Browders Birds

History

Chris & Holly met in the summer of 2006 at Mashomack Preserve on Shelter Island during a weekend retreat with the Nature Conservancy. We were both living and working in the city, with a mutual interest in the local food movement. The Omnivore's Dilemma, written by Michael Pollan, was trending at the time, causing many people to re-evaluate our food system. And for some, our lifestyle choices. The idea of sustainable farming interested us. We liked the pastured livestock model that Farmer Joel Salatin was preaching at Polyface Farms in Virginia. Research led us to organizations like the Peconic Land Trust and their Farms for the Future Initiative. We became aware of enough farmers who were making a go of it by selling organic produce/livestock locally direct to customers. There seemed to be substantial demand and limited supply. That's a formula we understand - perhaps this was worth a try after all!

Specialties

We are Long Island's only certified organic, pasture-raised poultry farm. We sell our own hen eggs, duck eggs, whole and cut up meat chickens, turkeys for Thanksgiving, wool products knitted from the wool of our Cotswold sheep, and raw honey from our on farm honey bee hives. We also make a variety of products made with our chickens/eggs including quiches, mayonnaise, chicken/turkey stock, etc. We also make and sell a line of dry rubs and sauces to compliment our amazing chicken!