For four generations, Hillside Turkey Farms has remained a family-owned, privately operated Thurmont farm and food business, carrying forward a turkey operation that began in 1939 with Pauline and Ross Smith. Today, the USDA-inspected farm and plant raises up to 180,000 birds a year and serves families as well as restaurants throughout the surrounding region. Its turkeys are antibiotic-free and not injected, with almost everything it markets grown or made in Thurmont.
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Bowman & LandesBowman & Landes is a fourth-generation family farm whose turkey-raising story began in 1938 and whose namesake business was founded in 1948. Three generations are actively involved today, carrying forward a pasture-based approach that uses grain grown and mixed on the farm. The New Carlisle operation supplies turkey to regional retailers and food-service customers, with a solar program that offsets close to its annual energy consumption.NEW CARLISLE, OH
Plainville FarmsSince 1923, Plainville Farms has produced natural and certified organic turkey, connecting nearly two centuries of family-farming tradition with grocery-store tables. Its turkeys are raised by a network of dedicated family farmers in low-stress environments, without antibiotics, and with outdoor access available for free-range and organic birds. The company’s focus on humane care and transparent farming carries through from its farms to its fresh, deli, and fully cooked turkey products.NEW OXFORD, PA
Cooper FarmsFounded in 1938 by Virgil and Virginia Cooper, Cooper Farms is a fourth-generation, family-owned Northwest Ohio company that raises turkeys, hogs and egg-laying chickens while producing private-label food products. Its integrated operation includes Oakwood hatcheries that produce 15 million poults annually, a St. Henry plant processing more than 24,000 turkeys a day, and cooked-meat facilities serving customers throughout North America.OAKWOOD, OH
Murray’s ChickenFounded by Murray Bresky in 1992, Murray’s Chicken raises and processes fresh poultry through a network of small family farms in Southeastern Pennsylvania and the Catskill Mountain region. The family-owned company built its identity around locally grown chicken that is never given antibiotics, is vegetarian-fed, and was among the first in the industry to carry the Certified Humane label. Murray’s also offers a Non-GMO Project Verified line and makes retail products to order, often shipping them within 24 hours of processing.SO FALLSBURG, NY