Continued from Talking Turkey (Part 4) | The Ancient Sacred American Bird That Traveled The World: A Turkey Tale Talking Turkey Conservation Wild Turkeys It is still uncertain whether or not Turkey really was the star of the feast shared by early colonists and native americans that gave birth to the American Thanksgiving Holiday tradition, but it is…
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Talking Turkey (Part 4)
The Ancient Sacred American Bird That Traveled The World: A Turkey Tale Every thanksgiving I remind people to give thanks for the bird that sits at the center of most american dinner tables. Today I shall tell you of it’s ancient past and it’s historic journey around the world. Part 1. Turkey: What’s in a name?…
Talking Turkey (Part 3)
Living with Wild Turkeys Continued from Talking Turkey (Part 2) After my first experience raising turkeys and ducks, which included constant worries about protecting them from hungry, local wildlife, I decided to take a break from raising poultry. I hoped to spend time investigating better coop and free range run designs that could facilitate breeding…
Talking Turkey (Part 2)
Raising My First Turkeys Continued from Talking Turkey (Part 1) A few years after my mother retired from the turkey plant I found myself living in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and starting an organic farm. I recall one day seeing a few very cute turkey poults among my friends chicken flock and…
Talking Turkey (Part 1)
The Turkey Factory and Farms of My Youth Turkey was not just a Thanksgiving meal in the home I grew up in. My mother spent twenty years working in a large turkey manufacturing plant. The company offered a good employee discount and my mother utilized it often to save on grocery bills. Our freezer contained every product…
Handling Disappointment
Last week, after a long winter hiatus from pottery, I made several dozen handles for mugs. Not having made any in a while, my confidence wasn’t so great and at times I knew my technique could use improvement. The handles were too thick here, too thin or too wide there. I knew that a few…
Lessons That Last A Lifetime
“What We Leave Behind Is As Important As Where We Came From” This is the slogan I created for my pottery business. It not only conveys my commitment to environmentalism, conservation and preservation of traditional skills and cultural heritage, but embodies the often overlooked values that are passed down through generations of family. My mother…
Heritage Vision Creations 
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