All About Range-Free
Range-Free Organic Chicken
Eating clean and healthy protein is absolutely crucial if you want to prevent disease and premature aging, increase your daily energy and live longer. But unlike the unhealthy chicken you'll find in grocery stores and restaurants (which you should restrict in your diet, as you will read below), this free-range certified organic chicken is one of the cleanest and healthiest sources of protein that you will find anywhere.
Certified organic by both the New York and Pennsylvania certifying organizations, meaning 100% organically raised from "egg to plate"
No antibiotics used ever
No hormones used ever
No pesticides or herbicides ever used in the soil or the feed
No artificial ingredients whatsoever
Entirely free-ranged so these chickens are not "stressed;" meanwhile, mass-produced chickens are raised in severely cramped quarters which translate to not only reduced health value, but less taste
The juiciest, most delicious tasting chicken you've ever tried
An exceptional source of protein, as you can see in the chart below
These free-range organic chickens are raised in the Pennsylvania Amish country on family farms. The mass-produced chicken you'll find in grocery stores, meanwhile, are raised in extremely cramped quarters where they can barely move. That creates stress in the commercial chickens that can lead to disease (driving, in part, their need for extensive antibiotics) and "stunted" meat devoid of taste and total health value (driving the need for chemicals that create an artificial moisture in the meat).
These organic chickens, though, have plenty of room to roam and eat their entirely natural diets and grow and live free of stress. This makes all the difference in the world in terms of their health and taste value to you.
Another crucial reason this free-ranged organic chicken is an exceptional source of protein in your diet is because it is free of antibiotics. Over half of the antibiotics fed to mass-produced farm animals including chickens are identical to the ones administered to humans. As has been well publicized in the media, overuse of such antibiotics can lead to strains of bacteria resistance to the antibiotic, opening doors wider to the potential for human disease.*
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Organic Chicken Breast
Nutrition Information
Calories: 110
From Fat: 10
Total Fat 1 g.
Saturated Fat .5 g.
Cholesterol 65 mg.
Sodium 160 mg.
Total Carbs 0 g.
Protein 22 g.
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Organic Chicken Thighs
Nutrition Information
Calories: 180
From Fat: 110
Total Fat 12 g.
Saturated Fat 4 g.
Cholesterol 85 mg.
Sodium 75 mg.
Total Carbs 0 g.
Protein 19 g.
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Organic Whole Chicken
Nutrition Information
Serving Size 4oz. (112g) Calories: 210 From Fat: 130
Total Fat 17 g.
Saturated Fat 5 g.
Cholesterol 95 mg.
Sodium 70 mg.
Total Carbs 0 g.
Protein 21 g.
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Range-Free Pork
Double "A" Farm is located in Sussex County, Virginia, on 50 acres of land and is operated by Linda and Ronnie Beale. We raise Duroc and Hampshire with some Yorkshire cross. The hogs are raised free-range which means they are able to walk around play, lie in the mud and eat and drink at their leisure. They are fed an all-natural diet without antibiotics or growth stimulants (also known as biologically raised). The only thing that keeps them from being certified organic is that the corn and soy beans that are used to produce their feed is not organic.
We also raise free-range layers for our all-natural eggs and a flock of all-natural free-range broilers for Cornish hens and meat birds.
Most people do not know how smart and social a hog is. They enjoy playing and running around like children would. Sometimes we put a beach ball in the pen for them to play with and occupy themselves.
Our sows are only bred 2 times a year in a managed breeding schedule. Our sows farrow (have babies) with a litter of 8-10 piglets per farrow. The piglets are kept with their mother for 5-6 weeks then moved to a nursery pen for them to grow to around 30-50 pounds. Then they are put into growing pens. There is always a dominant sow that is in charge that keeps harmony among the herd.
We take care and pride in the breeding and growing of our hogs to ensure they live a comfortable life without stress. Linda and I believe that if you treat the animals with respect and give them a comfortable life then the rewards will come with a wonderful product.
