Founded by Murray Bresky in 1992, Murray’s Chicken raises and processes fresh poultry through a network of small family farms in Southeastern Pennsylvania and the Catskill Mountain region. The family-owned company built its identity around locally grown chicken that is never given antibiotics, is vegetarian-fed, and was among the first in the industry to carry the Certified Humane label. Murray’s also offers a Non-GMO Project Verified line and makes retail products to order, often shipping them within 24 hours of processing.
Certified Humane Raised and Handled®
Non-GMO Project Verified
FreeBird ChickenFreeBird Chicken raises poultry through family farms and sells chicken products under the FreeBird brand. The company describes its poultry as raised on family farms, fed vegetarian grains, and produced without antibiotics or added growth hormones or steroids.FREDERICKSBURG, PA
Plainville FarmsPlainville Farms is a natural and certified-organic turkey brand built on nearly 200 years of family farming. Its family farmers raise turkeys for products that include fresh and prepared turkey, with the company emphasizing antibiotic-free practices, vegetarian feed, and care for animal well-being. The brand describes its work as bringing turkey from family farms to consumers’ tables.NEW OXFORD, PA
LaBelle PatrimoineFounded by sixth-generation poultry farmer Mike Charles, LaBelle Patrimoine raises and produces an exclusive French heritage-breed chicken through small family farms in Central Pennsylvania. Its birds grow up to twice as long as conventional chickens, roam pasture daily, and are air-chilled for a product the company describes as “beautiful heritage.” LaBelle Patrimoine also produces organic pasture-raised eggs and specialty chicken products, and its chicken is G.A.P. Step 4 certified.
Hillside Turkey FarmsFor four generations, Hillside Turkey Farms has remained a family-owned, privately operated Thurmont farm and food business, carrying forward a turkey operation that began in 1939 with Pauline and Ross Smith. Today, the USDA-inspected farm and plant raises up to 180,000 birds a year and serves families as well as restaurants throughout the surrounding region. Its turkeys are antibiotic-free and not injected, with almost everything it markets grown or made in Thurmont.THURMONT, MD