Locavore Byron.

Locavore Byron has brought its regenerative organic butchery to the southern Gold Coast, with a beautiful new shop tucked inside the Cornerstone Stores precinct in Tugun. Founded in 2020 by Georgina Goddard and Morgwn Wilkie — the family behind Brooklet Springs Farm in the Byron hinterland — Locavore exists to change the way we eat meat: more seasonal, more ethical and genuinely sustainable. What began with thirty backyard chickens and a search for truly clean, pasture-raised protein has grown into one of the region's most trusted names in regenerative meat. Now Tugun locals and Currumbin visitors can shop that same farm-direct quality just steps from the courtyard.

Everything in the cabinet is chosen with the land in mind. Locavore sources a seasonal range of regenerative, certified-organic chicken, beef, pork and game from farms that share its farming philosophy — no antibiotics, no GMOs, no synthetic chemicals. The beef is 100% grass-fed and finished, the chicken and pork are pasture-raised, and the wild harvest range brings in venison, kangaroo and goat for something a little different. It is meat raised the slow, honest way, by people who believe seasonality is the most sustainable way to eat. When you buy here, you are backing regenerative agriculture that gives back to the soil.

The Tugun shop carries the full Locavore range, so you can pop in for a midweek dinner or stock the freezer for a fortnight. Expect butcher cuts like scotch fillet, eye fillet, short ribs and chicken breast supreme, alongside everyday heroes — mince (including paleo and keto blends), schnitzels, sliders and the famous Beef Bangas sausages made in natural casings. Nose-to-tail eaters will love the organ meats and the nourishing bone broths, with beef, chicken and venison among the rotating range. It is real food for real families, raised with care and cut by people who know it.

For busy households, Locavore's curated meat boxes take the guesswork out of the week. The Family Box delivers at least $225 of regeneratively raised meat for $200 — whole chicken, mince, steak, chicken pieces, sliders, a stew kit and sausages — enough to feed a family for roughly two weeks. There are also Carnivore, Slow, Chicken, Beef and Pork boxes to suit how you like to cook, plus gift cards for the food-lover in your life. Whether you are feeding a crew or just want better protein on the plate, there is a box built for it.

Locavore is as much about community as it is about meat. Their blog and meal-plan content is full of genuinely useful ideas — how to turn one box into two weeks of family dinners, why their meat costs more and why it is worth it, how to defrost like a pro, and clever ways to cook with nutrient-dense organ meats. It is the kind of practical, no-fuss guidance that helps southern Gold Coast families eat well, waste less and reconnect with where their food comes from. Ask the team in store — they are always happy to talk cuts and cooking.

You will find Locavore Byron at Cornerstone Stores, Shop 4/570 Gold Coast Highway, Tugun — the boutique café and retail precinct directly opposite Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. The shop is open seven days, 9am to 4pm, with free on-site parking and a dog-friendly courtyard, so it is an easy stop on the way home or after a morning at the Sanctuary. Call or text the team on 0400 119 312 — if they do not answer they are likely with a customer, so send a text and they will reply as soon as they can. Come and taste the difference regenerative farming makes.

Cornerstone Stores — 570 Gold Coast Highway, Tugun QLD 4224. 9 — 4pm, daily