Western Piedmont Community College offers turkey processing workshop, Nov. 19

Posted on — Gina Smith

PRESS RELEASE from Western Piedmont Community College:

Join Western Piedmont Community College ‘s Sustainable Agriculture Program for our 4th annual On Farm Turkey Processing Workshop! On Saturday November 19 beginning at 8:00 am, learn to humanely process pasture-raised turkeys, and reserve one with our farmer to take home for Thanksgiving Dinner.

We are partnering with Tim Burke, owner of Idle Acres Farm in Nebo, NC. Tim has American Poultry Association bred Standard Bronze Turkeys raised on pasture. These are the most delicious birds you will ever eat! Reserve yours today!

Using our leading edge small-scale processing equipment, you will learn how to slaughter, scald, pluck and eviscerate turkeys as well as identify parts that are marketable. You will also learn how to harvest and package the neck, liver, heart, gizzard and feet. We will discuss sanitation and illustrate safe, sanitary on-farm processing, packaging and storage procedures for poultry. We are animal welfare certified through the Sustainable Poultry Network; therefore students will practice procedures that minimize stress and discomfort for the birds.

On-farm poultry processing is legal in North Carolina and the products can be sold to grocery stores and restaurants or at farmer’s markets. You can legally process up to 1,000 or 20,000 birds for sale per year depending on your operation. Come learn how to better feed your family with home-grown meat or add a lucrative enterprise to your farm!

Cost of the course is $50. You can register for the course without reserving a turkey.

Contact Meagan Roberts at mroberts@wpcc.edu for more information.

Register here: http://www.wpcc.edu/calendar/…

To Pre-order and Reserve Your Turkey: http://www.idleacresfarm.com/

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3 thoughts on “Western Piedmont Community College offers turkey processing workshop, Nov. 19”

  1. Kathy

    This is beyond horrible!!!
    “minimize stress and discomfort for the birds”
    How do you manage that when you are killing them???
    I have always liked Ashville…now all I will think about is this hideous act of cruelty!
    Thanks for ruining a beautiful place.

    • Michelle

      This is disgusting. Animal cruelty. Disgusting. Shame on Western Piedmont

  2. Tracy Rose

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