The Local Farmer is a farm-to-table butchery at 69 Kahikatea Flat Road in Dairy Flat, north of Auckland. It opened in May 2022 and is run by two farming families and a butcher. Its sheep, beef and venison come from farms the team runs or knows well, and the animals are processed on site in the company's own facility, which is an MPI-approved homekill and wild game processing site as well as a wholesale butchery.
The shop sells a wide range of cuts, sausages, salamis, biltong, and preservative-free and gluten-free options. It also stocks NZ pork, free-range chicken, free-range eggs from a Northland farm, and local rubs and sauces. Pre-orders of sheep and beef can be placed, and the meat is processed to the customer's own specifications, the same way as homekill. A range of pet food is also sold. The business has online meat delivery and a new meat box range.
Customers come back for the steaks, which they describe as tender, and for the sausages, bacon, sirloin, venison and chicken. Several reviewers praise the friendly owners and staff, and say the quality is consistently high. The biltong has its own following.
Our pick in Dairy Flat for a steak or a whole sheep bought from the farm it came from.