Press Kit for Diestel Family Turkey Ranch
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Diestel Turkey Ranch Introduces Online Store
Premium, Sustainable Turkey Products Can Now Be Ordered Straight from the Family Farm
Sonora, CA – Diestel Family Turkey Ranch, a fourth-generation sustainable farm, has introduced an online store, allowing consumers across the country to directly order the family'spremium birds and year-round turkey products. Shared Heidi Diestel, turkey farmer, “With the launch of our new online store, we hope to further close the gap between the farmer and the consumer and extend the reach of both our birds and our farming values.”
Available for purchase at store.diestelturkey.com are Diestel’s whole turkeys, as well as a variety of turkey products, including Diestel’s Organic Turkey Grinds, Sausages, Frozen Burger Patties, and Fully-Cooked Smoked Drums and Thighs. For customers looking to experience the full spectrum of Diestel’s offerings, the store also sells Organic and Natural Meat Boxes, which feature a selection of premium products shipped directly to the customer’s door.
One of the last small, family-owned turkey grower-processors in the United States, the Diestel’s raise a variety of turkeys, perfect for any family. Whether the turkey of choice is their artisanal American Heirloom known for more rich and flavorful meat, a GAP 5+ rated pasture-raised turkey, or Diestel’s original, broad-breasted turkey possessing exceptional flavor, all of Diestel’s birds have one thing in common: They taste like turkey should. This is because the family’s ranching style, animal welfare practices, and strict sustainable standards consistently produce a better, tender and juicier turkey with real, old-fashioned flavor.
Diestel farmers walk the turkeys every day and pay close attention to their health, removing the need for antibiotics. The birds are fed a wholesome 100% vegetarian diet of grains milled and mixed daily on the ranch. Diestel is proud to be one of the last turkey producers in the Western U.S. to mill its own feed. In addition, Diestel birds are slow grown to their naturally intended weight and raised almost twice as long and given three times as much space as conventional birds. All of Diestel’s turkeys and ranches are audited by the Global Animal Partnership (GAP), and each turkey is completely free of antibiotics, growth stimulants, hormones, gluten, casein, carrageenan, phosphates, MSG, artificial ingredients and preservatives.
Diestel turkey products are also available for purchase at Whole Foods Market locations and other select natural food stores across the country. Visit www.diestelturkey.com for more information, and find @DiestelTurkey on Facebook and Twitter.
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Diestel Turkey Ranch Brings Thanksgiving Taste to the Deli Aisle
New Certified Organic and First-Ever Antibiotic-Free, Non-GMO, GAP-Rated, Pre-Sliced Turkey
Sonora, CA – Diestel Turkey Ranch, a family-run sustainable farm since 1949, is introducing a new lineup of pre-sliced deli turkey. Available in certified organic and antibiotic free, Diestel’s new turkey breast slices are Non-GMO Verified, 100% vegetarian fed, thoughtfully-raised without antibiotics, and GAP Step 3 rated. With higher protein and less sodium than conventional brands, the Diestel turkey breast deli lineup is made from whole muscle meat and thinly sliced. It is also completely free of artificial ingredients, added nitrates or nitrites, gluten, carrageenan, and MSG.
These turkey slices are a far cry from the highly-processed deli meat found in most sandwiches. Given the time to develop texture and flavor naturally, Diestel turkeys taste like Thanksgiving.
“The Diestel family has always placed priority on producing high-quality turkey rather than offering products at a cheaper price,” shared Heidi Diestel, turkey farmer. “No corners are ever cut. No quality is ever compromised. Now, with our new deli slices, people can enjoy premium turkey that tastes like it has just been freshly carved off of a delicious holiday bird, all year round.”
