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MARCH 9 2012 ISSUE 78
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Wild weather: Parts of inner west flooded
Tim s meaty move From an eski and a vespa to Sydney s finest restaurants
120 millimetres of rain fell across the CBD and inner page 3 west yesterday.
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T Development for RSL: DA lodged for extra housing Marrickville Council is viewing an application to page 7 develop old RSL site.
Tough challenge: Solar industry struggling Businesses come to terms with government’s solar page 9 scheme being axed.
ired of seeing footage of animals treated inhumanely in abattoirs and across the commercial meat industry, one Marrickville business has taken action. Urban Food Market, an ethical and sustainable meat supplier, sources their products from farmers who have implemented ethical and sustainable farming methods. “There are no cages, no concrete floors, no feed lots, no growth promotants and no added hormones used in the production of any of the produce we use,” said owner, Tim Elwin. Mr Elwin began the business as a side venture, delivering orders to friends with an eski tied to the back of his vespa. And now the company supplies some of Sydney’s fi nest restaurants. The challenges of being an ethical produce supplier are a constant balancing-act, particularly the selfimposed restrictions and barriers to growth, according to Mr Elwin. “We don’t just slaughter animals and find a market. With a sustainable business we ensure that the whole supply chain is supported, from the farmer to the land to the animal,” Mr Elwin said.
Urban Food Market MD, Tim Elwin. [Photo: Jeremy Bowell]
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