© Guy Hand 2009
The local food movement has caught on in Idaho. With a little effort, you can fill your plate with Idaho grown fruit, vegetables, meat, and fish. But one thing you won’t find is an Idaho chicken. That’s right. There’s not a single commercial source of Idaho poultry in the state. But that may change. In this installment of Edible Idaho, correspondent Guy Hand finds one farmer determined to put Idaho chicken back on the local menu.
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Chickens on Duty at Meadowlark Farms © Guy Hand 2009
Farmer and poultry processor Janie Burns (with friend) © Guy Hand 2009
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Guy Hand is a writer, public radio producer and photographer specializing in food and agriculture.
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