Kathy speaks about promoting and preserving heritage breeds, and all about bourbon red turkeys.
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It’s a piece of American history!Īll animals raised natural and free range.Īll turkey and chicken is for sale processed, USDA inspected, all natural and ready to cook. Thanks to the joint efforts of breed conservationists, farmers and a movement called Slow Food, demand for heritage turkeys is on the increase, although, it is a unique partnership with consumers that is catapulting heritage turkeys to the attention of food lovers nationwide.Īs one of the only domesticated animals to originate in North America, preservation of the rare heritage turkey breeds is like preserving a historical building or rare document. “Heritage” turkeys are enjoying a culinary comeback. This holiday season, thousands of Americans will forgo their normal Large White commercial turkey to enjoy a different kind of bird. Since 2002, renewed interest in the biological fitness, survivability, and superior flavor of the Bourbon Red has captured consumer interest. The Bourbon Red was an important commercial variety through the 1930s and 1940s, however, it declined in popularity as it was unable to compete with the broad breasted varieties. We use MPPU partly because it’s the acronym we have been using for years, but also because poultry and red meat slaughter and processing are substantially different from each other, particularly when it comes to on-farm. The Bourbon Red variety was recognized by the American Poultry Association in 1909 and was ambitiously selected and promoted for traits, including a conformation with a heavy breast and richly flavored meat. poultry, red meat, or something else entirely (for example, the Kentucky MPU is often used by aquaculture producers). Barbee and named for Bourbon County in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region where it originated in the late 1800’s and ‘Red’ for the rich, chestnut color of the plumage. The Bourbon Red turkey was developed by J.F. Please watch the website for when we will be selling again. We at STAR Farm, Hardyville, Kentucky, would like to thank you for yourĬontribution to preserving this National and Kentucky Heritage.Ģ019 We will be taking a break from selling turkeys this year. Scott & Kathy have grown STAR Farm from a dream and now want to share the blessings! Our specialty, Bourbon Red Turkeys available for Fall.
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