The American Pastured Poultry Producers Association (APPPA)

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Pastured Poultry Resource Book APPPA publishes Raising Poultry on Pasture: Ten Years of Success. This exciting book has over 130 articles on pastured poultry, written by APPPA farmer-members over the last ten years and originally published in APPPA Grit!. This long-awaited compilation is something you won't want to do without! We are offering a $5.00 member discount and a $10.00 discount if you purchase it with a membership or renewal. You can buy it directly from APPPA online or by mail.

What is APPPA?

The American Pastured Poultry Producers' Association (APPPA) was established in 1997 to assist pastured poultry producers. APPPA encourages people to learn and exchange information about raising poultry on pasture, exchanging techniques, innovations, and advice.

What is Pastured Poultry? Pastured Poultry relies on raising chickens directly on green pasture. The model has been developed over the last twenty years and allows the birds to receive a significant amount of pasture forage as feed. The birds are kept on fresh pasture, which allows the birds to be raised in a cleaner, healthier environment. Pastured poultry is raised the old fashioned way; on fresh green pasture and wholesome grain. Processing is often done on the farm. Many customers pick-up their freezer-ready poultry orders at the farm, assuring them a truly farm-fresh product and revitalizing the farmer-consumer relationship. For a quick summary of pastured poultry, follow this link.

Why Raise Pastured Poultry?

People have been raising poultry on pasture for centuries. In fact most domesticated poultry was raised out doors until the 1950s when large confinement operations were begun. The vast majority of poultry is now produced in high-density factory farms. A number of growers with no interest in operating factory farms have chosen to raise their poultry with outdoor range instead of indoor confinement to produce a high quality, farm-fresh, all-natural product. The pastured poultry movement has found great support among consumers because of the high quality and unsurpassed flavor of such products. Producers continue to see a growing demand for premium-priced pasture-raised poultry and eggs.