The pursuit for quick profits means that many agricultural products in the market today have been grown commercially or factory-farmed. That means the producers employs a lot of scientific measures in order to maximize on yields.
Unfortunately, that often involves the use of chemicals or additives that though harmless, may have long term health implications when used discriminately.
But there is market resistance. There is a growing niche of Filipino consumers that now prefers organic or natural foods. This includes everything from fruits and vegetables to chicken and beef. If you are looking for organic poultry in Manila, here are some of the best places to find some quality products:-
Backyard Farms
Backyard Farms was founded by Tisha Ang-Dominguez who was always conscious of the quality of food to cook for her family. As the name suggests, it started as a small backyard farm in her home. Today the farm specializes in the production of pasture-raised, hormone-free and antibiotic-free chickens for the Filipino market. Backyard Farms has lots of resellers around Metro Manila so you can easily access their healthy pasture-raised free range or organic poultry. The farm is not just content producing chickens on its own, it also wants to promote organic farming and encourage other poultry producers to embrace the same. You check out the Backyard Farms website here http://www.backyardfarms.ph/.
Gabrielle’s Meat & Poultry
Gabrielle’s Meat & Poultry has a poultry farm in Sta. Maria, Laguna and practices ethical livestock farming while supplying the residents of Manila with ethically grown chicken. Their chickens are fed organic feeds and allowed to roam outside in a range environment. The farm also keeps organic goats, hogs, and cattle. Check them out here https://www.facebook.com/GabriellesMeatandPoultry/.
The Green Grocer Manila
The Green Grocer Manila is billed as Manila’s first home delivery service that specializes in the delivery of organic produce to the health-conscious Manila residents. Its range of products include grass-fed and all natural meat sources including beef, hog and poultry meat; premium deli products, farm-direct dairy products as well as various other sustainably grown grocery necessities. The company delivers fresh harvests to all doorsteps every Wednesday and Saturday from the various source farms that are situated in Negros, Bukidnon, Batangas, Laguna and Tagaytay. Check them out at https://www.thegreengrocermanila.com/.
Down to Earth
Down to Earth is another sustainable producers that specializes in the delivery of free range and organic beef and poultry meat to the health-conscious consumers in Manila. Down to earth is a family farm that is based in Dahilayan in Bukidnon and which specializes in the growing of biodynamic vegetables while also raising grass-fed cattle and heritage pork along with native poultry. You can check out their website at http://www.downtoearth.ph/.
EarthOrigins Marketplace
Founded in 2015, the EarthOrigins Marketplace is am initiative of SugarLeaf Inc for Filipinos after a healthy lifestyle. The shop is situated at GF Wilson Bldg, 226 Wilson St. Bgy. The marketplace specializes in selling natural chemical-free and antibiotic-free in Metro Manila. You can check out their website here http://earthoriginsmarketplace.com/.