…tures their animals and plugged us into the equation since they don’t grow turkeys. One way or another Vermont turkeys have gotten to Boston over the years! We are glad that ours went in a nice freezer truck with Amber! And we hope that through the good work of Kristin and Charlie some folks in and around Concord get a chance to learn about our lattes on the hoof, farmstays, tours, classes etc., as well as the events and attractions of our Floatin…
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Turkeys get to Boston One Way or Another!
November 5, 2015 – 8:42 am
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Getting Turkeys to Boston…or not
September 12, 2016 – 2:25 pm
…way in freezer storage for the holidays. Meanwhile, we keep things in perspective remembering Vermont farmers used to walk their turkeys to Boston! In this modern age, they don’t have to walk, but it is still very difficult to get turkeys to Boston. …
By Laura
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Thanks to the Turkeys
November 18, 2009 – 10:53 pm
People warned us that turkeys are mean and unpleasant, but ours have been a joy. In fact, they are some of the lowest maintenance animals on our farm. They do love to eat, but mostly they wait patiently for their turn, though they do mob you for food some days. And they didn’t even complain when their shelter was inundated with water the day we got 4 inches of rain in just a few hours. (Thanks to star visitors, we got that shelter moved in a flas…
Walking the Turkeys
July 23, 2020 – 7:54 am
…did once upon a time from Vermont. We just walk them from one part of the pasture to another. This past weekend, they paraded a bit further than usual to get to some lovely eating and good shade! Enjoy this up close view of them on parade. Moving turkeys to new pasture from Green Mountain Girls Farm on Vimeo. They are lovely, happily eating a wide range of grasses, leaves and other treasures and starting to get BIG! That means we will have fresh…
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Glory and Gratitude
November 21, 2011 – 7:54 pm
…t how clean our animals are. Moving animals makes that possible and as the turkeys paraded, the white ones looked so crisp. And the broad-breasted bronze ones spectacular, their iridescent wings holding remarkable depth of color. (Incidentally, that intensity holds a legacy with some inky black spots remaining on the processed birds). Photo by Sylvia Fagin While turkeys are said to gobble, the film makers must have captured their beautiful sound…
Predators Strike!
October 10, 2012 – 8:26 am
…do everything possible to break the pattern. Anna marched the 61 remaining turkeys into the barnyard. In gorgeous light the pea green cover crops provided excellent contrast to falls last flurry of color. Anna looked like the pied piper and the scene reminded us of the days when turkeys were walked to Boston and other Thanksgiving destinations from Vermont! Next we put the remaining 120 or so Freedom Rangers into the neighboring paddock, just a…
By Laura
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Giving Thanks…
November 23, 2014 – 8:59 pm
…t on Vermont Edition and in this Rutland Herald article. Our thanks to the turkeys for making us giggle with their gobbles and curious inspections of anything new and of course for providing a delicious, healthy meal for so many folks. The Turkeys moving to their last fresh pasture! We also love our staff – which is especially important to say at the end of the growing season, when nerves can be a bit frayed! As if the force of Andrew’s focused…
By Laura
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Farm Experiences
April 9, 2011 – 6:33 pm
…s and young goat kids are cared for by their mothers, but our chickens and turkeys are born elsewhere and their mothers don’t live on the farm. You can assist us as we care for (food, water, fresh space, etc.) and socialize our young birds. Available May, June, July and sometimes August. Good for all ages/abilities. $10/person, no minimum. Lattes on the Hoof Enjoy some coffee or tea with warm, foamed milk, direct from our goats. Meet the goats, ha…
Coyotes, Cancellations, Culvert + Compressor = the Terrible Cs!
August 18, 2016 – 2:43 pm
…genetics and sleep through the night with 400 chickens and 80 market-sized turkeys in the field? Speaking of those turkeys… They are looking incredibly handsome but they are supposed to be in the freezer already! A broken plucker at Westminster Meats has meant two weeks’ worth of cancellations and our stealth attempt to tame the madness of the growing season with tactical scheduling for our pinch points isn’t panning out. We are usually still…
Summer Farm Views
July 27, 2021 – 2:29 pm
…take your holiday bird home fresh to stash it away in your freezer! These turkeys have been perhaps our easiest group yet and they have been loving roaming the pastures and even did an important stint in part of our apple, pear & hazelnut orchard! Uno, slowing down, but still bossing around the turkeys We do have some August events planned, both as part of Open Farm Week (August 8-15) and as a part of our Orchard focus this year. All on Wednesday…
By Laura
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