Photos: Turkey Harvest On An Organic Upstate Farm
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Paul Dench-Layton, of Violet Hill Farm, carries two turkeys as they are harvested for Thanksgiving<br/>
Mary Carpenter, owner of Violet Hill Farm, grabs a turkey by the leg as they are harvested for Thanksgiving<br>
Broad Breasted Whites, a specific breed of turkey prized for their size and larger proportion of white meat, stand in their paddock at Violet Hill Farm<br/>
A gang of Broad Breasted Whites roam their paddock before they are harvested for Thanksgiving<br/>
Mary Carpenter, owner of Violet Hill Farm, ties her apron before butchering a fresh turkey<br/>
Paul Dench-Layton, of Violet Hill Farm, hoists a turkey from scalding water before its feathers are removed prior to butchering<br/>
Paul Dench-Layton, of Violet Hill Farm, pulls a fully defeathered turkey from his homemade mechanical plucker during the farms's Thanksgiving harvest<br/>
Paul Dench-Layton, of Violet Hill Farm, holds his daughter Lillianna Grace, as customers pick up their Thanksgiving turkeys at the Union Square Farmers Market, in New York<br/>
fresh Thanksgiving turkeys wait to be picked up at the Violet Hill Farm stand at the Union Square Farmers Market<br>