Freshwater pastured Heritage turkey

$120.00
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Thawed - please tell us if you want your turkey frozen.

Pasture-raised, slow-growing, heritage turkeys are happiest, grow well and put on condition during the cooler months of the year. So, our Freshwater Heritage Turkeys are harvested in peak condition in winter and snap frozen for us to enjoy in summer.

About heritage breed turkeys

Unlike the commercial turkey breeds designed to grow big fast, heritage turkeys are bred to thrive outside in cooler climates and the benefits of a more active life and a more complex diet that includes plenty of grass and insects results in a well portioned bird with finely-textured, flavoursome meat and a higher fat content.

Allow app 500 gm raw turkey per person when you're working out what size whole bird you'll need. 

About Freshwater Heritage Turkeys

Freshwater heritage breeds include Bourbon Red, Slate, Blue / Blue Palm, Painted, Royal Palm, Blue paint, Crimson Dawn, Black Wing Narragansett, Cinnamon, Oregon Grey, Sweet Grass, White and Black.

These birds were bred and pasture-raised by Jason and Claire Longbottom in the Clare Valley, South Australia. 

Animals raised free to roam outside on pasture grow more slowly than those that are contained in a shed or a feed lot and heritage-breed turkeys are naturally slower-growing than the more common commercial breeds that are selected for size and speed to market. The more gentle rate of growth and the benefits of a more active life and a more complex diet that includes plenty of grass and insects results in a well portioned bird with finely-textured, flavoursome meat and a higher fat content.   

Turkey and stuffing photos by Alan Benson.

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