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Judd Culver is surrounded by some of the approximately 4,700 wild turkeys on his farm.
Spotlight BIRD IS THE WORD Forget frozen. For this Crozet farmer, boutique turkeys are all the rage. By Kinsey Gidick | Photography by Kyle LaFerriere
As a boy, Judd Culver dreamed of growing up to be a fighter pilot or a chef. Instead, he became a turkey farmer. But the circuitous route that led to raising KellyBronze birds—often described as the “Rolls-Royce of turkeys”—makes sense the more you talk to him. Come to find out, becoming the only farmer outside of England to raise the prized gobblers—which will cost you $200 and up for Thanksgiving dinner—was a matter of preparation meeting opportunity while Culver and his family were living in Scotland. D EC E M B E R 2 0 2 1
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