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At Poaka Farm

in Canterbury, heritage breed pigs freely range through their own chestnut orchards. Some 20-30 tonnes of acorns are also collected from Hagley Park each autumn to feed the pigs.

Poaka Farm's Josh Hill says the acorns are also scoffed by his rare breed sheep. They prefer it to other feed and he's never had an issue with stock losses.

Pigs thrive on acorns. The famed black Ibérico pigs in Spain and Portugal are finished on acorns, eating up to 2kg a day. The result is a sweet, complex flavour in the meat.

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