2014 abeba purchasing guide

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Poultry Poultry Local and Community Based

Local: Producer must be within 150 miles Family Farm Small/Mid-Sized Farm Cooperative Small Farms

Fair

Livable Wages Proper Washing Facilities Proper Safety Conditions and Training (OSHA) Employee Benefits Never given antibiotics

Warwick Chicken Profile

Ecologically Sound Humane

7

Best

Chicken graze outside everyday (season and weather permitting) Eat certified organic feed

Average

Regional National

Avoid

International Large Corporate Farm

Below minimum wage pay Unsafe work conditions Lack of washing facilities No routine antibiotics, only when flock is sick

Routine antibiotic usage

All-vegetarian feed with no antibiotics and they graze outside everyday Certified organic feed, with outdoor access

Conventional grain feed (contains antibiotics and animal by-product) Raised in a cage or crowded barn


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