Have you ever wondered where the chicken on your plate came from? More specifically, what it took to transform a live animal into a topping your sandwich?

In this video, we explore the labor and love that goes into processing poultry. Similar to butchering, it is an intensive practice that involves slaughter, evisceration, cleaning, packaging, and chilling. Last month, I visited Jordan Farms in the Southern Tier region of New York to learn more about organic, on-farm processing at their NYS 5A inspected facility.

You can support our farmers by:
– Purchasing products through localized food stores, farmer’s markets, and community support agriculture (CSA) programs.
– Examining the federal and state legal structures that govern the lives and well-being of farmworkers and promoting the changes necessary for improved livelihood and well-being.
– Educating yourself about agro and industrial chemicals that farmworkers and, to a lesser degree, produce consumers are regularly exposed to.
– Investing in localized, sustainable, organic, and regenerative agriculture.
– Knowing where your food comes from!

Eva Sideris is a senior in the Environmental Studies Program, and she is concentrating in policy, planning, and law. Although her work involves a variety of topics and curiosities, they are all centered on the pursuit of “this is what it takes.” As an investigative storyteller, Eva hopes that this film will excite and inform you about where your food might come from.