Diestel family secrets have been passed down through four generations to create tender and juicy turkey with real, old-fashioned flavor. On their beautiful ranch in the Sierra Foothills, the traditions of Great-Uncle Ernest who started the farm are continued. The flock is walked every day and close attention is paid to the health of the turkeys. The birds are raised almost twice as long and with nearly three times as much space as conventional birds. Diestel turkeys also enjoy a wholesome vegetarian diet of grains milled and mixed daily on the ranch.
Diestel’s new turkey breast deli slices are available at select independent, natural and upscale food stores for an SRP of $5.99 for the antibiotic-free turkey and $6.99 for the organic turkey. Flavors include: Naturally Oven Roasted, Naturally Smoked, Honey Roasted, Peppered Roasted, Herb Roasted, Pastrami Seasoned, Chipotle Seasoned, Organic Oven Roasted, Organic Smoked, Organic Honey Roasted, and Organic Fresh Roasted. Click here for store availability.
About Diestel Turkey Ranch
Diestel Turkey Ranch is one of the last small, family-owned, turkey grower-processors in the U.S. Run by husband and wife team Tim and Joan Diestel, the family’s high standards have remained unchanged since the ranch’s founding in 1949. Tim grew up in the turkey business working side-by-side with his father, Jack Diestel, and his Great-Uncle Ernest Bottini. The popularity of the Diestel holiday birds is a direct result of the careful farming practices that the family employs: Allowing the birds enhanced outdoor access, giving them plenty of time to grow, offering the highest-quality, all-natural food sources, and being meticulous about the finished product’s quality. With a strong focus on sustainability, the Diestel Turkey Ranch produces both holiday turkeys and year-round products. Visit www.diestelturkey.com for more information, and find the brand on Facebook and Twitter.
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Farm-to-Table Turkey Chorizo for Cinco de Mayo
Diestel Family Turkey Ranch Introduces Low-Fat Chorizo Made with 100% Pure Ground Turkey
Sonora, CA – Cooking with chorizo adds so much flavor to recipes and makes it simple to bring a taste of Mexico and Spain to the breakfast, lunch or dinner table. However, while chorizo is always tasty, it’s typically not healthy… until now!
Introducing Diestel’s Turkey Chorizo. Made from whole muscle meat, this 100% pure ground turkey chorizo is low in fat (only 2g per serving!), all natural, minimally processed, and gluten free. It is also lower in calories, cholesterol and sodium compared to traditional chorizo and completely free of saturated fats. In addition, Diestel’s Turkey Chorizo has the yum-factor covered too! A special, family-created seasoning blend gives it wonderful flavor and a nice kick in the sombrero without being too spicy.
The Diestel Family Turkey Ranch has been sustainably raising turkeys for over four generations. Their ranching style, family farming secrets, and strict sustainable standards consistently produce a better, tender and juicier turkey with real, old-fashioned flavor and great texture. All Diestel turkeys are thoughtfully and humanely raised on GAP rated farms. No hormones, antibiotics or growth stimulants are ever used.
Diestel’s Turkey Chorizo is extremely versatile and simple to prepare. Try it in a breakfast burrito, a dinner casserole, or even just grilled up with veggies. The product can be found at select independent, natural and upscale food stores. Click here for store availability.
About Diestel Turkey Ranch
Diestel Turkey Ranch is one of the last small, family-owned, turkey grower-processors in the U.S. Run by husband and wife team Tim and Joan Diestel, the family’s high standards have remained unchanged since the ranch’s founding in 1949. Tim grew up in the turkey business working side-by-side with his father, Jack Diestel, and his Great-Uncle Ernest Bottini. The popularity of the Diestel holiday birds is a direct result of the careful farming practices that the family employs: Allowing the birds enhanced outdoor access, giving them plenty of time to grow, offering the highest-quality, all-natural food sources, and being meticulous about the finished product’s quality. With a strong focus on sustainability, the Diestel Turkey Ranch produces both holiday turkeys and year-round products. Visit www.diestelturkey.com for more information, and find the brand on Facebook and Twitter.
