yesterday the weekend duty-ers wrastled some turkeys down to the nic house pen in preparation for part two of the two part turkey series here at the world hunger relief farm. papa ghana has raised some be-U-T-ful turkeys this season and now they are bound to bless some families further than the farm.
for those of you who are curious, the following is a short and sweet summary to turkey harvesting:
- love and nurture turkeys on a daily basis.
- let them frolic in open fields, and when feeling particularly light-hearted, gather old vegetable scraps from the garden bed and stand in the midst of the turkeys with broccoli leaves in hand like some obscure tree from a seuss book as turkeys nibble your green bits.
- sing to them.
- quietly coo to them one by one as you individually place them in so-called "killing cones."
- with quick movements of hand and knife . . .
- stick bird in a bubble bath of sorts, to loosen feathers.
- tickle the feathers outta the bird with so-called rubber finger "plucker."
- remove feet and neck and most of the good bits from their inside parts.
- stick in a bag.
- thank God for his good provisions.
so are the tales of a turkey here at the farm. and for those of you who are o-so intrigued by the beauty of the story of where your food comes from, gather the family 'round for a short film entitled "consider the chicken" - insert fowl of choice for same effect. merry christmas!
Consider The Chicken from Anthony-Masterson on Vimeo.
(photos from farm volunteer Reatha Thiessen. video from http://www.goodfarmmovement.com/)
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