Heritage Bird for Thanksgiving
Pittsburgh, PA hound here, though I spent my formative years in Berkeley. My wife and I are cooking Thanksgiving supper this year at my parents' place in the East Bay. This is the time of year where I normally reserve a turkey. I have a great source here in Western PA, but I'm clueless as to whom to call in the Bay. I could just go through Heritage Foods USA, but I'd rather go local if possible. So who grows the best birds?
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Melanie Wong
Jul 21, 2010 04:38 PM
You can buy a heritage turkey grown locally by a 4H kid through Slow Food Russian River's Heritage Turkey Project.
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Melanie Wong
Jul 21, 2010 07:50 PM
I haven't tasted one of these birds yet, but I have a few friends who have been in the program since the beginning and they're sticking with it. This just reminded me that I talked to another acquaintance at a Christmas party who said that he had assisted with dispatching the birds and helping the kids. I'm considering being a volunteer this year.
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This past Thanksgiving we got a heritage turkey from the San Rafael Whole Foods and I haven't eaten turkey since. Without going into too much detail, it wasn't properly plucked/cleaned, and Thanksgiving was like an episode of 'Six Feet Under'. I brought a photo to WF the next day and got my $ back (somewhere in the $80-$100) range if memory serves). I don't remember the name of the heritage producer, but we'll be getting this year's turkey at Magnani in Berkeley as we have in the past.
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PegS
Jul 21, 2010 01:09 PM
Are you looking to go straight from the source? If not, many of the local markets can order them for you, so I usually choose the one with the easiest parking. Mary's is the largest producer, and I usually pre-order my heritage turkey from Andronico's.
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