Retail butchers are the key to growth for a NSW wild-harvest venison business started by a man with a passion for great food – and an important cause.

Farm shops are not a new concept but one that supplies meat from paddock to plate is less common.

When vegan activists targeted an upmarket Melbourne eastern suburbs store in November, the staff knew what to do. Their priority? Their customers. 

When vegan activists targeted an upmarket Melbourne eastern suburbs store in November, the staff knew what to do. Their priority? Their customers. 

Nominated for every category in last year’s local business awards, Hay butcher Garry McRae soon became a bit