Frenchbeer Farm

Frenchbeer Farm

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Organic and free range turkey doesn’t get much more authentic than this. Reared by the Malseed family on Frenchbeer Farm, a traditional hill farm on the Duchy Estate in the heart of Dartmoor National Park near Chagford, these slow-growing bronze turkeys roam open pastures and meadows, foraging on grasses, herbs and seasonal berries. Choose from the farm’s dedicated organic flock, raised on certified organic land and feed, or its renowned free range bronze turkeys, reared to exactly the same traditional principles. Every bird is given a full 24 weeks to reach natural maturity, developing the classic finish of fat that keeps the meat moist and succulent in the oven. Each turkey is then dry plucked by hand and game hung for 10 days for deeper flavour and a more tender texture. Award-winning, family-farmed and full of real flavour, this is a Christmas centrepiece supermarket birds simply can’t match. Order your organic or free range Christmas turkey online at Farmfetch for easy UK delivery.
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Organic Free Range Bronze Turkey (Pre-Order)
Frenchbeer Farm

Frenchbeer Farm

In 1986, the Malseed family took on Frenchbeer Farm, a traditional Dartmoor hill farm on the Duchy Estate near Chagford. That first winter they reared a handful of Christmas turkeys, and the birds proved so popular that, nearly forty years on, turkeys have become the heart of the farm. Today Frenchbeer is one of the West Country’s most respected organic turkey producers. In 2026, John Malseed won the FWAG South West Bronze Otter Award for the space the family makes for wildlife across the farm.

The organic flock is kept separate from the farm’s free range birds, and both the land and the feed are organically certified. Poults hatch in early summer and spend their first six weeks in the farm’s old granite barns. They then move out onto organic pasture to range and forage freely. Slow-growing bronze genetics and a simple, traditional cereal diet mean the birds reach full maturity at around 24 weeks. By then they carry the natural finish of fat that bastes the meat as it roasts. Each turkey is dry plucked by hand and game hung for 10 days in the farm’s own cold store. Most commercial producers skip this old-fashioned process, and it’s why the flavour is so much richer.

An organic whole bronze turkey is the ultimate Christmas centrepiece. Complete the table with our Christmas trimmings and a bottle from our English red wine range, or explore more festive produce from the region in our Devon & Cornwall collection.

Organic, slow-grown and hung the traditional way, this is turkey as it should taste. Order online at Farmfetch for easy UK delivery.