What exactly is a Hertiage breed turkey?
These beautiful older breeds grow slower than the commercialized breeds, which are bred to make more money for the meat industry by putting on the pounds as quickly as possible. Profit margins rule the meat market and heritage breeds have died out because of this. If Heritage breeds are in danger of extinction, do you really want to eat them? In a word, YES. Unless these breeds have a commercial purpose, such as gracing our holiday tables, their gene pools will eventually die out. Increasing their numbers in the food market will ensure their continuity as viable breeds. Heritage breeds contain more meat per weight, which tends to be a 50/50 split of dark to white. The dark meat bastes the white so that these breeds are moist with out being watery and dry. This is the reason Heritage breed turkeys taste so much better. This superior taste results from the raising practices of the growers. Turkey that are raised free range get more protein and other nutrients from the grasses, seeds and
