More reasons to raise your own chickens: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/21/AR2010082102822.html?hpid=topnews

Legalizing backyard chicken keeping is on the docket in Salem. I just sent a letter of support to our friends there - Good Luck!

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100816/NEWS/8160330/1001/news

Came across a good article in the NY Times about changes in factory farming being brought about by pressure from animal rights groups. The article is good, but I think it underestimates the effect of consumer pressure demanding change through marketplace selection. Check it out for yourself here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/12/us/12farm.html 

We are very excited to announce that we will soon feature grass fed meat and pasture raised eggs from our friends at Afton Field Farm in nearby Corvallis, Oregon.