HOliday Turkeys
For over a decade we've raised holiday turkeys on pasture. We supplement our free ranging turkey's diet using high quality grain. We pride ourself in careful attention to our animals well being, health, and happiness.
Why do we raise our birds differently?
Raising pastured meats is far more labor intensive than conventional raised meat, but we do it for several reasons:
1.) We believe in raising animals mimicking their ancestor’s natural tendencies whenever possible
2.) Rebuilding our soil fertility naturally.
3.) Animals have an different diet from foraging outdoors vs curated grain rations. Meat is only as good as what the animal eats during it's lifetime.
Why is it more work?
Raising pastured poultry means:
1.)Bringing fresh water and grain to the birds twice a day.
2.)Moving electrified fencing around birds and moving their mobile coops is labor intensive.
3.)Raising birds on pasture limits how many birds we can raise.
4.)Their mobile coop is moved twice a day for the birds foraging and soil health.
Turkeys are available in this fall!
Just once a year we harvest our turkeys. We offer several days before Thanksgiving for your turkey pick up.
Remember turkeys aren't just for Thanksgiving. This caliber turkey is exceptionally hard to find in the US. We encourage customers to purchase a chest freezer so you can stock up.
We are offering pastured Standard White and Bronze Turkeys that are raised outdoors and fed high quality grains. These delicious turkeys are excellent foragers, and their pasture-based diet influences the flavor and quality of the meat. This breed is known for having a generous amount of white breast meat and bones makes a beautiful stock. Our turkey will be the centerpiece for your Thanksgiving meal!
Please understand the following:
For you’re convenience we do not ask for a deposit, but we do ask that if you are ordering you understand we are raising a bird for just for you. Please pick up your frozen turkey on one of our 3 convenient pick-up options.
DATES TBD
Turkey sizes are approximate, and we do not reserve or guarantee exact sizes. For best size selection shop early.
You can choose to come to any of the pick-up times. We raise a turkey for you, but this is not a giant farm with thousands of birds. We require customers to have flexibility around weights. (A cookbook might say 14 pounds, but we may only have a 15 pound bird available.) We aim for a selection between 15-24 pounds.
Unless picked up on processing day the turkey is frozen and will require defrosting. Fresh Pick-Up is available only on: TBD
Cost is $6/pound (Cash-Check-PayPal accepted)
We’ve honored your feedback and will not be including Giblets (neck/heart/liver/gizzard). These generally weigh about a 1-1.5 pounds and were weighed at the same time as the turkey. We offer them for sale in bulk separately along with our beef/pork/lamb/chicken offal.
We are currently Taking Reservations for 2020. Call or Text if you’d like to be on our Holiday Turkey List. 802-387-2391
Easy Turkey Recipes
Did you grow up cooking a Butterball with one of those inaccurate pop-up plastic timers?! Cooking a Turkey is easy and doesn’t take all day. We recommend following these instructions for Brining and Roasting. With 10 minutes of YouTube and our equipment supplies you’ll be a Rock Star of your gathering!
Turkey Equipment:
Meat Thermometer
Large Cooler for Brining
Large Roasting Pan
Aluminum Foil
Brine Ingredients
Roasting Ingredients (Canola Oil or another flavorless oil with a High Smoke Point!)
Sharp Knife for Carving
Containers for Leftovers
Stockpot for Turkey Bones