Perdue chicken - organic?

[Anonymous]

I do my best to buy all organic meat, dairy and fruit/veg for DD. Recently I've been noticing that the Perdue chicken breasts, while not labeled organic, do say natural, no hormones, no antibiotics. Is this for real? Always hear evil things about Perdue chicken farms, so now I'm wondering.

[Anonymous]

USDA bans use of hormones in all poultry. If you watch the perdue commercials carefully, they actually say that. It's all marketing.

The antibiotics are still allowed, but in general, even most of the major producers have cut way back on their use (and some major fast food chains will no longer buy poultry treated with antibiotics).

So, yes, the label is accurate, but it's kind of misleading since they're just abiding by either laws or what the market dictates. Still a world of difference between what they're fed and organic feed, etc.

[Anonymous]

Also, those chickens live in terrible, cramped conditions and go through all kinds of tortures such as having their beaks ground down. I have seen these places in person- it's pretty awful. It's better to buy from a farmer at a farmer's market if possible.

[Anonymous]

Try going to http://www.eatwild.com/index.html It lists most of the organic, all natural, or grass fed farmers in VA. If you buy grass fed beef it's leaner and also cheaper if you buy in bulk than at a supper market.

Also, I've talked to a surgeon regarding organic fruits and veggies and was told its only worth paying for organic if it is soft skinned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Try going to http://www.eatwild.com/index.html It lists most of the organic, all natural, or grass fed farmers in VA. If you buy grass fed beef it's leaner and also cheaper if you buy in bulk than at a supper market.

Also, I've talked to a surgeon regarding organic fruits and veggies and was told its only worth paying for organic if it is soft skinned.

Forgot to mention CSAs... http://www.localharvest.org/csa/