DEMAND IS SO HIGH. WE GROW AND PROCESS THE TURKEYS AND EVERYTHING THAT WE GROW IN THE FARM. WE FEED TO THE TURKEYS. SO IT바카라 게임 웹사이트S A COMPLETE CIRCLE. YOU KNOW, WE EVEN USE THE TURKEY LITTER BACK TO PROMOTE NEXT YEAR바카라 게임 웹사이트S CROP AT ALBRIGHT FARMS IN HYDES. TIME바카라 게임 웹사이트S A TICKIN FOR THESE TURKEYS. THE NORTHERN BALTIMORE COUNTY FARM HAS BEEN IN THE FAMILY SINCE THE 1800S, AND WITH THANKSGIVING JUST DAYS AWAY, PRODUCTION IS IN FULL FORCE. ABOUT 7000 TURKEYS WE PROCESSED. WE WERE UP TO ON THE SMALLER BIRDS. WE CAN DO ABOUT 500 AN HOUR. SO IT TAKES A LOT OF EMPLOYMENT, A LOT OF HELP. IT바카라 게임 웹사이트S ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE PEOPLE WHO COME UP AND SAY, HEY, I바카라 게임 웹사이트VE BEEN GETTING YOUR TURKEY FOR 14 YEARS, OR WE JUST STARTED LAST YEAR AND IT WAS THE BEST TURKEY I바카라 게임 웹사이트VE EVER HAD. IT바카라 게임 웹사이트S A IT바카라 게임 웹사이트S A NICE FEELING TO HAVE. ACCORDING TO THE MARYLAND FARM BUREAU, IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, TURKEY PRODUCTION HAS NEARLY DOUBLED IN THE STATE, WITH 224, TURKEY FARMS RAISING 100,000 TURKEYS, A YEAR DUE TO INCREASED DEMAND DURING COVID. YOU KNOW, THE GROCERY STORES DISTRIBUTION, IT DIDN바카라 게임 웹사이트T WORK OUT, BUT YOU KNEW THAT YOUR LOCAL FARM, YOUR LOCAL FARMER바카라 게임 웹사이트S MARKET, WHICH WERE SOME OF THE FIRST PLACES TO OPEN UP AFTER THE PANDEMIC, THE CORE OF THE PANDEMIC, THEY HAD THE FOOD BY SUPPORTING YOUR LOCAL FARMS, YOU바카라 게임 웹사이트RE ALSO SUPPORTING YOUR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU바카라 게임 웹사이트RE KEEPING THE DOLLARS RIGHT HERE IN YOUR COMMUNITY. AT ALBRIGHT FARMS, YOU CAN GET YOUR TURKEY SMOKED OR FRESH. THEY바카라 게임 웹사이트RE TAKING ORDERS ONLINE THROUGH TUESDAY, BUT YOU CAN ALSO PICK ONE UP AT YOUR LOCAL FARMERS MARKET. WE바카라 게임 웹사이트LL DELIVER ON SATURDAY. THE FIRST BATCH IN FELLS POINT SUNDAY. THE SECOND BATCH AT THE J.F.X. MARKET AND THEN MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AT OUR FARM STAND IN JACKSONVILLE. THIS THANKSGIVING, YOU CAN GET YOUR POTATOES, YOUR ONIONS, YOUR BROCCOLI, YOUR GREEN BEANS. ALL OF THAT CAN BE SOURCED RIGHT HERE FROM MARYLAND. JUST BUY SOMETHING LOCAL THIS THANKSGIVING. MAKE IT A GREAT EXCUSE TO GO OUT. BUY SOMETHING LOCAL
Local turkey farms in Maryland see uptick in production for Thanksgiving
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Updated: 9:58 PM EST Nov 25, 2024
It's a week away from Thanksgiving, and according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture census report, turkey production in Maryland has nearly doubled over the past five years. "We grow and process the turkeys and everything that we grow on the farm, we feed the turkeys, so it's a complete circle. We even use the turkey litter to feed next year's crops," said Tom Albright, a co-owner of Albright Farms in Phoenix, Baltimore County.Time is ticking for the turkeys at the northern Baltimore County farm. With Thanksgiving days away, turkey production is in full force."About 7,000 turkeys we've processed. We're up to about 500 an hour. It takes a lot of employment, a lot of help," Albright said."It's always nice to people who come up and say, 'Hey, I've been getting your turkey for 14 years. I just started last year and said best turkey I've ever had.' It's a nice feeling to have," said Jonathan Albright, a co-owner of the farm.According to the Maryland Farm Bureau, turkey production in Maryland has nearly doubled over the past five years, with 224 Turkey farms raising 100,000 turkeys a year, due to increased demand."During (COVID-19), the grocery store's distribution, it didn't work out, but you knew your local farm, your local farmers market, which were some of the first places open up after the core of the pandemic, they had the food," Maryland Agriculture Secretary Kevin Atticks said."By supporting your local farms, you are also supporting your neighborhoods, you're keeping the dollars right here in your community," said Jo-Ann Chason, the vice president of the Maryland Farm Bureau. "This Thanksgiving, you can get your potatoes, onions, your broccoli or green beans, all of that can be resourced right here from Maryland," Chason said."Just buy something local this Thanksgiving. Make it a great excuse to go out and buy something local," Atticks said.
PHOENIX — It's a week away from Thanksgiving, and according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture census report, turkey production in Maryland has nearly doubled over the past five years.
"We grow and process the turkeys and everything that we grow on the farm, we feed the turkeys, so it's a complete circle. We even use the turkey litter to feed next year's crops," said Tom Albright, a co-owner of Albright Farms in Phoenix, Baltimore County.
Time is ticking for the turkeys at the northern Baltimore County farm. With Thanksgiving days away, turkey production is in full force.
"About 7,000 turkeys we've processed. We're up to about 500 an hour. It takes a lot of employment, a lot of help," Albright said.
"It's always nice to people who come up and say, 'Hey, I've been getting your turkey for 14 years. I just started last year and said best turkey I've ever had.' It's a nice feeling to have," said Jonathan Albright, a co-owner of the farm.
According to the Maryland Farm Bureau, turkey production in Maryland has nearly doubled over the past five years, with 224 Turkey farms raising 100,000 turkeys a year, due to increased demand.
"During (COVID-19), the grocery store's distribution, it didn't work out, but you knew your local farm, your local farmers market, which were some of the first places open up after the core of the pandemic, they had the food," Maryland Agriculture Secretary Kevin Atticks said.
"By supporting your local farms, you are also supporting your neighborhoods, you're keeping the dollars right here in your community," said Jo-Ann Chason, the vice president of the Maryland Farm Bureau.
"This Thanksgiving, you can get your potatoes, onions, your broccoli or green beans, all of that can be resourced right here from Maryland," Chason said.
"Just buy something local this Thanksgiving. Make it a great excuse to go out and buy something local," Atticks said.
