As consumer interest in heritage-breed meats grows, more companies are looking to get in on the market—especially when it comes to chicken. Expand your understanding of food systems as a Civil Eats ...

Though all chickens are descended from the red junglefowl (Gallus gallus), in the course of human history different climate and selective breeding have produced a vast selection of shapes, sizes and ...

The near-total replacement of heritage breeds like Plymouth Rock and Rhode Island Red with fast-growing hybrids is the single biggest driver of the flavor change in commercial chicken. A ...

In this episode of Mother Earth News and Friends, editor Jessica Mitchell sits down for a chat with Chrisie DiCarlo and Holly Callahan-Kasmala, two best friends who are living out the chicken-keeping ...

LINDSBORG — When Matt Hemmer was a kid, he would help his dad with the cattle on their family farm in North Dakota. But when Hemmer turned 11, his dad sold the land and moved to Kansas to start a ...

Shannin Rettig enjoys raising all types of chickens. She especially loves seeing the different-colored eggs they produce. Along with the standard white and brown, her heritage birds lay dark brown-, ...

Green Zebras, Mexico Midgets, and Wapsipinicon Peaches all have something in common—and it’s not just their bizarre names. Each is a type of heritage tomato. And they’re all raised by Raechel Murphy, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Raising backyard chickens has exploded in popularity in recent years. Many people are building chicken coops to save money on eggs ...