8760014

Ordering Online is easy, just drag and drop what you need into your shopping basket, and select your delivery option and payment method. You will be sent a confirmation email immediately!

We look forward to welcoming you to the RED BARN FAMILY!

Try placing an order with us today – we have more than 200 products to choose from.

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About our Online Shop and Deliveries

Areas of delivery

TUESDAY – Between George and Port Elizabeth – R120

WEDNESDAY – Mossel Bay and surrounds – R60

THURSDAY – George and surrounds Thursday – R50

FRIDAY – Plettenberg Bay with our van R40 – R60

TUESDAY and THURSDAY – Cape Town route by courier R525

Courier

We use MTK Couriers. A small family-owned company who are really attentive to our needs. We ship your goods in Polystyrene boxes which must be returned immediately with the courier as they are really expensive. We pay and arrange for the courier and we will let you know the driver’s phone number. The driver will have all your details and he will call you if he needs to arrange something with you.

Ordering ONLINE is best!

We have specials running online every week, so be sure to check them out in our online shop. You also receive points for ordering online that you can use at a later time. BUT… If you are nervous of ordering online, just call, or email us with your order, we will send you an invoice for payment, its as simple as that!

Payment for our free range products

We have credit card facilities online and in our shop, but you are also WELCOME to pay by EFT. Cape Town orders must be paid up front as the courier does not accept cash.

Sharing Delivery Costs or creating a CHICKEN CLUB

If you would like to share the delivery costs (courier fee) with a friend or two, or your whole office we are quite happy to arrange this as long as the order is delivered to one address. We will pack and mark EACH order with your name for your convenience. The courier fee will be shared amongst you.

More info on creating a chicken club or joining an existing one – click here.

Our chicken tastes so good!

Its pretty simple, really. Our chickens are slowly grown.

They are allowed to live FREELY and to grow up naturally as chickens should do. Our chickens have constant access to a natural diet (plus a free range ration) They enjoy plenty of fresh air and sunshine.

We do not:

use artificial growth stimulants;
use hormones
feed meat or bone meal;
use routine antibiotics, (although for humane reasons we reserve the right to medicate sick animals if required.)

Birds have access to pastures

Free range means our chickens can scratch in the soil, eat green plants and whatever bugs they find. We move the birds to new pastures regularly. This has the added advantage of spreading the poultry litter around which is important to the management of our fields and sunlight helps us fight all kinds of germs.

Raising really free range chickens takes a little longer.

Our birds reach marketable weights in 8-12 weeks as opposed to 5- 6 weeks which is the industry standard. This longer growing period is a key factor in growing a tasty LARGE chickens which are not fatty. This practice is also used by our free lance growers.

Our chickens mature at their natural pace.

This obviously costs a little more, but in the end maybe not?

Chickens reared this way have naturally MORE muscle from running around instead of sitting still in a crowded chicken cage. More muscle equals more meat and obviously LESS FAT! When you cook our birds you will see a difference, they don’t shrink down to nothing when the fat and brine melt.

We don’t inject brine into our chickens EVER

So you are not paying for up to 30 percent (and more) water!

Rethink perhaps? Maybe good chicken is actually cheaper?

OurPhilosophy…

I always tell our customers “We are not a health shop” but we do stock healthy, local foods

Actually we are all about ANIMAL WELFARE and supporting local business.

All Farm Animals should be grown as naturally as possible, with more than regard to the 5 basic Freedoms for all farm animals.

1. Freedom from hunger and thirst; by ready access to fresh water and a diet to maintain full health and vigour.

2. Freedom from discomfort; by providing an appropriate environment, including shelter and a comfortable resting area.

3. Freedom from pain, injury or disease; by prevention and rapid diagnosis and treatment.

4. Freedom to express natural behaviour; by providing space, sufficient facilities and the company of the animal’s own kind.

5. Freedom from fear and distress; by ensuring conditions and treatment to avoid mental suffering.

The Five Freedoms are basic ideals of welfare for farm animals.

Our new Farm Shop

is now completed!

We have outgrown our old barn so we built a new one with a coffee machine. Have a cappuccino while you shop in peace and tranquillity!