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This Jewish family is betting the farm on Thanksgiving turkeys like bubbe cooked

JL;DR SUMMARY Yadidya and Miriam Greenberg of Chosen Farms are venturing to transform the kosher poultry landscape by raising heritage turkeys and geese on their farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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KosherJewish TraditionsThanksgivingJewish AgriculturePoultryHeritage BirdsChosen FarmsYadidya GreenbergMiriam GreenbergLancaster County

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Narvon, Pennsylvania, United States
"NARVON, PA A thick, rolling gobble fills the barn in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania as several hundred turkeys stand shoulder to shoulder, shifting in waves like a loud, feathered mob."
Pennsylvania, United States
"They dont know it, but theyre part of a gamble one that could reshape the kosher poultry business in America."
Pemberton, New Jersey, United States
"and chickens on 30 acres in Pemberton, New Jersey."
New York, United States
"first to a kosher processor in upstate New York, then to Pemberton to be frozen and packed."
United States
"and soon after married Miriam. The pasture is in the same swath of South Jersey where Holocaust survivors resettled and rebuilt their lives running chicken farms."
New Jersey, United States
"Living on a farm doesnt mean leaving Jewish life behind. The Greenbergs chose Pemberton precisely because it keeps them connected. Theyre 30 minutes from Cherry Hill and Lakewood, both home to large Orthodox communities and kosher restaurants."

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