Pastured Chicken
9:55 PMI love learning about health and nutrition. I am not an expert by any means, but I am a concerned mom and I strive to feed my family nutritious food. For many years I have purchased "organic" chicken. My thought process was something like this...no antibiotics or hormones, organic feed, it's more expensive than conventional chicken, must be better than Foster Farms right? Well, not necessarily. Read The Omnivore's Dilemma and you'll know more than you ever thought there was to know about the conventionally-grown foods we eat.
I'm thrilled about my latest local find! Actually, I have a super awesome sister-in-law and we both heard about this ranch around the same time. It is called Primal Pastures and they're located in the beautiful wine country of Temecula, California.
The ranch is family owned and operated. You can read more about Primal Pastures on their website or Facebook. In the meantime, check out just a bit of their philosophy.
Do you know where your food comes from? Do you know what it's fed, injected with, or what quality of life it experiences? We think you should. Our goal at Primal Pastures is to produce food that we feel good about feeding to ourselves, our children, and our grandchildren - food that is grown responsibly, sustainably, and according to nature's brilliant design. We believe that there is a better way – a higher calling if you will – that we truly are or will become what we eat.
Chickens, believe it or not, are meant to live outside. They were designed to survive by picking and scratching for bugs and nutrients as they cluck along peacefully through their pastures. Chickens are excellent foragers, and have a natural instinct that leads them to good sources of protein and a well-balanced diet.
Between 7 and 12 weeks, the chickens should reach an appropriate weight for processing and consumption, weighing between 4 and 6 pounds. The chickens should be supremely tasty, high in protein, and absolutely healthy for our bodies.
Eleven chickens probably won't last us long. With a family of six and three teenagers, we are right at the point were one chicken is no longer enough. So, two roasted chickens for dinner it is.
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Thank you so much Veronica!!! It means a lot to us to have your support and to be your family's farmers. It's exactly the reason we started Primal Pastures - fresh and healthy food from our family farm to your family table. You guys rock! - Farmer Paul
ReplyDeleteoooh thanks for the info! love Pollan's book...makes you so leery of meat and things fed with corn, corn, and more corn....going to check out Primal Pastures...
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