DAVIDSONVILLE, Md. — A potential meat shortage is a concern for all of us during this time. The staff at Homestead Gardens teamed up with Perdue Chicken on Saturday to bring the poultry directly to the customer.
Nearly 1,000 cars lined up at Homestead Gardens in Davidsonville, Md. to pick up their boxes of poultry. The event was so popular that the nearly 30,000 pounds of Perdue chicken sold out the day before during online pre-sale orders.
In fact, so many people logged on to the website to order that is initially crashed the website.
Homestead Gardens CEO Brian Riddle said this is the first time they've hosted a food sale like this and the poultry sold out within hours.
"Unfortunately, even with this full semi load of chicken, there is way more demand then supply," Riddle said.
The team at Homestead Gardens started to hand out items around 8 a.m. and were done several hours later.
Riddle said this was a chance for them to support the poultry industry, farmers and also customers who may not be able to find the product in stores.
"Anything we can do right now to help people in general, and support agriculture is a bonus. But, I think, for this particular opportunity, it was just a practical need in trying to help people out," Riddle said.
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5 comments:
I would not minimize the excellent civic service here, but if this sales outlet did not exist the chicken would be turned into fertilizer. This is “restaurant” product.
Nothing really new here except its the 1st time they have really done it on the other of the Bridge.
Not to mention in a HUGE populated area....here on the shore when they sell at churches or like this past weekend at Warren Station DE - not as many folks. AND during offseason so less non locals are around.
Of course a tractor trailer full of chix went quick from a location between DC and annapolis.
thank you Perdue...
They've already done it here at How Sweet It Is in Eden, MD. That was the first chicken sale I heard of, before the other companies jumped in.
Mountair was the first. Selling at Hockers weeks before. Mountair also has had the best price and product.
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