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Diestel Introduces a NON-GMO Natural Whole Turkey
Premium, Young Turkey Thoughtfully Raised on Sustainable Family Farms
Sonora, CA – The Diestel Family Turkey Ranch, sustainably raising turkeys for over four generations, is introducing a NON-GMO Project Verified Natural Whole Turkey to its family of holiday offerings. These slow-growing birds are given plenty of time and space to develop naturally in the clean Sierra Nevada foothills, resulting in a juicy, tender turkey with old-fashioned flavor. Known for “all that white meat,” these turkeys provide excellent value with more meat, less fat and less water than other turkeys.
Diestel’s turkeys are fed a 100% vegetarian diet of premium grains enhanced with vitamins and minerals. Milled daily on the ranch, Diestel’s feed is completely free of antibiotics, growth enhancers, hormones, gluten, animal by-products and DDG’s (dried distillers grains). The NON-GMO Natural Whole Turkey is also GAP Rated Step 3, free of casein, carrageenan, phosphates, MSG, artificial ingredients and preservatives, ice-chilled for quality (no added salt solutions), and range in size from 12-16lbs.
Available to retailers and foodservice customers nationwide, all of Diestel’s turkeys are grown and processed directly by the Diestel Ranch. Owned and operated since 1949, the Diestel Family Turkey Ranch is proud to be one of the last small, family owned turkey grower-processors in the United States.
About Diestel Turkey Ranch
Diestel Turkey Ranch is one of the last small, family-owned, turkey grower-processors in the U.S. Run by husband and wife team Tim and Joan Diestel, the family’s high standards have remained unchanged since the ranch’s founding in 1949. Tim grew up in the turkey business working side-by-side with his father, Jack Diestel, and his Great-Uncle Ernest Bottini. The popularity of the Diestel holiday birds is a direct result of the careful farming practices that the family employs: Allowing the birds enhanced outdoor access, giving them plenty of time to grow, offering the highest-quality, all-natural food sources, and being meticulous about the finished product’s quality. With a strong focus on sustainability, the Diestel Turkey Ranch produces both holiday turkeys and year-round products. Visit www.diestelturkey.com for more information, and find the brand on Facebook and Twitter.
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Naturally Smoked Whole Turkey Touts Big Flavor & Little Hassle
Diestel’s Sustainably Raised, Slowly Smoked Whole Turkey is Easy to Prepare Year Round
Sonora, CA – It’s about time turkey and delicious turkey leftovers found their way into our kitchens beyond the month of November. Cooking a turkey no longer needs to be an all-day affair. The Diestel Family Turkey Ranch makes this versatile bird and dramatic meal centerpiece simple to prepare year round with its Naturally Smoked Whole Turkey.
Slowly smoked in house over real hardwood in small batches, this wholesome, whole-bodied turkey is delectably tender with a rich, smoky and old-fashioned flavor. To enjoy, simply remove the chilled (not frozen) bird from bag, place it in a roasting pan, and heat at 325F for approximately 1 to 2 hours. Home cooks can either warm it to taste or eat the turkey chilled. Then, start brainstorming yummy leftovers for the rest of the week. Combine turkey with grains, toss it into a salad, or make turkey sandwiches, soups, tacos, risotto, a casserole… the recipe ideas are limitless.
The Diestel Family Turkey Ranch has been sustainably raising turkeys for over four generations. On their beautiful ranch in the Sierra Foothills, the turkeys are thoughtfully raised almost twice as long and with nearly three times as much space as conventional birds. No antibiotics, growth stimulants, or hormones are ever used. Diestel’s Naturally Smoked Whole Turkeys are GAP Step 3 rated, fed a 100% vegetarian diet enhanced with vitamins and minerals, and completely free of added nitrates or nitrites, gluten, casein, carrageenan, phosphates, MSG, artificial ingredients, or preservatives.
