Steven Slade

The Farmer

Steven and his wife Sarah are third generation farmers, and together with their family run their farm rearing turkeys and chickens, as well as managing more than 30 acres of barley.

The Farm

Rosamundford Farm, located in the heart of East Devon, just a few miles from Exeter, has been in the Slade family for more than 60 years. They started thirty years ago with 50 turkeys, and have built up the business to the degree where it now annually produces over 20,000 birds (turkeys and chickens). Their core aim is to supply an outstandingly good-quality succulent turkey for our Christmas dinners. All their birds are raised from one-day old chicks, fed on a simple diet of wheat and vegetables which are free from drugs, additives and growth promoters.

The Turkeys

Their turkeys are free-range Bronze which are reared for at least 24 weeks. They have a long, happy and active life; free to roam the paddocks and sleep overnight in a comfortable, warm barn safe from predators and worry, feeding on the finest locally produced diet of natural cereal and vegetable proteins - without any additives, drugs or growth promoters. All turkeys are dry-plucked, and hand finished to avoiding bruising or marking of the bird. They are fully prepared for the oven. All their turkeys are specially bred for traditional flavour, not size.