Journal

• Dec 14, 2018

What Our Customers Are Saying

Every year we are proud as pie when the reviews from our customers come pouring in! It’s not just professional chefs and restaurants who are celebrating the flavor of our Heritage Turkey’s from the Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch, it is Mr. and Mrs. America, regular folks of every stripe who enjoy eating the very best turkeys in the world.

• Oct 26, 2018

Frank Reese, the ONLY Farmer Selling APA Turkeys Under USDA Certification

• Aug 21, 2017

Heritage Turkey Premiere: An Interview with Frank Reese

  “I have baby turkeys everywhere!” It’s that time of year, summer in Kansas, and the heat is rising. “Turkeys have to be hatched before June to be ready for Thanksgiving,” says Frank Reese. “But these birds do real well in the heat – they aren’t morbidly obese, so they can handle it. And unlike […] The post Heritage Turkey Premiere: An Interview with Frank Reese appeared first on HERITAGE FOODS USA.

• Aug 17, 2016

Heritage Turkeys : From Farm to Ark to Table

In every family, there is a pride of history and lineage. This is no different for poultry or livestock. Heritage turkeys are the progeny of poultry that was bred for flavor. Norman Kardosh, Frank Reese’s mentor, spent his life teaching Frank how to raise heritage turkeys responsibly. He knew he was leaving his legacy to Frank, and he stressed the importance of pure genetics. Norman said, “If you mess them up it will take fifteen years to straighten out… if it’s even possible.”

• Jul 25, 2016

Summertime and We’ve Got Turkeys On Our Mind

Frank has become an icon of American farming and has been featured in publications ranging from the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal to National Geographic and Playboy. His story is the Rosetta Stone of the sustainable agricultural movement. He is a hero in the renaissance of American farming.

• Jul 27, 2015

2015 Heritage Turkey Flock

Every morning it’s the same routine for poultry farmer Frank Reese. Frank walks several thousand turkeys from their barn out to pasture, where they spend the day foraging in the rolling Kansas plains. In the evening he opens the large barn doors, cuing the flock to head indoors where they can roost safely for the night.

• Nov 17, 2014

6 Common Thanksgiving Turkey Mistakes

Thanksgiving! There's no other meal so rewarding yet so anxiety ridden then this once yearly feast. Your heritage turkey is going to be the star of Thanksgiving dinner. Protect your investment and your reputation this year by avoiding these 6 Common Thanksgiving Turkey mistakes! The post 6 Common Thanksgiving Turkey Mistakes appeared first on HERITAGE FOODS USA.

• Oct 17, 2014

Ark of Taste Collection

The Ark is Slow Food’s most important project, and the project that best celebrates flavor and pleasure as part of our cultural heritage – Patrick Martins, founder of Heritage Foods USA.... The post Ark of Taste Collection appeared first on HERITAGE FOODS USA.