The Benefits of Buying Locally Grown Pasture Raised Chicken and Eggs

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The Benefits of Buying Locally Grown Pasture Raised Chicken and Eggs

Odds are you, like myself and a majority of other Americans, have been guilty of not
thinking twice about the food we buy to eat and consume in order to give us the energy we need
to keep going on with our lives. Do you really know where your food comes from? What a lot of
people do not realize is that according to NaturalSociety.com, the average plate full of food on an
American table has traveled 1,500 miles before being eaten. That statistic is way too high in my
opinion and creates many reasons why it is beneficial to choose locally-grown food in your area,
but here are just a few.
Transporting food long distances consumes large quantities of fossil fuels. So, to greatly
summarize, this means that we are spending far more energy to get food to the table of the
person eating it than the energy we get from eating the actual food. Most of the food shipped
from hundreds of miles away needs to be harvested while unripe then gassed to ripen once it
reaches its destination. It is also packed with factory-processed preservatives. Locally grown,
fresh food from small farms actually tastes like real food because it is harvested at the correct
time without having to be shipped long distances or gassed for it to ripen up. Also, the health
benefits that come along with their products because of the growing practices they use are
healthier than conventional practices too.
Now those are just a few reasons, from a logistical point of view, as to why it is more
beneficial to buy locally sourced, freshly raised or grown, food products for you and your family
than buying the typical massed produced conventional foods. When it comes to chicken and
eggs, some key aspects that come from buying locally grown pastured raised poultry products
include major health benefits along with amazing taste qualities.

The major differences in our chicken practices compared to conventional chicken practices are:

The Nickel Farm Chicken Conventional Chicken

Lastly, another benefit of buying locally grown poultry and eggs is knowing that the
animals we raise on our farm are treated with the highest quality of life and respect. Their time
on this earth is very short, so we strive to make their time here as comfortable and natural as
possible. Their well-being is one of our top priorities. Please go out and support your local
farmers and see for yourself the difference in taste these great products can offer.