Industrial Chicken Farmer Turns Pastured

If you watched Food Inc, then you saw a contract grower for Perdue, walk through her chicken house with a mask, hauling dead chickens out of the barn. Sustainable Food News reports that Carole Morison now raises a flock of 500 Rhode Island Red hens on pasture.

From the story:

“On farms across the country I saw chickens outside acting like chickens, and farmers doing what they do best — using their brains and experience to make the best decisions for their animals, their communities and the environment,” said Carole. “I also realized that people value food from sustainable systems and that demand is greater than the available supply. We decided to give it a try.”

We need more of these stories. You owe it to yourself to try pastured chickens and eggs. You’ll never go back to the grocery store.