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What Makes Green Circle Chicken Different?

Green Circle chicken is a very special bird. Certified humane, air-chilled, and raised by a network of small Amish and Mennonite family farms in Pennsylvania, these birds are regeneratively raised on a diet of surplus vegetables. Inspired by the common sense, waste-nothing philosophy of days past, when chickens lived on vegetable scraps and roamed freely around farmyards and pastureland, Green Circle chicken is a favorite among chefs and Michelin Star restaurants. It has been featured on the front page of The NY Times and the TV show Somebody’s Gotta Do It with Mike Rowe. Watch Video. If you ever needed proof on the plate that a happy chicken is a tasty chicken, you’ll find it here. 

Certified Humane Chicken and Turkey

All Green Circle chickens are raised and handled according to Humane Farm Animal Care’s stringent welfare policies and are the rare bird that receives their humane certification. And of course, no antibiotics, hormones, or arsenicals are ever used.

Our chickens are also free-range. For poultry to be certified free-range, it must be raised in specific conditions: with access to the outdoors and natural light, the ability to forage naturally, and a minimum of 1.5 square feet of space per bird when indoors. Green Circle chickens enjoy more than twice that space in the barns. In addition, to be called free-range, chickens must be raised to 8 weeks of age, as opposed to 5 or 6 weeks, which is standard for commercially raised chickens. .

Air-Chilled for Better Flavor

Green Circle chickens are air-chilled and hand-processed in a low-volume facility near the farms where they are raised. The air-chilling process guarantees our chickens have no additional water weight, which leads to better post-cooking yields, with a deeper flavor profile and crispy skin.

When he first tasted Green Circle chicken, Andre Daguin, one of France’s most decorated chefs and the father of D’Artagnan founder Ariane, congratulated us for reinventing his grandmother’s poultry. Our holistic approach produces truly wholesome chicken. From start to finish, these birds are treated and fed well, and the result is a supremely tasty chicken on your table.