Hilary PearsonHilary Pearson

Hilary Pearson is the general manager at Freedom Farms and a strong believer in businesses doing well and doing good. Her ultimate dinner party guest list is Joan Didion, Amy Poehler, Ladyhawke, Damaris Coulter and Brienne of Tarth and she would serve pork ragu and cheesy polenta.

No sausages or salami?! The country-of-origin regulations let pork eaters down

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Finally, New Zealand is getting country-of-origin food labelling. But the recently released draft regulations are a missed opportunity to provide consumers with clarity around where their food comes from and how it’s produced, writes Hilary Pearson of Freedom Farms. It seems a bit laborious to rehash the already storied history of the Consumers’ Right to … Read more

African swine fever is seriously scary: here’s why you should care

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Welcome to the Cheat Sheet, a clickable, shareable, bite-sized FAQ on the news of the moment. Today, it’s all about African swine fever and the pending aporkalypse. TL;DR: It’s “the biggest animal disease outbreak the planet the planet has ever faced”, and Kiwi pork lovers need to do their bit to protect our local pigs. African … Read more