What is The Golden Turkey Quality Assurance Guarantee and What Does it Mean?
The Traditional Farm-fresh Turkey Association (TFTA) is a group of around 40 independent family-run farms across the UK supplying fresh traditional turkeys specifically for Christmas. The TFTA’s ‘Golden Turkey’ Quality Assurance Guarantee sets the standard for the very finest quality Christmas turkeys.
Turkey, the year-round source of low fat, high protein meat
In the past, the turkey was always seen as a once-a-year treat at Christmas, with nearly 100 per cent of all turkeys being sold during December.
Today many people are making turkey a part of their regular diet. Did you know that turkey breast is the leanest of all meats, supplying just 115 calories and less than a gram of fat per 3-ounce serving (skinned)?
Did you also know that turkey is now available in many different forms? Read More Here
How we came to be Ledmacoy Turkeys, and accredited Golden Turkey Farmers!
Ledmacoy Turkeys Our family farm is situated high up in the Cairngnorms National Park in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is a hill farm, 1050 feet above sea level and only 12 miles from the Lecht Ski Centre. Our location makes the growing seasons short and limits our land...
Golden Turkey Accreditation
What is the Golden Turkey Accreditation Scheme? The Golden Turkeys Mark is The Gold Standard for Traditional Christmas Turkeys. To put it very simply it means that any farm displaying the Golden Turkey Logo has passed a rigorous inspection, is rearing a slow-growing...
It’s our Anniversary
This year is the 35th anniversary of The Traditional Farm-fresh Turkey Association (TFTA) - more recognised today as Golden Turkey® Farmers. The group of around 40 UK member farmers produce Traditional Christmas turkeys to the TFTA’s Golden Turkey® Quality Assurance...