Brenna Houck is an Oregon-based dining editorial manager for the Eater network, overseeing the Cascadia, Midwest, and Southeast regions. She previously edited Eater Detroit and reported for Eater. You ...

— Heritage chickens raised under humane conditions are now available for consumers who observe the laws of kashrut. The Jewish Initiative for Animals, or JIFA, has partnered with two kosher meat ...

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, ...

Cooks Venture, a food startup, committed to regenerative agriculture practices, recently secured $4 million to expand distribution of its pasture-raised, slow-growth heirloom chickens. "We started ...

World-changing chickens. It’s not a modest claim. This is the hope and aim of Blue Apron co-founder Matthew Wadiak, who announced Wednesday that his new company Cooks Venture has partnered with ...

US-based heirloom chicken business Cooks Venture has announced the closing of a US$10m Series A funding round. SJF Ventures and Cultivian Sandbox led the investment with participation from impact ...

Cooks Venture, which launched last year, sells pasture-raised heirloom chickens, raised on 800 acres in Arkansas, through restaurants, its online store, and more than a thousand grocery stores. Unlike ...

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-, ...

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 ...