Only Happy Chickens Can Become Healthy Food

Only Happy Chickens Can Become Healthy Food

All problems in human society — from declining health to environmental destruction — can be traced back to the illusion that we are separate from each other and from nature. The organic movement starts with a different understanding: everything is connected. What we do to the soil, plants, and animals, we ultimately do to ourselves.

The holistic path in action
Tan Khun Organic Farm in Phetchaburi shows what this looks like in practice. Their approach to raising chickens is not about avoiding pesticides or antibiotics alone — it’s about creating a balanced, healthy ecosystem where animals, plants, and people thrive together.

Animal welfare is food quality
A chicken’s life directly shapes the food it produces. Stress, confinement, and poor diets leave chemical traces in meat and eggs: stress hormones, residues from medications, and reduced nutrient density. Tan Khun’s chickens live freely on green pasture, foraging for natural food, and receiving organic feed. This results in meat and eggs that are richer in nutrients, better in taste, and free from harmful residues.

Natural health care
Instead of relying on pharmaceuticals, Tan Khun has developed their own herbal remedies to prevent and treat disease. These plant-based treatments not only avoid antibiotics but also strengthen the animals’ immune systems naturally.

Why it matters
When the farm works with nature, every part of the system benefits:
Healthy soil grows nutrient-rich plants.
Healthy plants feed healthy animals.
Healthy animals produce nourishing food for people.
And healthy people can live in balance with the world around them.

Tan Khun’s work is one example of how the organic movement addresses health, community, and environment at the same time. It’s not just about farming — it’s about living as if “we are all one.”

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