{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"PPT013: Not A BackYard Chicken Club: Jim Adkins Interview Part 1","description":"Mike interviews Jim Adkins of the Sustainable Poultry Network (SPN). According to Jim, SPN is not a backyard chicken club; it's aggressive at getting the old heritage and standard bred poultry back into the martketplace.\r\nWe talk about:\r\n\r\nEverything revolves around training, coaching, and mentoring\r\n"Don't get hung up on the word heritage"\r\nStandard bred is poultry that has a written standard that you breed to\r\nThe chicken industry is bigger than America\r\nCertification means committing to authenticity, common core values, and breed improvement\r\nFinding stock from a reliable source; Something more than a bag of bones\r\n5 foundational pillars of Sustainable Poultry production model \r\n\r\nCan you do it all? - Do you have to do it all?\r\n\r\n\r\nGood breeders often don't make good marketers\r\n\r\nSPN–USA is all about creating local and regional food movements, specifically with standard-bred heritage poultry for meat and eggs. Check 'em out and let Jim know you found him through Pastured Poultry Talk.\r\nIf you like the podcast, leave us review and subscribe. Send your questions to pasturedpoultrytalk@gmail.com.\r\n ","author_name":"Pastured Poultry Talk","author_url":"http:\/\/pasturedpoultrytalk.com\/category\/podcast\/","html":"