Jaindl Farms

Jaindl Farms began in 1933, when John L. Jaindl bought his son Fred a handful of turkeys at the county fair. Fred grew that small start into a thriving farm, and five generations later the family still owns and operates it in Orefield, Pennsylvania.

Jaindl raises its turkeys the way it always has: entirely on its own farm. The family hatches, grows, processes, and markets its turkeys itself, and grows its own corn and soybeans on 14,000 acres to mill into the birds' feed. The turkeys are cage free, with room to wander open, airy barns, and caretakers tend each barn by hand every day, keeping the birds well fed, supplied with fresh well water, and their quarters clean. Every turkey is raised without antibiotics.

The farm has history behind it, too. In 1954, Jaindl turkeys won the Grand Champion title at the National Turkey Federation's competition, and Fred spent the decades that followed selectively breeding his flock. That turkey has supplied the White House Thanksgiving table for nearly 50 years.