ENGLISHHENS.CO.UK
Specialist breeder of the Red Dorking
& White Dorking breed of Domestic Fowl
The Dorking is possibly our oldest breed of utility farm fowl and one of the rarest breeds that we have in the UK today. My own conservation work is focused on the two most ancient varieties of the Dorking breed; the Red Dorking and the White Dorking, believed to be descended from birds that were kept for their excellent table qualities, as far back as the first century.
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POULTRYVILLE
Heritage Geese at Moss Mountain Farm
In this episode, Garden Home Host P. Allen Smith is checking in on the heritage geese at Moss Mountain Farm.
POULTRYVILLE
Heritage Turkey Varieties
P. Allen Smith is checking in on his heritage turkey flocks at Moss Mountain Farm.
Find out which ones are kept for breeding and which ones make it into the noodle pot!
P. Allen Smith | TEDx
End of Choice: Diversity Matters if Food Choice
is Important to You
In his down-to-earth and often humorous manner, P. Allen Smith addresses the serious issue of diversification within our food sources using the humble chicken and its current state of genetic diversity as a jumping-off point for a larger discussion about current trends, future repercussions and ways to conserve the diversity of our food sources.
Eating Animals
Nearly all of the meat, eggs, and dairy we eat comes from the industrial system known as “factory farming.” This system destroys our environment and harms public health, and never before has humankind caused more suffering. Based on the bestselling book by Jonathan Safran Foer, narrated by producer Natalie Portman, and directed and produced by Christopher Quinn (GOD GREW TIRED OF US), Eating Animals spotlights the heroic farmers, whistleblowers, and innovators who are standing up, against all odds, to fight this system and provide a new way forward.
P. Allen Smith partnered with EJF Philanthropies to host a private screening and panel discussion for Arkansas thought leaders in Little Rock. This screening is part of a multi-city tour to encourage dialogue among citizen, business, and elected leaders to address food and health safety, animal welfare, and environmental hazards. Click here to read more…
Heritage Poultry In The News
American Veterinary Medical Association
Livestock Diversity Fading, Risking Food Supply, Group Says
The Narragansett turkey matures early and tends to have good egg production, meat quality, and disposition, yet its population is less than 5,000.
Livestock genetic diversity is fading, with up to one-quarter of livestock breeds lost or at risk of disappearing, according to a recent paper.
Among poultry, upward of 79% of breeds are at risk of extinction.
The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, a nonprofit organization that promotes farming sciences, published a paper in September that calls for efforts to protect genetic material that could help animal populations adapt, aid research, and fill specialty markets. The most effective conservation efforts combine living populations that can adapt to disease and other challenges and cryopreserved genetic material that can restore lost bloodlines, the paper states.
Amber Fouts for The New York Times
New York Times
Roast Heritage Turkey and Gravy
by Kim severson
Heritage turkeys can be tricky to roast; the flesh is firmer than that of a supermarket bird. P. Allen Smith, the Southern cooking and lifestyle expert from whom this recipe is adapted, suggests a day in a brine sweetened with apple cider and then roasting the bird on a bed of rosemary. Roasted giblets and a chopped hard-boiled egg add texture and depth to his country-style gravy. “The eggs and giblets make it a little more rustic and a little more interesting,” he said. “It’s the gravy that saves that dry turkey.”