free range chicken

Brandy and Lydia discuss Brandy's new chickens... including her new "free range" clucker.

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One of Aaron’s favorite foods has always been eggs. Like all foods, Aaron looks for the most sustainable. He brings on Ryan Miller, co-owner and president of Farmers Hen House, which is one of Aaron’s favorite pasture raised eggs. Farmers Hen House is sustainable in many ways from its eggs being organic and pasture raised to the solar power on the farms to even its compostable cartons. Another amazing feature of Farmers Hen House is its QR codes on the cartons, which uses a blockchain technology to trace where the eggs came from. Plus Ryan lets the listeners know all about the different certifications Farmers Hen House and what we can expect from them in the future.

You've seen the packages in the store. The chicken is natural chicken, you see free range chicken and eggs, cage free or vegetarian fed eggs, natural drinks in a can or bottle and lots of gluten free muffins, breads, cookies and crackers. Some labels state the food is from local, family owned farms, maybe even an Amish farm. Foods are labeled as fat free, sugar free, trans fat free, low fat, heart healthy or dairy free. Is your head spinning yet? What is natural food? What do these labels really mean? Should you be eating these foods? Are they nutritious, healthy foods? Why are they labeled that way? And what does it mean for you, as a consumer and person wanting to eat a healthy diet and live a healthy life? We'll discuss all these terms and more and help you navigate the grocery store and health food store. You'll be empowered to understand which foods are healthy and which ones look like they might be, but are not. get practical, useful food and health information to make better food choices.