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Field to Thanksgiving Table: Inside an Organic Turkey Farm

The Violet Hill Farm in West Winfield, N.Y. has 250 turkeys roaming freely. Their lives are vastly different from factory farm turkeys.
Image: Mary Carpenter
In this Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, photo, Mary Carpenter, owner of Violet Hill Farm, ties her apron before butchering a fresh turkey as they are harvested for Thanksgiving, in West Winfield, N.Y. Each turkey is prepared by hand and kept cold but not frozen before it is delivered to the market. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)John Minchillo / AP