Pasture Raised Holiday and Heritage Turkeys

Nothing says “holiday feast” more than a tasty roast turkey.  But have you ever stopped to wonder during those family gatherings how the heck the food system raises all those turkeys for less than fifty cents a pound?  In all it’s graphic details - it’s not topic for the dinner table! Well, in promoting better food and local food we have had a LOT of conversations about the value of food and bringing people together. To celebrate the feasts of the holidays we will be offering a VERY limited number of pasture raised turkeys for the 2012 holiday season.  Based on interest, we may even offer a butchering class (if there’s enough demand) where you can be involved in the ENTIRE preparation of your turkey from pasture to plate.

Breeds

We are raising a VERY limited number of the two the “best tasting” heritage breeds that a actually part of the Slow Food Ark of Taste. Burbon Red (15-25# in early November) and Midget White (10-15# in early November) turkeys. In addition to the heritage breeds we are also raising a few of the standard Broad Breasted White (25# plus in early November) birds - for people who are looking for the healthy and quality of a pastured bird with the “traditional” look, size and texture of a holiday turkey. At this point it looks like turkeys will be priced at $6.25 a pound for the heritage breeds and $4.50 a pound for non-heritage birds.  Final pricing and availability (pre-orders) will be available in late summer. We look forward to being part of your family celebrations this year.