![]() Instead of cooping them up in crowded quarters, Luff and other local farmers let their birds roam free. It’s not perfect, but we balance producing an affordable product in the most ethical way we can,” he says. “We try to improve on that and give the animal a dignified life where they get to do whatever they want to do. “It’s an incredibly high percentage of turkeys that are raised in high confinement with antibiotics,” says Marc Luff, who raises turkeys on Finn Meadows Farm in Montgomery. Not only does that translate to a product that we can feel good about serving, it makes for a tastier holiday centerpiece. While we can purchase a Broad-Breasted White turkey at any grocery store, local birds are raised quite differently than conventional. It’s still the bird of choice for local farmers today, thanks to its relatively quick maturity period (about five months) and the continuing high demand for white turkey meat. As its name suggests, it’s the culmination of breeding efforts begun in the 1920s to create a turkey with an abundance of white breast meat. The bird we bring to our tables year after year is most likely the Broad-Breasted White, which has been the most popular variety since the 1950s. We grill, we deep-fry.Īnd while we might think of the Thanksgiving bird simply as a ‘turkey,’ there are actually many different varieties. We scour the internet for new and different recipes. Cooking magazines devote their November covers to it. ![]() We brine, we season, we stuff, and we roast. It’s something we prepare just once or twice a year, but we certainly take our holiday turkey seriously. Planning a glorious roasted turkey for your family’s holiday table? Here’s the scoop on where-and why-to buy a local bird. ![]()
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