Grassland Sommerlad Heritage chickens arrive fresh every fortnight so, depending on when you order, your chicken may be frozen.
Organ meats from healthy animals offer high levels of critical nutrients and protein in a highly available, active form that our bodies can access and use quickly and efficiently. The operative word here is 'healthy'. Organs such as the liver and kidneys perform critical filtering and cleansing functions in the body. So you're after organs from the healthiest animals you can find!
About liver
Liver is rich in protein, low in calories and packed with essential minerals and vitamins but it's particularly important because it supplies vitamins in easily accessible, 'active' forms such as vitamin D3, B12, folate, choline and retinol ('active' vitamin A). By contrast, plant sources of vitamin A require us to convert them during digestion in order to use them. And, of course, liver is rich in iron, supplied in the haem form which is helps maintain adequate stores of iron, particularly important for women.
About Grasslands Sommerlad chickens
Grassland Sommerlad Heritage chickens live up to four times longer than the generic, white broiler chickens that make up 99.9% of the Australian meat chicken industry and the slow growth and genetics allow for the development of strong bones and more deeply flavoured meat. Sommerlad birds have longer legs and more even meat distribution than the breast-heavy white broiler chicken and they are vigorous, athletic, curious hunters, ranging far afield in search of grubs and green pick.
They’re wonderful to look at too, with multi-coloured feathers and a variety of colours, shapes and sizes - breeds include Transylvanian Naked Necks, Australian Game, Croad Langshan and Plymouth Rock.
Read the Grassland Sommerlad case study in our cookbook, The Ethical Omnivore.
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