{"id":68342,"date":"2020-04-23T04:57:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T17:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=68342"},"modified":"2020-04-23T09:28:06","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T22:28:06","slug":"from-the-paddock-to-home-plates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/from-the-paddock-to-home-plates\/","title":{"rendered":"From the paddock to home plates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WHEN stage three coronavirus restrictions were enforced, wholesale food supplier, Natures Cargo lost a \u201chuge chunk\u201d of their business overnight.<\/p>\n<p>Procurement manager, Emily Wilkie, said the family business knew they needed to immediately adapt, to save the jobs of their staff, support their local suppliers, and help feed the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith all the news of the supermarkets struggling to keep their shelves full, we thought, we\u2019ve got food in bulk, so let\u2019s work out a way to get it direct to the public,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Within a week, Natures Cargo set up online sales, catering for regular shoppers in self-isolation at home, as opposed to their usual hospitality clientele.<\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"http:\/\/onlineordering.naturescargo.com.au\"><strong>onlineordering.naturescargo.com.au<\/strong><\/a> people can register an account, which will give them access to stock availability in the warehouse, including frozen meat, dairy, Wilsons fresh fruit and vegetable boxes, pasta, canned foods, flour, and fresh meat including bacon and ham.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve also got access to a fresh butcher which we pick up from daily. It\u2019s not online, but people can call our tele sales department (<strong>1800 788 670<\/strong>) to add any other fresh meat to their order,\u201d Ms Wilkie said.<\/p>\n<p>With a strong \u201cpaddock to plate\u201d focus, supporting western district producers, Natures Cargo champions smaller enterprises like Country Style Smallgoods, Green Eggs, Camperdown Dairy, Timboon Fine Ice Cream and Apostle Whey Cheese.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are people we need to keep supporting. We need the sales so we can keep buying from them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Contactless pick-up is at 32 Old Creswick Road, Wendouree or delivery is available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHEN stage three coronavirus restrictions were enforced, wholesale food supplier, Natures Cargo lost a \u201chuge chunk\u201d of their business overnight. 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