What is a Chicken Gizzard and Why Should I Eat It?

Like many organ meats, the gizzard is an excellent source of iron and zinc and because our chickens grew up happy and healthy on pasture and the gizzards are flash frozen, nutrients are at their peak when they hit your dinner table. Some of our favorite methods of enjoyment include sauteing them for kabobs, slow cooking for sandwiches/tacos, mixing them in a stew recipe, or even battering and deep frying. That last one obviously negates the health factor a bit, it’s still a fun method to try.

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Everything You Need to Know About Chicken Breast

First things first, we hope you caught last week’s blog that covered the importance of true pasture raised chicken, misleading labels, and more. In addition to being a high protein option, white chicken meat is also a good source for zinc, potassium, vitamin B-6, niacin, and magnesium. This time of year, we’re fans of throwing most meat on the grill and chicken is no different but...

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Why Pasture Raised Chicken? Pasture Makes Perfect!

Follow along for this next blog series that will explore all the parts of a chicken and feature recipe ideas, too! But first, a quick lesson in pasture raised chicken.

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Week 4: Steak Cuts Explained

While there’s still a lot to explore about cuts of beef, how to prepare, and the health benefits per portion, this week wraps up our series of steak cuts explained...at least for now. We plan to continue updating our blog with information about Dutch Meadows products and practices, as well as continue to educate our customers and the general public about the importance of grass fed products, be it meat or dairy, free from artificial hormones, soy, and antibiotics.

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Week 3: Steak Cuts Explained

Grilling season is still fresh here in North America’s eastern region and it’s been quite pleasant this time of year with many blue sky and warm air opportunities to fire up the bbq and relish in the delight of 100% grass fed meat! That’s why we decided to take a moment to share a series of beef cut blogs. We hope we’re able to educate you about one of your favorite cuts or perhaps interest you in trying something new. Here’s Round 2 of Steak Cuts Explained.

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Week 2: Steak Cuts Explained

The temperatures continue to slowly creep up here on the East Coast in Paradise, Pennsylvania. It's a new week, which means time to try new steaks. This week in our series of Steak Cuts Explained, we're reviewing Flank, Hangar, Flat Iron, and Sirloin Top. Where do they come from? What makes them unique? How should you prepare them? We've got answers to all of that. Enjoy! And remember to tune in again next week.

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Week 1: Steak Cuts Explained

Just in time for grilling season on the East Coast, we're running through a series of steak cuts each week. These posts explore the part of the animal where the beef is cut from, how that informs the features of the cut, as well as historical facts and tips for enjoying the cut. Stay tuned - each week we'll cover a new 100% grass fed beef cut.

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4 Delicious Ways to Refresh Your Holiday Festivities

The holidays should revolve around the experiences you have with the ones you love, but that doesn’t mean the “extra stuff", like nourishing food and drink on the table, must be forgotten. In fact, it’s a wonderful time of year to go above and beyond with cuisine, especially when the results are down right delicious and not necessarily dependent upon the amount of time put in. When you start with real, wholesome products and ingredients, the rest takes care of itself.

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The Thanksgiving Menu You've Been Waiting For

Whether you're sticking to the basics or trying something new this year, this sample menu has a little something for everyone, including a super simple side dish that requires no prep and always satisfies the appetites of your holiday guests. Happy Thanksgiving!

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4 Natural Slow Cooker Recipes Boasting Flavor & Nutrition

Fall is undoubtedly slow cooker season. Farmers experience peak harvests and, as the days get shorter and temperatures get lower, we long for comfort and convenience in our meals. The slow cooker can churn out hearty dishes with ease, so there’s really no need to cut corners and fill them with processed ingredients.

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Foundation Proteins & How They Make Back to School Meals a Breeze

Foundation proteins are built on the meal planning concept except, instead of making and consuming the same meal many times throughout one week, foundation proteins allow for meal diversity, creativity, and nutrition, which is greatly appreciated by anyone who hates to sacrifice quality for convenience.

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Why You Need to Start Eating Duck Eggs

While the primary draw seemed to be for dietary restriction reasons, more and more customers have hopped on the duck egg train and eat them for pure enjoyment. Whether you're allergic or just curious, there are many reasons to give ducks eggs a chance. Duck eggs contain...

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The Dangerous Compromise That Too Many Americans Are Making

Food fuels our bodies. Our bodies are all we have to make the most of this life. If you're not choosing responsible, chemical free food, you're not in control of your life, your childrens' lives, their future children...It's that simple.

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4 Summer Recipes That Bring Whole New Meaning to “Vacation”

Summer is here and that means vacation for many of our customers. The beautiful thing about vacation is, at its core, vacation is just about “the action of leaving something one previously occupied”. This means, even if you’re not darting off to a lake or beach house or local pool, you can still partake in vacation fun by enjoying rest and relaxation right at home.

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Making Yogurt More Sustainable

When it comes to being environmentally friendly, an organization's’ walk should always come before their talk. However, it’s not uncommon for consumers to create a narrative in their minds about a product or service based solely on a brand’s well crafted message, with no regard to the brand’s day to day operations. At Dutch Meadows, we measure each operation against the goal to keep farming communities vibrant and to produce real, nutrient-dense, farm fresh food for the benefit of our health and the benefit of future generations to come. So, when we realized our yogurt division was not optimized for such a goal, we began to take steps to rectify it.

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A Special Raw Milk Message From Sally Fallon

How about some education on raw milk? We are happy to announce that Sally Fallon, the president of the Weston A Price Foundation has agreed to be our co-writer to help us better explain the benefits of raw milk. So if you have a few minutes and want to dive deep into the educational side of raw milk, you've got to read this!

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The Value Of Supporting Small Family Farms

It seems that whenever the mass food corporations see someone making money that they could be making they will do almost anything to put a stop to it. They really don't care if we farm organically, if we bottle fresh raw milk, or if we treat our animals with respect and never give them antibiotics or inject them with artificial hormones to make them grow faster. The only thing they really care about and do not like is the fact that we sell to the consumer. They think that all the money we work so hard to make could be theirs if they could only put us out of business.

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Interesting Facts You Might Want to Know About Your Pastured Turkey

Most people think of turkey as the centerpiece of a Thanksgiving meal, or part of an everyday deli sandwich, but pastured turkeys are very unique birds so we wanted to share a few interesting facts about turkeys that you probably didn’t know.

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Why Buying Grass Fed Beef in Bulk Makes Sense

We all know that buying products in bulk usually saves money, but buying beef in bulk makes sense for other reasons too. We want to share four reasons why it makes good sense for you and your family to buy grass fed beef in bulk.

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4 Health Benefits Of Eating Raw Cheese

So what's so special about eating raw cheese? Well it's the flavor that you notice first. When chomping into a piece of cheese made from organic raw milk, you really taste the difference! There is a certain complexity about raw cheese that is noticed immediately after that first bite; and then you know you know you are onto something good! Now we'll share 4 of the greatest health benefits of raw cheese...

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