Comments on: No more Rosie chickens from Petaluma Farms for me

By: Raj

Raj — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:23:50 +0000

thanks for the information. I did read the book by Pollan. I doubted the labeling practices by Rosie chicken i bought at Sprouts. I will not buy it again. thanks

By: Irene

Irene — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:07:51 +0000

I find it very hard to find the real story behind “free range”/”cage free”. I have found a producer called TLC farms which comes to the farmer’s markets of Mountain View and Sunnyvale. They actually have pasture fed chickens (in addition to pigs and the like) and the photos to prove it! You can totally tell a difference in the egg. The shells are healthier, the protein is thicker and the yolks have a a beautiful dark orange color to them. They charge $6 a dozen for large and $7 for jumbo and they are well worth the money, for our bodies and ethics.

By: Peter Caldwell

Peter Caldwell — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:09:15 +0000

You should read Nicolette Hahn Niman’s “Righteous Porkchop”.

By: Keren

Keren — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:41:24 +0000

I also am freaking out after my husband read sections of “the Omnivore’s Dilemma”. In fact I have spent the last week researching local companies I feel comfortable buying milk, eggs and chicken from. The chicken is for my mom who doesn’t want to know the gruesome details of farm life, just wants me to find her a “product” she can feel good about buying, if one can feel good about eating chicken. Do you have any recommendation where to find such a thing? I have chosen to support Clark Summit Farms for my eggs (they say you can buy their products at the Santa Rosa farmers market and in some stores), Strauss milk products (though I don’t feel so great about the 3x a day milking practice), and as for a chicken for my mother. . . still looking.

By: Brook

Brook — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:52:18 +0000

Here here. I was about to incorporate ‘Rosie’ in a sustainable foods recipe until I read through the FAQ on Petaluma Farms’ website. My jaw dropped to about the amount of room those chickens have to “freely roam.” By the way, The Omnivore’s Dilemma is a winner.