Diestel’s Naturally Smoked Whole Turkeys are available at select independent, natural and upscale food stores. It’s a Diestel family tradition to prepare their Naturally Smoked Whole Turkeys with a simple honey glazed recipe. A mixture of honey, brown sugar, mustard, a little bit of cloves, and the right touch of citrus is spread over the whole turkey before it’s popped in the oven. Click here to view the recipe, and click here for store availability.
About Diestel Turkey Ranch
Diestel Turkey Ranch is one of the last small, family-owned, turkey grower-processors in the U.S. Run by husband and wife team Tim and Joan Diestel, the family’s high standards have remained unchanged since the ranch’s founding in 1949. Tim grew up in the turkey business working side-by-side with his father, Jack Diestel, and his Great-Uncle Ernest Bottini. The popularity of the Diestel holiday birds is a direct result of the careful farming practices that the family employs: Allowing the birds enhanced outdoor access, giving them plenty of time to grow, offering the highest-quality, all-natural food sources, and being meticulous about the finished product’s quality. With a strong focus on sustainability, the Diestel Turkey Ranch produces both holiday turkeys and year-round products. Visit www.diestelturkey.com for more information, and find the brand on Facebook and Twitter.
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Diestel Turkey Ranch Sets Standards for Sustainability
Family Farm Founded in 1949 Embraces Traditional Methods with Innovative Techniques
Sonora, CA – In an industry so often ruled by volume & efficiency; where quicker and cheaper is “better,” and where flavor, nutrition and quality are often overlooked, there is thankfully an exception to this norm. In the case of turkey, the anomaly is called the Diestel difference.
Diestel Turkey Ranch is one of the last small, family-owned turkey grower-processors in the United States. On their beautiful ranch in the Sierra Foothills, the traditions of Great-Uncle Ernest, who started the farm, are continued. Each day, the Diestel family demonstrates new ways to sustain old-fashioned values, striving at the same time to maintain a small carbon footprint while producing high-quality product. With every choice made and technique used, the Diestel family hopes to lay a foundation for future farmers.
The popularity of the Diestel holiday birds is a direct result of the careful farming practices the family employs: Allowing the birds to roam free, giving them plenty of time to grow, offering the birds the highest-quality, all-natural food sources, and being meticulous about the finished product’s quality.
In fact, Diestel farmers walk the turkeys every day and pay close attention to their health, removing the need for antibiotics. The birds are fed a wholesome vegetarian diet of grains milled and mixed daily on the ranch. Diestel is proud to be one of the last turkey producers in the Western U.S. to mill its own feed. In addition, Diestel birds are raised almost twice as long and given three times as much space as conventional birds. Recognizing this effort, the Global Animal Partnership (GAP) awarded Diestel’s pasture raised birds its highest 5+ rating.
These are just a few of the Diestel “family secrets,” which have been passed down over four generations and are used as the basis for the entire Diestel farming system. The family keeps to the same high standards set in place when the ranch was founded in 1949, while simultaneously embracing innovation.
One of the progressive initiatives the Diestel family has implemented, is their use of composting. Composting eliminates the use of toxic chemicals, fertilizers, and inorganic substances and allows resources to be reused. The Organic Diestel Structured Compost created by Jason Diestel, director of sustainability, improves the farm’s soil fertility and reduces the greenhouse gas emissions of products that would normally be land-filled by approximately 70 percent. Diestel’s goal is not just to limit their footprint on the environment, but to eliminate it completely. For more information on Diestel’s sustainability plan, click here.
Shared Heidi Diestel, turkey farmer, “Most producers in our industry are dedicated to getting pounds to market as quickly as possible. Our approach is just the opposite. We have no desire to grow all the turkeys in the world; we just want to grow the best.”
The Diestel Turkey Ranch produces both holiday turkeys and year-round products. Visit www.diestelturkey.com for more information, and find the brand on Facebook and Twitter.
