It’s been over 7 years since Matthew Evans left a busy, city career as a food critic, to become a farmer in Southern Tasmania. Now it’s time to get serious. ... read more
As the building of his new house on Fat Pig Farm gets underway, Matthew sets about improving other areas of the farm in preparation for his new farm-to-table... read more
As their new house nears completion, Matthew and Sadie turn their minds to filling it with artisan, hand-made objects – be it a green-wood milk stool, a cera... read more
After slaughtering a cow on the farm, Matthew wants to honour this life by using as much of her carcass as possible. After the meat is butchered and the offa... read more
With native wallabies grazing the same pasture as his livestock, Matthew needs to come up with a solution that allows both to co-exist. And as the completion... read more
After nearly burning down one of Australia’s oldest farms, Matthew is inspired to build an enormous, outdoor, wood-fired oven for Fat Pig Kitchen. And with t... read more
The big day is nearly here – the opening of Matthew’s farm-to-table restaurant, Fat Pig Kitchen. But with a forecast of snow and sleet, will the farm and res... read more
Outside it’s snowing, but inside it’s warm and welcoming for the 35 guests invited to the soft launch of Matthew’s new paddock-to-plate restaurant. But the b... read more
With the first official Friday Feast, a new market stall and Ross’s sausage-making workshop, it’s a very busy week at Fat Pig Farm. For Matthew, it’s challen... read more
Even though life has become very busy for Matthew, he still manages to find time for a night away with his friends, Nick and Ross, in search of Tasmanian pra... read more