Posts by Sam Anderson

Sam Anderson is the Livestock and Outreach Coordinator at New Entry Sustainable Farming Project in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Profitable Broiler Enterprises in New England

By Sam Anderson / July 8, 2014

  It has been many decades since broilers (chickens bred and raised specifically for meat) were a big business in New England. Broiler enterprises have started making a comeback in…

The First-Year Egg Farmer

By Sam Anderson / October 7, 2013

Molly DellaRoman manages a pasture-based flock of 300 laying hens alongside a sizable vegetable CSA, a farm stand, and a regular supply of farm visitors…and this is only year one.…

The Challenges and Rewards of On-farm Poultry Processing

By Sam Anderson / January 9, 2012

When’s the last time you saw “locally grown” stamped on a chicken at the grocery store? How many restaurants do you know that tell you who raised the duck on…