{"product_id":"chicken-paws-organic-frozen","title":"Chicken Paws, Organic, Frozen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tChoose these organic chicken paws to add to your soup stock or bone broth and reap the benefits of the collagen, protein, calcium and cartilage that breaks down when cooked. Humanely raised and air dried, all Mary’s chickens are free of antibiotics, preservatives and hormones.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tDavid Pitman is a forward-thinking, third-generation chicken farmer. His Pitman family farm raises Mary’s brand chicken in California’s San Joaquin Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t“We basically take the conventional book and throw it out the window,” Pitman said. “We give the bird the most humane lifestyle it can possibly have. The chicken houses are air-conditioned for those hot summer months. They can be inside or outside, at their discretion. We let them choose when to eat and when not to eat. And we feed them only a vegetarian diet.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tPitman conceded that they did have a pretty big learning curve when they switched to an organic, all-vegetarian diet with no antibiotics and no growth hormones. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t“We practiced it for three years before we actually started selling the organic chicken,” he said. “The change slowed down the growth rate of our chickens, which made us nervous at first, but we soon realized that it was great for the bird’s overall health.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tMary’s chickens are also processed differently than the typical, factory-raised chicken. As it says on the package, it’s “air-chilled.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t“After chickens are plucked and cleaned, they’re usually soaked in cold water.  But that chlorinated water is absorbed into the meat, so you’re paying for the water, and it’s also affecting the taste.  By chilling the birds with cool air, instead of water, you just get the natural flavor of the chicken. No added water. So it’s a better value, and better flavor,” Pitman said.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tMary’s also packages their chicken differently, without the use of Styrofoam trays.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t“It was important to us to eliminate all those Styrofoam trays that were going into landfills, so we went to a pressure-filled, eco-friendly package,” Pitman said.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tStep 3 Rating - Animal Centered, Bred for outdoors\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\t\tAll chickens have access to outdoors.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\t\tOutdoor areas include ample water and shade\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\t\tNatural behaviors are enriched with bales of straw (used for pecking) and eucalyptus tree branches (used for playing and hiding).\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\t\tFed an Organic Vegetarian Diet\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\t\tNo GMOs*\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\t\tNo synthetic amino acids\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tVegetarian Diet:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\t\t65% Organic Corn\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\t\t30% Organic Soybean\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\t\t5% Vitamins and Minerals\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t* GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organisms: an organism with altered genetic DNA engineered by humans. Mary’s is the first in the industry to be verified by the Non-GMO Project.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\t\tGluten-free\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\t\tNo added water\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\t\tVegetarian diet\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\t\tNo preservatives\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\t\tNo antibiotics ever\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\t\tRaised without added hormones*\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\t\t*Federal Regulations Prohibit the Use of Hormones in Chicken\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tMary's Free-Range Organic Air Chilled Chickens are an additional step up the ladder in humane farming practices; with freedom to move about and a premium diet void of any chemical stimulators.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tCertified Organic feeds must be certified by the USDA and everything that goes in them must be certified as well. Mary's Organic Chicken feed does not contain any of the following:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\t\tNo animal byproducts\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\t\tNo GMOs\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\t\tNo antibiotics\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\t\tNo pesticide treated grains\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\t\tNo grains grown with chemical fertilizers\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\r\n\t\tNo synthetic amino acids\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tMary’s chickens are cooled with a state of the art “Air Chill” system. Air Chill helps inhibit the spread of bacteria by keeping all of the chickens independent, and saves 30,000 gallons of chlorinated water every day! Enjoy the benefits of a freshly Air-Chilled chicken today!\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tThe air-chilled method produces a better tasting chicken. With no water added, the air chilled method keeps the \"real\" chicken flavor and juices. No water is absorbed, so you get the natural flavor of chicken.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t*Chicken Paw are packaged in one bulk bag; this product is not individually frozen. Mary’s chicken paws are scalded and cleaned but will have everything on them including the skin and nails. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t*Azure freezes meat products upon arrival to our warehouse which extends the fresh expiration date up to a year. FDA regulations require producers to label their meat with a fresh expiration date. Azure freezes meat products well before the expiration date making it available for distribution up to a year.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tMRNA Vaccine Statement: We do not give our poultry any MRNA Vaccines, and do not plan on doing so in the future, It is also important to note that vaccines with MRNA technology do not currently exist for poultry. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tThank You,\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tPitman Family Farms\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Azure Standard","offers":[{"title":"20 lb","offer_id":45089406255138,"sku":"AZ-MT929","price":128.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/8684\/0866\/files\/b05b2ac3-3171-4715-8667-654c89872aee.jpg?v=1774245725","url":"https:\/\/www.montavilla.coop\/products\/chicken-paws-organic-frozen","provider":"Montavilla Food Co-op","version":"1.0","type":"link"}