Turkeys: Farm to Thanksgiving Table

Photo by Lisa M. Hamilton

With this near-perfect solution in hand, the Slow Food members faced one final challenge: there was no small-scale processing plant that could "harvest" the birds. Again, they looked to the community. In what has become an annual tradition, the weekend before Thanksgiving everybody--kids, parents, Slow Food members, local chefs, and other volunteers--comes together to turn the turkeys from feathered friends to holiday entrees. They call the event "The Transformation."

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Lisa M. Hamilton documents an attempt to bring back traditional poultry farming in
Turkeys: From Farm to Thanksgiving Table

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