Last week I spent all of Monday killing, plucking, and eviscerating 53 turkeys. It was just part of my job there at Just This Farm. I didn’t enjoy that part of my job at all. But I did it knowing that a real healthy, free range, local turkey was going to be served at Thanksgiving tables here in Columbus. I will spare you the details, but I did my best to make the procedure as humane as possible. I think everyone who chooses to eat meat should be a part of some process like this. We are too far removed from our food. Here are a few links for folks to learn more about where our meat comes from
The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Our Daily Bread showing in Columbus at the Wexner Center for the Arts
Here is a review of the film.
