Re: Re: Organic Food - chicken?

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Great info! I can't wait to see your site. When I can afford it I will

be ordering from folks I trust, like you. Right now I do drive quite a

distance to get my eggs which I stock up on to last for over a month

before I treck for another supply. The drive is a pleasant " day trip "

They are now going to ask us how many chickens we think we need for the

year so as to get enough. They are expanding. Right now they are

optimally raised so I hope they don't get so big they have to

compromise. I asked for older hens that have more nutrition.

On Dec 27, 2006, at 5:55 PM, bellasol.organics wrote:

> Frozen chicken may be worth it. Even my family eats most of our meat

> frozen, because we breed with the seasons, so there are not animals

> to butcher whenever we want to eat meat. It is much more economical

> to go to the farm you want, or group up with others and have them

> deliver to you, and pack your freezer with chickens for a few months

> and eggs for a month. (This is also better environmentally on the

> driving).

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On 12/28/06, wrote:

> --- wrote:

> > Do you have a WAPF chapter leader in your area?

>

> ,

>

> Yes there's a Central Texas WAPF chapter that has a group. They

> discourage making judgments on farmers publicly on the list, so I may

> have to contact some of the members individually for their opinions.

Hmm. I was going to tell you to forget the group (nothing

personal to them, I'm just an impatient person, LOL) and actually

phone your chapter leader. Then I realized that there is no phone

number listed, which, quite frankly, is against the Basic Requirements

of a chapter leader: " Provide a contact phone number to be listed on

the website... " Her number 1 job is this: " Provide information on

sources of organic foods, milk products from pasture-fed livestock

(preferably raw), pasture-fed eggs and livestock and properly produced

whole foods in your area. " So, you should, theoretically, be able to

call her and ask her to tell you which farms to get pastured chickens

from, and those should all be good farms or else they shouldn't be

recommended. :-) At any rate, she does have an email address, so you

could attempt that, maybe.

Hey, I just noticed that Deanna doesn't have a number listed, either.

What's up? I'd like to not have to list my phone number! LOL. You

Texas slackers! :-p Oops, maybe I shouldn't mess with Texas?

Have you checked out eat wild? I see a few poultry farms around

Austin that look good to me - they mention Salatin among other

good signs. One even delivers!

http://www.eatwild.com/products/texas.html I searched the page for

" Austin " and got several hits, though some were an hour from the city.

>

> > I've visited about half of the farms in my area and know what's

> > going on with the others that I recommend.

>

> That's got to be the best way and I enjoy seeing nice farms. As time

> permits, I hope to do the same.

> <2007 resolution>

I love visiting these farmers! It's so great to talk to people who

are really trying to do things well and who love what they're doing.

> I've never had chicken that was frozen when processed. When we have

> frozen store bought chicken, it always seems to leak dark red stuff

> into the dark meat when cooked. My daughter takes one look at it and

> won't eat it and she only likes the dark meat (my preference too).

> I'll have to look for pastured organic chicken that's been frozen when

> processed and give it a try.

>

> Thanks,

>

>

That happens to me occasionally, but I think it's more with the cuts.

I don't recall it happening with whole chickens. I know it

occasionally happens with wings and thighs, but only maybe 1 or 2 in a

pan of 30 pieces or so. My DH gets those! LOL. We love dark meat,

too. Can ya tell?

I hope you find some great chickens! :-)