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  • The art deco Ritz Theater marquee in Ritzville, Washington
    Ritzville WA_Ken Hawkins-7.jpg
  • Ritzville, Washington main street
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  • Matt Schwab chooses heritage chickens for harvest. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-46.tif
  • Matt Schwab chooses heritage chickens for harvest. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-45.tif
  • Matt Schwab chooses heritage chickens for harvest. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-44.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-40.tif
  • Bagged heritage chicken feet and parts after harvest. Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-39.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-37.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-38.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-33.tif
  • Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-24.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-16.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-13.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-11.tif
  • Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious.  Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-6.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-7.tif
  • Matt Schwab chooses heritage chickens for harvest. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-1.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-50.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-51.tif
  • Matt Schwab chooses heritage chickens for harvest. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-48.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-49.tif
  • Matt Schwab chooses heritage chickens for harvest. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-47.tif
  • Matt Schwab chooses heritage chickens for harvest. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-43.tif
  • Matt Schwab chooses heritage chickens for harvest. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-42.tif
  • Jen Schwab snaps the head from a heritage chicken during hand processing. Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-41.tif
  • Jen Schwab snaps the head from a heritage chicken during hand processing. Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-36.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-35.tif
  • Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious.  Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-32.tif
  • Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious.  Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-30.tif
  • Straight razor used by farmer Matt Schwab to humanely dispatch chickens. Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious.  Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-28.tif
  • Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious.  Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-31.tif
  • Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious.  Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-29.tif
  • Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-27.tif
  • Feathers will be turned into fertilizer after removal. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-25.tif
  • Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-26.tif
  • Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious.  Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-23.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-22.tif
  • Jen Schwab - left - instructs a visitor in the finer points of hand processing a chicken. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-20.tif
  • Jen Schwab - left - instructs a visitor in the finer points of hand processing a chicken. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-21.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-18.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-17.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-19.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-14.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-15.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-10.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-12.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-9.tif
  • Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-8.tif
  • Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious.  Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-5.tif
  • Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious.  Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-4.tif
  • Matt Schwab places chickens into a steel cone that holds the birds and then using a sharp straight razor, slits a vein in the bird's neck draining the blood. The birds do not seem to suffer as the gradual blood loss renders them unconscious.  Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-3.tif
  • Small family organic farm in Washington State
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  • Heritage chicken processing by hand. Small family farmers Matt and Jen Schwab operate "Inspiration Plantation" an organic farm outside of Ridgefield, Washington. The couple raises and harvests their own heritage chickens, and seasonally inviting their customers in the community to visit their farm and help with the poultry harvest. Once the birds are killed, they're placed in a bath of near boiling water to loosen the feathers and then rotated in a washing machine-like tub with rubber appendages that pull the feathers out. Visiting helpers can participate in every step of the process and receive a fresh chicken for their efforts.
    Family Farm_Ken Hawkins-34.tif

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