Heartstone Farm

Farmer Dan's Better Chicken Box

Farmer Dan's Better Chicken Box

  • Farmer Dan's Better Chicken Box - Heartstone Farm
  • Farmer Dan's Better Chicken Box - Heartstone Farm
  • Farmer Dan's Better Chicken Box - Heartstone Farm
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Farmer Dan's Better Chicken Box

Farmer Dan's Better Chicken Box

Farmer Dan's Better Chicken Box is built around one simple idea: the chicken you feed your family should come from farms you trust, raised the right way, without any unnecessary chemicals

What you'll get in every delivery

A curated mix of everyday favorites - 14 servings

  • 10 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts

  • 4 Thighs (bone-in, skin-on)

  • 4 Thighs (boneless, skinless)

Heartstone Farms' air-chilled chicken comes from small family farms we know personally. No antibiotics. No growth hormones. No shortcuts. Just wholesome, humanely raised chicken that cooks better, tastes better, and gives you one less thing to worry about at dinnertime.

Air-Chilled

Nearly all grocery store chicken in the U.S. is chilled in large tanks of cold water. During that process, the meat absorbs water. (In Europe, all chicken is air-chilled because water chilling is outlawed.)

What does that mean for you? With grocery store chicken you’re often paying for added water. It also means diluted flavor and mushy texture when you cook it.

Our chicken is air-chilled, which means it’s cooled using cold, circulating air instead of water. (Read Farmer Dan's article - Why We Air Chill Our Chicken.)

Why air-chilled matters

  • No water absorption

  • More natural chicken flavor

  • Better texture and bite

  • Crisps and browns properly when you cook it

  • Less shrinkage in the pan

It’s one of the biggest reasons our chicken simply tastes better.

What Makes Our Chicken Different

  • No antibiotics or growth hormones, ever

  • Humanely raised on small family farms in the U.S.

  • Air-chilled for superior flavor and texture

  • Vacuum-sealed and frozen at peak freshness

  • Flexible subscription. Skip or swap anytime.

  • No Antibiotics
  • All Natural
  • Humanely Raised

HOW WE SHIP YOUR BOX

FROZEN & INSULATED SHIPPING VIA FEDEX - $19.95

Free shipping for subscriptions and orders over $129

Minimum order $75.

We ship frozen to these states: AL*, AR*, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, IA*, IL*, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI*, MO*, MS*, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI*, WV.

*Not all areas are served in states with an *. Check your zip code using the tool above.

CLICK HERE for a map of our shipping areas and more delivery information

HOW DO WE SHIP YOUR ORDER?

Ensuring you receive a quality product you will love is our top priority. We carefully pack and ship your order frozen so it arrives in perfect condition. Until we pack your box, our product is kept in freezers at 0 degrees.  We use dry ice and compostable insulation to keep your order frozen and safe on its trip from our farm to your table. All of our packaging can be composted or recycled (no styrofoam). 

You will receive an email with your tracking number when your order ships.

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your satisfaction guaranteed

Making sure our customers are satisfied is a core value of Heartstone Farms. If you're not completely satisfied - we'll take care of you. We'll either replace your order or issue you a refund. You have my word.

Farmer Dan Signature

Why Heartstone Farm Chicken is Simply Better

Heartstone Farms chicken is a cut above anything you’ll find at the grocery store. Not because of fancy claims. Because of how it’s actually raised and handled, start to finish.

Farmer Dan personally chooses every farm and processor we work with. If a farmer isn’t raising birds the right way, or a processor cuts corners, we don’t do business with them. Period.

We source our chicken from small family farms in Vermont and New York, where birds are raised with care, not crammed into industrial houses. These are real farms where the families themselves are involved in the day-to-day care of the animals.

Our chickens are never given antibiotics or growth hormones. During the warmer months, they spend time on pasture. In winter, they’re kept in cage-free barns, with warmth, shelter, and constant access to feed and water.

When it’s time for processing, birds are transported to one of two small, family-run processors

  • Morning Star Poultry (Amish-owned) in Fort Plains, New York
  • CluckYa Chicken in Gardiner, Maine

Both facilities use air-chilling, one of the biggest quality differences in chicken.

More than 95% of supermarket chicken in the U.S. is cooled in large chemical-laden water baths. During that process, the meat absorbs water, which dilutes flavor and affects texture.

Our chicken is cooled using cold, circulating air instead of water. No soaking. No added water weight. Just clean, properly chilled poultry.

The result is chicken that:

  • Tastes like chicken should
  • Has better texture
  • Browns and cooks properly
  • Shrinks less in the pan

Simply put, this is chicken raised and processed the old-fashioned way, by people who care.

A Note From Farmer Dan

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