This issue’s recipe: honey lemon chicken. Chicken Day means getting whole processed birds from a local farmer, getting them home in coolers, cutting each up for bagging and freezing, then stripping the carcasses for stock and pet food.

First We Eat: If it’s from a good farmer, a whole direct-sale bird is worth that extra bit of cost
First We Eat: These simple combinations of ingredients come bearing highly nutritional benefits
Agency plans rulemaking to formalize speed increases
Strong demand for beef and chicken