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02 9653 4600
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Unit 5A, 1-21 Madeline Street Strathfield South New South Wales (AU) 2136 Australia

From Humble Beginnings

The compelling story behind Game Farm tells a tale of tribulation, commitment, success and undeniable passion for game, passed between generations and shaping the Australian narrative of game farming. Furniture maker and Portuguese immigrant Armenio Bento arrived in Sydney in 1953 with nothing but the shirt on his back and a head full of dreams. Armenio had a love affair with quail that began long before the culinary exotica became common in Australian restaurants. Back in fact, to a small backyard in Bondi Junction, where he grew for his own consumption while establishing a successful furniture making business. It wasn't long before friends began requesting the tasty game birds and demand grew quickly, from friends to friends of friends and Armenio realized the potential to sell to local restaurants and soon was applying 100-150 birds each week.  

 

After a devastating fire destroyed his entire furniture warehouse in 1973, Armenio and his wife Olivia put all their energy into developing the game hobby into a business. Working 20 hours a day and 7 days a week to make their dreams a reality, the Bento's went on to purchase property at Duffy's Forest, expanding the business from 150 quail per week to 500. Game Farm was born! And Armenio has never looked back.


The Bento family grew, as did the Game farm family. Armenio, Olivia and their two children dedicated themselves to producing the best tasting and highest quality game birds in Australia. With the vision, they purchased 50 acres in Glenorie, immersing themselves in sustainable and ethical game bird farming. Armenio maintained the livestock and breeding operation which Olivia coordinated the processing plant. The freshly processed game birds were then delivered by the Bento family to the finest restaurants across Sydney.  


Together, Armenio and Olivia developed invaluable experience in growing the most consistent and tasty game bird possible. And so, the story continues, as third-generation farmers now sit at the Game Farm family table, and with Bento's son-in-law Scott Evans as CEO, Game Farm thrives on an unmatched love for game and passion for quality. Today the Game Farm brand is respected as representing the highest standards of quality control from gate to plate. Game Farm continues to grow specialty game birds across New South Wales using small-scale boutique farming methods, allowing a hands-on-approach to raise the birds with the respect they deserve.

In 2019, new homes were established  for cornfed chicken in  Mt Vernon NSW, for Spatchcock in Arcadia NSW and the Quail breeding and growing operations were brought together on one farm in Mandalong Valley. These are exciting investments for the future of Game Farm – ensuring a greater ability to supply customers with the best quality products at the most affordable prices.

THIRD GENERATION AUSTRALIAN FARMERS 

At Game Farm, we have built a long-standing reputation for excellence in breeding and supplying game birds throughout Australia and abroad.  


Our Australian owned and operated farms are located in Mandalong Valley, Rossmore and Arcadia NSW our specialized state-of-the-art processing facility is located in Galston NSW. Close proximity between our farms and processing facilities guarantees minimal food travel miles which results in less stress on the livestock & lower carbon emission. As a local producer, we are dedicated to support local businesses and local communities. Here at Game Farm our birds are the number one priority.   


Our well trained and experienced farm staff work hard to ensure that our farming practices and animal welfare standards are of the highest level in our industry  


  • Our day old chicks (chicken) are sourced from world best genetic lines and are grown in large protective barns which are designed to provide best environmental conditions, closest to nature while providing best protection from predators and the harsh elements of the Australian environment.  

  • Direct sun light access with natural ventilation and natural bedding material such as wood shavings provides a perfect environment to our birds to let them express their natural behaviors. The bird’s ability to move around and express natural behavior are essential for good muscle and fat tissue growth, which in turn ensures tasty and high quality meat.  

  • Our birds health and welfare are paramount for us as all our farms provides fresh human grade drinking water to our birds available at all time.  

  • A top quality grains are used in our all-natural well-balanced feed specifically formulated for each age group to provide all essential amino acids, vitamins and minerals which are crucial for our birds immune system as well as their growth.  

  • All our farms are Licensed Poultry Facilities by NSW DPI and NSW Food Authority and have top level biosecurity protocols to reduce the risk of diseases.  

  • Our Technical Team is consist of Poultry Nutritionist, Poultry Veterinarians and experienced Livestock People who regularly monitor our birds welfare, health and environment.

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