Plainville Farms is a natural and certified-organic turkey brand built on nearly 200 years of family farming. Its family farmers raise turkeys for products that include fresh and prepared turkey, with the company emphasizing antibiotic-free practices, vegetarian feed, and care for animal well-being. The brand describes its work as bringing turkey from family farms to consumers’ tables.
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Hillside Turkey FarmsFor 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.THURMONT, MD
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
FreeBird ChickenFreeBird Chicken raises poultry through family farms and sells chicken products under the FreeBird brand. The company describes its poultry as raised on family farms, fed vegetarian grains, and produced without antibiotics or added growth hormones or steroids.FREDERICKSBURG, PA
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