Bob's Turkey farm is a family owned and operated business. Robert Van Hoof started this business in 1954 with just 125 turkeys. He is still active today. We are now raising approximately 10,000 turkeys on the home farm in Lancaster and over 5,000 on our farm in Ashburnham, MA. Richard Van Hoof, Bob's son, is now responsible for the breeding, hatching and raising of the turkeys. Susan Miner, Bob's daughter, is responsible for the retail part of the business as well as the bookkeeping. MaryBeth Blanchflower, Bob's daughter, runs the farm's kitchen. We have a team of dedicated and loyal employees who have been with us for years and are more than willing to help you and answer your questions when you call the farm. Our turkeys are a Broad Breasted White Turkey originating in Andover, MA. We breed, raise, and slaughter all of our own turkeys here in Lancaster. All of our turkeys are fed a well balanced grain diet. We also use a preventative feed for the first four weeks of life. This gives our birds a healthy start before they transition to natural nutrients. Our birds are grown in barns and outdoor pens, free to move around as they wish. Since we are a breeding farm and our turkeys are healthy and disease free, we no longer allow people to tour our farm. This is in response to the recent outbreaks of desease in neighboring states. We are sorry that this has happened as a result, but the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture has recommended that we close our facility to the public for such biosecruity reasons. To read more about this, click here.