The Chickens are Coming!

As we hinted previously, there is big news on the chicken front. People have spoken, we have listened, and the Miller City Farm is taking the next big step!

Ask a vegetarian friend why they don't eat meat, and most often the answer involved (the lack of) humane and fair treatment of animals. And most consumers, even the most avid carnivores, understand that the chicken in their chicken sandwich had a sad, short life.

At the same time, demand for "humanely raised" or "organic" or "sustainably raised" chicken is at an all time high. Consumers are paying 2-3x as much per pound for "Label Rouge" chickens, and even more at the farmer's market--demand and pricing is such that now it is actually financially feasible for the small scale farmer to profitably bring "real" chicken to market.

We have tasted these chickens, and they really are a superior bird. So being good farmers we're taking the food supply into our own hands, and we have 25 chickens on order. Its a small start, there are a lot of details to be worked out, and we still need to arrange some help with the processing....