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You should grab some sunshine off the spice rack.

Try air chilled, free range, organic chicken raised on local West Coast farms and taste the fresh air.

 

Air Chilled

What exactly is air chilled chicken? There are two main methods of processing chicken: air chilling and water chilling. Air chilling is a specific processing method that involves cooling down poultry to the USDA mandated requirement of 40 degrees or cooler, preventing the growth of bacteria that causes foodborne illnesses. While the process is newer to North America, air chilling has been used in Europe for decades. Cool purified air chills the poultry for up to 3 hours as it is being readied for packaging. The process takes much longer than the more conventional Water Chilled method, but has some key benefits when it comes to value, and most notably, exceptional flavor.

One of the biggest advantages of air chilled chicken is the way it tastes. Without water, there is nothing diluting the flavor or texture of our chicken, it cooks better, and that means it tastes better. Tender, juicy meat, and skin that crisps to perfection, makes Air chilled chicken a favorite of home chefs and professionals alike. Air chilled chicken is premium poultry for a premium cooking experience.

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Free Range

Free range means pretty much what it sounds like. Free. Our free range chickens have access to the outdoors, the West Coast sunshine, and oodles of fresh air. Of course, if they want, they can always head indoors where there’s still fresh air and plenty of light, for a break from their busy, outdoorsy lives.

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Organic

Our organic chickens and turkeys live the same good life as all of our flocks, with a few penthouse perks. Like the rest of their Simply Raised colleagues, Foster Farms Organic chickens are certified humane by the American Humane Association and have no antibiotics, ever. Our organic chickens and turkeys, however, are raised totally free range on a yummy diet of 100% organic vegetarian feed that contains non-genetically engineered ingredients.††

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Cage-Free

Our family-run poultry barns have a lot going. Like any busy farm experience, you’ll see chickens running around and farmers working hard. What you won’t see anywhere, are cages. Our animals have big barns designed to keep the environment comfortable and controlled while giving our all-natural chickens and turkeys enough room to run around, sit, scratch, roll around, scratch, and run some more.

Hormone-Free

In all of our poultry products, we're proud to offer fresh, all-natural* poultry that is American Humane Certified and fed a 100% vegetarian diet, without any added hormones† or steroids†.

From fresh chicken fillets to classic corn dogs, consider dinner done. Check out all our products.

*Minimally processed, no artificial ingredients

**American Humane Association certified

†Federal regulations prohibit the use of hormones or steroids in poultry.

††Foster Farms Organic poultry is fed a diet that contains non-genetically engineered ingredients. USDA organic regulations prohibit the use of genetically engineered feed ingredients in poultry products labeled as Organic.