I get it though, it’s tough to find poultry readily available that meets consumers needs. The question is, how do you find a farm to supply Whole Foods that meets these high expectations of your consumers. A turkey with a full beak, that has lived the majority of it’s life on grass/pasture, not in a barn nor a dirt yard. Yes, turkeys do flock together, but nice cover up. Those pics show endless bodies of turkeys, I’m dumbfounded that in your routine checks that this hasn’t been an issue. See a company of this stature (Whole Foods) can demand to these turkey farms whatever you want. If you say that you don’t want any of the birds beaks trimmed and that you want them raised on pasture… guess what…. that’s what they are going to do. Do yourself a favor and trail blaze your own standards that poultry companies should abide by… not the other way around.

For all you consumers out there that want to know the truth, visit a family farm and ask the farmers the questions yourself…. not Whole Foods.

Brunty Farms

You might not be able to convince me that ‘naturally’ grown corn and soybeans even exist anymore. I would also argue, unfortunately, that while your experiences on your family farm are true, that the farms where we get are food today, are nothing like the farms most of us grew up on and around.