The Lunatic Farmer

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

When Bill Clinton was elected president and hired a French chef who promised “free range chicken” the conservative talk-show and former presidential candidate Pat Buchanan interviewed me for his show. Their silo is simple: make cows grow faster. Or chickens or pigs or whatever. Plenty of livestock is still getting antibiotics.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This herd, however, is not quite as free-range as it appears. When farmers are able to control how, where, and when their animals move between pastures, they can more easily accomplish ecological goals that might include increasing soil carbon, reducing water pollution, or incorporating trees.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JULY 26, 2023

About once a month, I gulp when I pay £24 or thereabouts for my bird, which justifies its steep price tag because it is reared to the strictest legal ‘traditional’ and truly free-range standard, a slow-maturing variety fed on pasture and cereals, killed at 81 days. There are at least 1,000 intensive poultry units throughout the UK.

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Farming for Mike is about continuous improvement, assessment of finances and hard to measure ecological metrics, and making management decisions that push forward the adoption of regenerative practices, while being mindful of farm transition and conservation planning.

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