Most modern commercial turkeys have white feathers. This makes for a cleaner looking carcass—after plucking, any pin feathers that are left are light colored, and therefore harder to see. But this week on the Local Food Report, Elspeth Hay talks with a local farmer who's raising an older hybrid breed that has the broad breast of a modern turkey but the coloring of a wild turkey. She talks with Stan Ingram of Coonamessett Farm in Falmouth about the turkeys' lifestyle and diet, and how this can influence both the nutrients in the meat, and how you should cook it.
You can learn more about the Broad Breasted Bronze turkeys Stan is raising and learn more about other heritage breeds through the American Livestock Conservancy website.
