Our pasture-raised chickens and turkeys are raised as part of a very special partnership we have with a nearby Amish family. The Miller family shares our philosophy of pasture-based, cruelty-free farming and raise the chickens and turkeys in spacious pens where they can spend their days grazing of lush clover and all-natural grains. The pens are moved daily, insuring that the chickens and turkeys always have a clean living space and a “salad bar” that is fresh every morning.

Our broiler chickens in their grassy home

Our pastured broilers graze on their fresh  "salad bar."

The key to our great tasting poultry is the grass. Chickens and turkeys can derive as much as 30% of their nourishment from grass and it is this component, absent from the diet of most poultry today, that produces meat that is juicy, rich in flavor, and firm in texture.

PASTURE-RAISED CHICKENS ARE HEALTHIER  

A study at Virginia Tech comparing the fat content of pasture-raised chickens to that of grain-fed supermarket birds revealed that the pastured broilers are 70% lower in fat and are significantly higher in polyunsaturated (good) fat.

Another study, conducted at James Madison University, measured bacterial contamination in supermarket chickens and pastured chickens. The supermarket birds (which had already been chlorinated multiple times) had twenty five times more bacteria than the pastured birds.

Pastured poultry has 50% more Vitamin A than poultry raised entirely on grain. Vitamin A enhances immunity, prevents night blindness and is useful in treating skin disorders, such as acne. Vitamin A is also important in the formation of bones and teeth and protects us against colds and infections. As an anti-oxidant, Vitamin A also keeps us safe from free-radical damage and a wide array of illnesses.

OUR PASTURE-RAISED CHICKENS LIVE CRUELTY FREE

Our chickens spend their lives in wide-open spaces, dining on tender grass and breathing fresh, country air. They are never subjected to the crowding, toxic ammonia fumes, and inhumane practices of dewinging and debeaking that are standard practice in commercial poultry operations. Our pastured broilers live life as nature intended: free to roam in a clean, all-natural environment. Greenwood Farms Pasture-Raised Chicken brings their healthy lifestyle home to you in a product that is only full of the goodness of nature. 

GREENWOOD FARMS PASTURE-RAISED CHICKENS are government inspected are available whole, pre-cut, or in packages of breasts, thighs, legs, or wings.