Learn how to truss and roast a whole heritage chicken! Standardbred chickens are slow-growing and pasture raised to 16 weeks, more than double the industry standard. Each chicken is laced with ribbons of sun-yellow fat that self-baste the bird as it renders, resulting in silky meat and crackly bronzed skin. Whole Heritage Chickens are now available Fresh for preorder to ship for delivery the week of June 5th, 2023. This is a groundbreaking development for the heritage meat movement and the cause of biodiversity in food because our collaboration works towards preserving (and eating!) poultry that are on the brink of extinction.
It is International Breeds Week and that is an exciting time for us. When we started 20 years ago our mission was to preserve heritage breeds and rare breeds by eating them, to increase their population counts and thus promote biodiversity — a mantra we learned from Slow Food and its founder Carlo Petrini.
Terroir is land communicating with food. Têtoir reflects people and culture. It is, in part, the accumulated skill sets of creative people, but also the power of a locus, for whatever reason, to attract and breed artisans and artists. Têtoir is a word we made up, from the word tête, which is French for head. Têtoir is similar to terroir — what terroir is to the earth, têtoir is to the mind. Waitsfield, Vermont, nestled in the beautiful Mad River Valley, is high in artisan cheese and dairy têtoir.
"We are always seeking hormone-free, well exercised, good-tasting meat. (We like some of our local suppliers, too - gotta support one's community). As former small business owners, we respect and try to support small operations whenever possible. That you ship is SO great. We are thankful we found you! Food gifts are my favorite (to give and receive). Who wouldn't love a coupla chops or two? And honestly, I love your 'loyalty gifts'" — Cara
Really, you might consider an online, publicly visible rating system. Why, you may ask? Because my last order included bone-in pork loin. I followed the direction card you included in my order. The vagaries of charcoal grilling being what they are, the loin I cooked on my Weber Kettle was done slightly early but it was perfect! Five Stars!
Oh goodness, you have no idea how much we drooled over the shank offerings!! Couldn't be more excited to have these babies in the freezer and do the 'shank a month' thing!! We love a good shank!! I shop heritage meat because in addition to believing you are what you eat, you are also what you eat eats. I value pasture raised and finished and we have found the heritage breeds to have a superior flavor!
I love cooking because I love to eat! I love the connection to community, family, and love that really great food brings with it. Being a chef is also very rewarding to me because of the relationships you develop in this industry. The diverse range of characters you meet and spend time with every day, their stories, and the fact that as a chef, you somehow lead an entire team to the singular goal of delivering an experience to eager guests makes it all worthwhile.
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