And you can also have organic that is not free range. Free Range is a marketing term that actually doesn't really mean anything. In the US, I believe that if a chicken has access to the outdoors for 5 minutes a day they can be sold as free range. I believe for beef as long as they ate grass and lived on a range they can be sold as free range, however there are no regulations dictating the size of the range or the period of time they must live there. If you trust the place you are buying from I wouldn't worry about it (most domestic organic/free range people are good) but I wouldn't pay extra for any product with this designation that comes from out of country.
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