insideKENT Magazine Issue 92 - November 2019 | Page 110

FOOD+DRINK
CHRISTMAS’
CROWNING GLORY
KENT MIGHT BE WELL KNOWN FOR ITS HOPS AND ORCHARDS, BUT THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE
THAT WE DO EXCEPTIONALLY WELL HERE WHEN IT COMES TO NATURAL PRODUCE –
WE ‘GROW’ SOME PRETTY IMPRESSIVE TURKEYS! ACROSS OUR LUSH FARMLAND THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF FANTASTIC FARMERS AND PRODUCERS WHO SPECIALISE IN THESE BIG BIRDS, GETTING
THEM READY FOR THE CHRISTMAS MEAL WE ALL SO LOOK FORWARD TO.
KENT TURKEYS
With welfare in mind, each of these suppliers
understands just what it takes to raise the ideal turkey.
Kent Turkeys // Biddenden
www.kentturkeys.co.uk
Kent Turkeys produce free range Bronze turkeys &
Norfolk geese on the family farm, Woolpack Corner
Farm, just outside Biddenden. By allowing the birds
to free range across 16 acres of pasture, they are
able to graze and pick at the bugs and berries,
meaning they are naturally happy & healthy.
Overnight the birds are tucked away safely in clean
straw tunnels where they have clean water and plenty
of food available to keep them warm & safe through
the night.
The birds are hatched in their natural season and
grow slowly to full maturity which, coupled with
being free range, means they develop a natural layer
of fat, as well as a more mature carcass & bone – all
of which are essential for award-winning flavour and
a delicious natural gravy stock.
Every turkey comes with full cooking instructions
and complimentary thermometer, making cooking
Christmas dinner straight forward & stress free!
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Kent Turkey’s KellyBronze turkeys & Norfolk geese
are available to order online from early October at
www.kentturkeys.co.uk or by calling 01580 291792
for collection from the farm or selected pick up points
around Kent. Appledore Turkeys // Appledore
www.appledoreturkeys.co.uk
Sam’s Turkeys // Faversham
www.samsturkeys.co.uk Appledore Turkeys owners, Clive and Andrew
Wreathall, are passionate about what they do.
Members of the Traditional FarmFresh Turkey
Association, they produce turkeys that are well cared
for and free range. The turkeys are fed on a natural
diet of wheat and vegetables, and there is not an
additive, growth promoter, or drug in sight.
Sam is a 22 year-old young farmer who is passionate
both about animals and about good food - a winning
combination for his business, Sam’s Turkeys, based
in Hernhill just outside Faversham.
Sam buys five-week-old bronze turkey poults in June
to raise to maturity for Christmas. They are free-
range and slow-grown, with a longer life than the
average supermarket bird, allowing tenderness and
flavour to develop. “Welfare of the birds is key,” is
Sam’s motto. They are given freedom to roam over
four acres and, as well as being fed a traditional
natural turkey mix, they are happy to be given
waste apples, plums and strawberries from the farm,
and enjoy the opportunity to forage the ground for
other food.
Appledore Turkeys was started in 1940 and has been
a family concern ever since. Today, the farm consists
of over 1200 hectares across the Romney Marsh.
Molash Turkeys // Challock
www.molashturkeys.co.uk
The key to the turkeys from Molash being so
perfect for Christmas, (and any other occasion you
might want them for), is the organic nature of the
farm itself. The birds are able to range freely,
displaying their natural behaviour and are therefore
content and happy. The grass they eat contains no
artificial fertiliser or pesticides, and is full of herbs
and goodness.