FOOD CURATED: Farming & Breeding Rabbits for NYC Restaurants

In our never-ending quest to show you how local food is raised and brought to market, I?m going to take you on a little tour inside a rabbit farm ? John Fazio?s Rabbit Farm. Yes, he?s the same farmer who raises ducks for big name chefs in New York City. But, you should note, he was known for his prized rabbits even before he started raising ducks. And he delivers them fresh, never frozen to NYC kitchens no more than a day or two after ?processing? ? offering a service that is really hard to find for local chefs. So, I wanted to share with you the short tour John Fazio gave me. It was never meant to be a video story, but I just couldn?t pass up the education. I don?t think most people have ever seen a commercial rabbit operation. I hadn?t. And all I can tell you is that it?s interesting, very organized and very clean. So come along as John Fazio tours us through his facility, and shows his methods for raising fresh, local rabbits. For more info on the farm, please contact me on Twitter: @SkeeterNYC Or to purchase or taste John Fazio?s rabbits, please visit Marlow & Sons or Marlow & Daughters in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, or Savoy in SoHo. Thanks for watching food. curated.

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[TheFunnnytimes]

I love how he made that shit up about putting a rabbit on the floor. I have around 40 rabbits and they all go on the floor. I do not eat my rabbits so I wouldn't really know. But know of my rabbits are sick and they all play on the floor for at least 2 hours o the floor (grass).

[hirodagger]

@anikageilee proven fact that happy animals make better meat.



[horsecart1]

@Kakashi101sensi 1 rabbits are NOT rodents they belong in the pika group 2 there the 3rd most popular pet in fact i have one he is a saint and well trained and does not act like a chiwawa if you dont belive if there smart check mines out on youtube

[horsecart1]

@Kakashi101sensi first fact rabbits are NOT rodents there realted to the pika 2 there the 3rd most popular pet and i have one for a fact he is intelligent and a saint to pepole i dont know if you had a bad experince with rabbits but i had a good one yes I dont agree with the people saying we should not eat them but for sure you do not know a good rabbit

[vaughtlindsey]

Hey smart ones get a brain and realize there are millions of these things, and there not rodents.

[barronzaren]

@anikageilee if she was to die early, her meat would go rotten.

[Kakashi101sensi]

@apowerfulwizardIRL So agreeable theyre rodents with a short fluffy tail and long ears. And those pathetically small and cute rabbits are similar to those small dogs like Chihuahuas... annoying and small....I want to push the person, who thought rabbits as pets was a good idea, down the stairs...

[RUNZLIG811]

Looks just like big agriculture chicken houses. This is no different than Tyson chicken plant really. Rabbits are pretty and thats why some feel like they shouldn't be raised like chickens for food..Rabbit meat is lean and low in fat. It's very good. I tried to be a Vegetarian but by the 30 day mark I just felt hungry all the time no matter how much I ate. O well to each his own..

[anikageilee]

"hold her nicely?!"

SRSLY!

u kill them, remember?



[anikageilee]

i was disappointed and frustrated to read the top comment.

"they're just rabbits...."

and to those 7 people who gave their thumbs up.

tsk3.