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Diestel Turkey: When Only the Best Bird Will Do
Premium-Quality Turkeys with Old-Fashioned Flavor from a Family Farm Since 1949
Sonora, CA – Thanksgiving. It’s a family tradition. It’s part of our culture. It’s a meal where quality matters, taste experience trumps, and only the best will do because we’re feeding our families. From exceptional taste and flavor recognized by acclaimed gourmet chefs, to sustainable farming methods that support the health of the bird and the environment, to a passion for turkeys that feels out of this era, Diestel birds truly are a cut above the rest.
For four generations, the Diestel Family Turkey Ranch has been naturally raising turkeys on their beautiful farm nestled in the Sierra Foothills. This is the Diestel family tradition since 1949. Their ranching style, family-farming secrets, and strict sustainable standards consistently produce a better, tender and juicier turkey with real, old-fashioned flavor.
One of the last small, family-owned turkey grower-processors in the United States, the family raises a variety of different turkeys, perfect for any family. Whether the turkey of choice is their artisanal American Heirloom known for more rich and flavorful meat; a GAP 5+ rated pasture-raised turkey; or Diestel’s original, broad-breasted turkey possessing exceptional flavor, all of Diestel’s birds have one thing in common: They taste like turkey should.
Shared Liren Baker, Kitchen Confidante blogger and mother of two, “Year after year, we have the Diestel family at our table. They may not be seated next to us, but one of their beautiful turkeys graces our meal and has become part of our family tradition. And in that way, they have joined us, fed us, grown old with us, and created family memories with us.”
Diestel turkeys are slow grown in a natural environment, thoughtfully raised almost twice as long and given three times as much space as conventional birds, and fed a 100% vegetarian diet of premium grains milled daily on the ranch. The Diestel Turkey Ranch recently received Non-GMO Project Verification for their Natural, Organic and Heirloom Collection, and the Global Animal Partnership (GAP) awarded Diestel’s pasture-raised birds its highest 5+ rating.
Meet the family of Diestel Turkeys:
The Original Diestel Turkey: The turkey that started it all! These broad-breasted birds have superior yield and exceptional flavor. GAP Step 3 Rated, Size 10-40+lbs.
Non-GMO Verified Diestel Turkey: One of the first turkeys to be Non-GMO Project Verified! These broad-breasted birds have superior yield and exceptional flavor. GAP Step 3 Rated, Size 10-20+lbs.
Diestel Petite Turkey: Perfect for everyday and small gatherings. Our special breed is fully matured at 6-10lbs and has superior yield for its size.
Diestel’s Certified Organic Turkey (Heidi’s Hens): Fed a certified organic diet, Non-GMO Project Verified, slow-grown, naturally tender and juicy. GAP Step 3 Rated, Size 6-30lbs.
Diestel’s American Heirloom Turkey, Certified Organic: Bring back a piece of history with these bronze and black birds. Rich in flavor, these organic turkeys are Non-GMO Project Verified. This is Diestel’s artisan turkey. GAP Step 3 Rated, 10-30lbs.
Diestel’s Pasture-Raised Turkey: Free to forage on a holistic farm, these birds thrive in open pastures, rotationally grazing on a multi-species farm. Tender and juicy with old-fashioned flavor. GAP Step Rated 5+, Size 10-30lb.
Shared Heidi Diestel, turkey farmer, “The Diestel family is fully committed to its personal mission of raising and producing the highest quality, most delicious turkeys possible. To us, it’s not about being the biggest, it’s about being the best. We take great pride in producing the centerpiece of many family’s holiday celebrations. Diestel turkeys are coming straight from our family to yours; so we want our birds to be perfect, every one of them.”
There are households across the country where Diestel has been a trusted centerpiece of their holiday experience, and the consensus is always the same: Once you go Diestel, you can’t go back. Diestel turkeys are available at Whole Foods Markets, select natural food stores across the country, and online at store.diestelturkey.com. Visit www.diestelturkey.com for more information and store availability. Also find the brand on Facebook and Twitter.
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