American
Pastured Poultry Producers Association
APPPA
grit@apppa.org
PO Box
87 Boyd,
WI 54726
888-66-APPPA (2-7772)
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The American Pastured Poultry Producers Association (APPPA)
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Pastured Poultry
Resource Book
APPPA publishes
Raising Poultry on Pasture:
Ten Years of Success. This exciting book has over 130 articles
on pastured poultry, written by APPPA farmer-members over the last
ten years and originally published in APPPA Grit!.
This long-awaited
compilation is something you won't want to do without! We are offering
a $5.00 member discount and a $10.00 discount if you purchase it
with a membership or renewal. You can buy
it directly from APPPA online or by mail.
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What is APPPA?
The American Pastured
Poultry Producers' Association (APPPA) was established in 1997 to assist
pastured poultry producers. APPPA encourages people to learn and exchange
information about raising poultry on pasture, exchanging techniques, innovations,
and advice.
What
is Pastured Poultry?
Pastured Poultry
relies on raising chickens directly on green pasture. The model
has been developed over the last twenty years and allows the birds
to receive a significant amount of pasture forage as feed. The birds
are kept on fresh pasture, which allows the birds to be raised in
a cleaner, healthier environment. Pastured poultry is raised the
old fashioned way; on fresh green pasture and wholesome grain. Processing
is often done on the farm. Many customers pick-up their freezer-ready
poultry orders at the farm, assuring them a truly farm-fresh product
and revitalizing the farmer-consumer relationship.
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Why
Raise Pastured Poultry?
People have been raising
poultry on pasture for centuries. In fact most domesticated poultry was
raised out doors until the 1950s when large confinement operations were
begun. The vast majority of poultry is now produced in high-density factory
farms. A number of growers with no interest in operating factory farms
have chosen to raise their poultry with outdoor range instead of indoor
confinement to produce a high quality, farm-fresh, all-natural product.
The pastured poultry movement has found great support among consumers
because of the high quality and unsurpassed flavor of such products. Producers
continue to see a growing demand for premium-priced pasture-raised poultry
and eggs.
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