Here at Touch the Earth Farm we pride ourselves on the quality of our poultry, emphasizing health and sustainability over rapid growth and double breasts, which reduce life span and depend upon artificial means of reproduction.

Our breeds are carefully selected for their ability to forage and thrive in our climate, for their meat quality, for egg production throughout the winter months, and for egg color and quality.

Free-range at Touch the Earth Farm means the birds are out walking free on large pastures, not confined to chicken tractors, pens, or houses. All our birds are free-ranged on pasture rotation, ensuring their own health as well as the health of the grasses and soil. Our birds range from dawn to dusk when they roost themselves in a range shelter for predator protection.

Our hens' egg yolks are a rich, golden yellow because of the high grass and protein content of the their diet. The eggs are also packed with flavor. Once you eat true free-range eggs, you'll never want to go back to pale, tasteless confinement eggs again!

Besides enjoying a diet rich in protein and nutrients from ranging, goats' milk, and kitchen/ garden goodies, our birds are supplemented with only organic feed free of any animal by-products or GMO's. Our birds are healthy and active with bright combs and plumage—they are truly a joy to watch!

For our meat birds, we offer the Silver Gray Dorkings, Delawares, and Buckeys, which are slower growing and dress out to about 3-4 lbs in 12-13 weeks.

Contrast these natural growth rates with the commercial broiler crosses bred to pack on breast weight in just 6-8 weeks—often resulting in leg and circulatory problems that make a longer life span nearly impossible. We do occasionally offer slow-growing double breasted birds, which take twice as long to grow out, do well on range, and suffer few health problems.

Touch the Earth Farm offers free-range Narragansett turkeys available for Thanksgiving. Our numbers are limited, so contact us early to reserve a delicious heritage bird for your table.

2008 Price List:

Free-range eggs:
$4.00 a dozen for large
$3.00 a dozen for pullet eggs, limited availability in early Fall

Heritage Chicken: email for prices and to reserve for early July

Slow-growing Broilers: email for prices and to reserve for early July

Heritage Turkey: email for prices and to reserve for Thanksgiving week