The Bird is the Word

This is what we had for dinner.  It may look like any old roasted chicken but it's not.  This chicken is from Mary and Duncan MacDonald at Turnbow Flat Farms just outside of Palouse.  Mary and Duncan started Turnbow Flat Farms because they are "dedicated to providing superior quality food using practices that heal the land, respect animal welfare, and strengthen the local community."  Lucky for us that they are.  We got our first chicken from them in July.  It was amazingly delicious.  When we picked up this one yesterday, they said it would taste even better. It was also amazing.  This chicken tastes more chickeny than most chicken, if that makes any sense.  I have pretty high expectations for the turkey we ordered from them for Thanksgiving!  It is encouraging that there are more and more people like the MacDonalds in the world, people who care about the land and animals and what we eat.  We are more than happy to support them and eat their great chicken!  Next year we're ordering six!  Yum!  By the way, all those lovely potatoes, parsnips, and carrots are from our very own garden.  A truly "local" meal.