Spotlight on Stonewood Farm
Are you enjoying Eat Local Month as much as we are? The abundance of beautiful local produce this time of year makes us feel so lucky to live where we do. But, eating local isn’t just about fruits & veggies. Where would we be without our local meat producers? This week, we’re casting our Co-op Spotlight on Stonewood Farm. They provide big, beautiful turkeys for our Thanksgiving tables, keep us stocked in ground turkey and turkey breasts year-round, and fill our bulk bins with their local popcorn. They’re featured in our Member Deals Spotlight from September 7th – 13th and all of their products are 20% off for member-owners. Read on to learn more about this local farm hailing from Orwell, VT:
Established in 1976 by Paul & Francis Stone, Stonewood Farm has been a family-owned and operated farm ever since and is now run by Peter Stone & Siegrid Mertens. The farm raises around 34,000 turkeys each year! Here are the rules of raising natural turkeys at their farm:
- Premium quality turkey with superior flavor and juiciness
- Slow growth of turkeys ensures a delicious and naturally self- basting turkey
- All-Natural; Never any added preservatives or artificial ingredients
- Humanely harvested
- All-Natural Never any added preservatives or artificial ingredients
- Turkeys are individually hand graded to ensure high quality
Family Farm Standards:
- Family-owned and operated in the Valley of the Green Mountains.
- Sustainable farming practice
- Environmentally friendly farming
- Turkey-friendly barns that are Un-crowded and open-sided provide fresh air and natural sunlight
- Naturally raised turkeys
- All Vegetable feed, whole grain we do NOT add hormones, antibiotics, or animal by-products to the feed
- Humanely cared for and processed by us
“Just plenty of Vermont air, cold nights, good feed and tender loving care on our family farm” -Grandma Stone
