All-Natural Pastured Poultry
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About our Pastured Broilers
2010: We have again found a source for our great label-rouge chickens, NOT the big white lumps that are the cornish
crosses. We are OUT (very shortly after harvest!), we will "grow to order" again
this year, based on deposits. Promise to ourselves: We WILL NOT give in and sell,
no matter how hard anyone begs, out of our stash for our family! We are left
with a couple is it! So good!
- Our farm is Certified Organic. Everything about our chickens is organic
except the processing, which too is in line with organic standards, but the
facility is not certified, therefore we cannot call our birds "certified
organic".
- We feed only ORGANIC CHICKEN FEED. Organic feed is significantly higher
than the
price of conventional feeds. We expect a fair price for our chickens, we pay a
fair price for our feed. Most of the grains in our feed is grown here, at our farm.
- 30% of their diet ends up being our lush grasses & clovers, which
means healthier birds & higher Omega3 "good cholesterol", and
lower Omega6's "bad cholesterols", plus other health benefits. See
http://www.eatwild.com for more
information about the benefits of pasturing.
- Pastured!. Happy, low stress animals mean for the best tasting
food -- that you can feel good about.
- No antibiotics/growth hormones/any kind of funny business.
- Our farming practices are zero-impact on the world around us. We create no
pollution, in the form of chemical runoff, smells. We are
responsible and respectful neighbors always.
- Come see how we raise our animals, see how we farm. The more you know
about how and why we do what we do, the better you're going to feel about
buying and eating food from our farm. Ask for a tour of a big name chicken
factory and see how far you get. Nothing is hidden here ever!
- I can buy a broiler for $5 at the store! Yes, yes you can. Take it upon
yourself to see how that bird lived, what it ate, who the people are that
benefit. Google that and see how hungry you are when you're done. Decide for yourself if it's important
to you to know where your food comes from and how it's raised, and whether
you'd rather spend more for higher quality food you can feel good about. By not operating on volume and fractions of a
percent margins, we are not tempted to compromise the quality.
- What about a bird from a "natural" farm, NOT feeding organic feeds? In
addition to the no herbicides, pesticides or antibiotics, Organic = everyone
was treated fairly in the production of that item & was produced responsibly
and sustainably. This is the cost for
everyone to be treated fairly, not just the grower. Non-organic feeds, how
were those grains grown? Support our farm, support organic, which supports all
farmers.
- Do you deserve good food? EVERY DOLLAR YOU SPEND IS A VOTE.
- Questions? Want to reserve some birds? Email poultry@trautman.net
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