Pasture-raised chicken from New Roots Farm will be available for the first time at the Exeter Farmers’ Market this Thursday:

New Roots will have fresh chicken from our Certified Organic pastures at the Exeter Market on Thursday. These are not commercial cornish cross birds, but instead, are genetic stock derived from American and European heritage breeds. Freedom Rangers were developed in the early 1960’s to meet the highest standards of the French [1] Label Rouge Free Range program. Currently, the Freedom Ranger genetic stock is used by most non-factory farm production models all across Europe and also by small pastured poultry producers in search of a traditionally raised farm chicken — just like the “oldies,” healthy and with a succulent flavor and texture.

Since our Freedom Ranger Broilers are a slower growing breed, they are naturally better suited to being raised on pasture and have none of the health issues associated with industrial birds and their ultra-rapid growth rate. 

We are thrilled to add high-quality chicken to our vegetable, pastured pork and grass fed lamb offerings and should now have chicken throughout the market season in Exeter.

For more information, please contact [2] New Roots Farm directly. The [3] Exeter Farmers’ Market is located at Swasey Parkway, and is open weekly on Thursdays, 2:25 to 6 p.m., through October 28th.