Heritage Farm Funny Flavor in Chicken
Heritage Chicken and the Keel Bone
Our Heritage breed chickens are unlike what you may very well be used to: they taste different from supermarket chickens, they look different, and even need to be cooked differently (low and slow) to bring out their wonderfully intense, natural chicken flavor. The keel bone stands out as an example of how a Heritage chicken stands apart from its supermarket counterparts. Prominently extending from the sternum, the keel bone offers a sturdy point for the wing muscles to attach to. But this bon...
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The Values Guiding Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch
We applaud Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch's Frank Reese Ranch for putting into words the values that inspire him to continue to preserve endangered poultry breeds poultry. Here are the values that guide his practice. Preservation and Education – We preserve important breeds of livestock by fighting for their place on our dinner tables. Health and Safety — Our modern industrial poultry breeds have been hybridized in ways which cause them to develop physical deformities and serious immune deficie...
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A Brief History of Heritage Turkeys
The turkey existed both wild and domesticated in America at the time of its discovery in 1492. Many excavations in the Tennessee Valley contained turkey bones. The evidence is clear that wild turkeys served as a source of food for Native Americans as early as 1000 A.D. Turkeys were first brought to Spain from America in 1498. From Spain the turkeys spread over Europe, being introduced in to England between 1524 and 1541. The first domesticated turkeys to be grown in the United States came n...
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2020 News and Updates from Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch
We are very excited to share with you news of the imminent groundbreaking at the Good Shepherd Conservation Center, in Lindsborg Kansas, located near Frank Reese's Good Shepherd Ranch. We aim to create a revolutionary first-of-its-kind structure, one of the most important agricultural sites in the country, and one which we hope you will help us build! The center will include: An Exhibition Barn which brings to life the American farm experience. The barn will hold a myriad of endangered breeds...
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Update on Heritage Chickens and Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch!
Frank Reese raised a flock of Delaware Chickens especially for the weekend of May 15-17th 2020 when Slow Food was to host a regional gathering of producers, chefs, students and eaters in the historic city of Charleston, South Carolina. The weekend was to be packed with exciting events, many of them featuring Frank's historic breeds of chicken, but unfortunately the event had to be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The silver lining is that we ended up with an unexpected delivery of chick...
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Our Top Five Cooking Tips for the Best Heritage Turkey
Some folks might be intimidated by cooking their first (or 15th!) Heritage Turkey. It can feel like a lot of pressure to get it right! You've already made the best choice by purchasing a heritage turkey, but we have some awesome tips to help make your Thanksgiving a total success! If you have any questions or need help, email us at info@HeritageFoodsUSA.com or give us a call at (718) 389-0985. We are here for you! Now, for our TOP 5 TIPS! For the crispiest skin, you want it to be as dry as p...
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Life on Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch
Life on Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch is good. Frank Reese raises heritage breeds of geese, chicken, and of course turkeys all on open pasture in the Tallgrass Prairies of Lindsborg, Kansas. Heritage turkeys are by definition biologically capable. This means they are able to forage for their own food and reproduce naturally. At Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch turkeys (both the hens and toms) with the strongest expression of desired breed traits are selected to become the parents of the next genera...
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What Our Customers Are Saying
Every year we are proud as pie when the reviews from our customers come pouring in! It's not just professional chefs and restaurants who are celebrating the flavor of our Heritage Turkey's from the Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch, it is Mr. and Mrs. America, regular folks of every stripe who enjoy eating the very best turkeys in the world.
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The 2018 Poults are Hatching!
Farmer Frank Reese is busy at Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch hatching the first poults of the 2018 heritage turkey season. See below for scenes from the farm! HERITAGE TURKEYS AVAILABLE NOW 8-10lb…………..$79 10-12lb………….$99 12-14lb…………..$119 14-16lb…………..$139 16-18lb…………..$159 18-20lb…………..$179 20-22lb…………..$199 The post The 2018 Poults are Hatching! appeared first on HERITAGE FOODS USA.
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Jive Talkin' Turkey , Part II
We were having so much fun talking about "turkeys of the 1970s" – a time when real Heritage turkeys were having a tough time fighting against the influx of industrial farming and a trend towards growing everything cheaper and faster, no matter what the ultimate cost — that we thought we'd go back and look […] The post Jive Talkin' Turkey , Part II appeared first on HERITAGE FOODS USA.
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Jive Turkeys, Part 1
Oh, those wacky 1970s, when it seemed that just everyone was wearing white bellbottoms and dancing to the Hustle. That may have worked if you were eighteen-years-old and could get around on platform shoes, but when it was your uncle Murray trying to act hip, pretending to be younger than he was (by a lot!), […] The post Jive Turkeys, Part 1 appeared first on HERITAGE FOODS USA.
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FRANK REESE, AMERICAN HERO
A turkey is no better than the farmer behind it. Long-time Heritage customers know that we got our start selling Frank's turkeys, raised traditionally and responsibly on his Good Shepherd Farm and our relationship with him remains the cornerstone of our business. Frank is a true hero of the Heritage food movement — he is […] The post FRANK REESE, AMERICAN HERO appeared first on HERITAGE FOODS USA.
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