Food Curated: Raising Ducks with Pride

The dead of winter is still a busy time for many animal farmers, and a duck farm is no exception. Meet John Fazio, a small-scale duck farmer in Modena, New York, 80 miles outside of New York City. John started working with ducks over a year ago after being encouraged into it by NYC chefs who believed in his farming methods. I found him because I was interested in discovering where good local duck comes from ? ducks that aren?t raised on large commercial farms. Ducks that come fresh, unfrozen with flavor. I met John through word-of-mouth, and in the food business, good word-of-mouth says a lot. John?s duck farm just happens to supply Savoy, one of the most sustainably focused restaurants in New York City. Savoy is a restaurant I believe in, a restaurant owned by Chef Peter Hoffman, considered the ?Godfather of the NYC Greenmarket? and a spokesperson for the local, sustainable food movement. So come see for yourself where good ducks come from, and learn why John takes so much pride in his product. And stay tuned for Part II, where we?ll show you how Savoy prepares locally raised duck for its customers. Thanks for watching food. curated. ** To taste Fazio?s special cross breed of a Pekin and Normandy duck, you can visit Savoy or Marlow & Sons restaurants, or purchase whole duck at Marlow & Daughters in Brooklyn. **

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[tedsheckler100]

Your ducks have crusty eyes from a lack of water to submerge their faces, that all ducks require to live. They are obviously terrified & huddle in a corner at any approach, a clear sign of abuse. The carcass you proudly held up was obviously slaughtered using the neck slash method, a horrible way to kill a duck. Especially since the animal is still alive when it's neck is hacked open to bleed out. An inefficient and inhuman method only the lowest caliber farmer practices.

[88pie88]

thouse ducks have sticky eyes, that unhealthy.

[ursusarctosana]

Ducks need to clear their nostrils so the drip waterers are insufficient. It may be why the ducklings have sticky eyes: they can't clean the food out of their eyes or from crusting there. They may be 'living a good life' according to what humans 'think' they need, but this is not what they need to be happy or lead a good life. Not raised this way.

[irishbreakfast]

yeah,man! thats the way to go! another self-sufficent red-blooded ameican! if only everyone else had the good sense to be self-sufficent AND make some money doing it!!!  how do i get some of that fresh duck?wish i had room for some!chickens and turkeys and rabbits are great to have,too!! thats a great setup for raising ducks.shame the big companys cant operate like that!!

[pattypage68]

none that just wrong i was looking for a site to show how rises them NOT EAT THEM - OHHH YEA I DO EAT MEAT ALSO - BUT THAT JUST sick-

[2007db2007]

thanks for the information - we have been inspired and made our duck/chicken yard 'live streaming' so people can watch and learn as we do.

We are proud to show you the 'Duck TV'

aquaponiclynx. com/duck-tv

[mpentz580]

me having ducks if i wwere to get a nother breed of duck would they be able to live happy and healthy together great video.. thanks

[silentfades]

great video

just subbed 

[dlmaniac]

Nice video. Wish it could be longer to cover more details of duck farming.

[tv4600]

John a good video.Its good to see a decent farmer who treats his animals the way it should be.