How do you spend Thanksgiving Day?<\/strong><\/p>\nA traditional Thanksgiving Day on the Diestel Family Turkey Ranch is very simple, but the festivities start on Thanksgiving Eve. Thanksgiving Eve is very busy because many local customers are still coming out to pick up their turkey. We prepare for Thanksgiving all year long and take pride in producing the centerpiece of many family\u2019s holiday celebrations. Turkey is a big part of what the holiday is about, and we want our birds to be perfect, every one of them.<\/p>\n
We close the ranch at 4:30 p.m., toast our fantastic team to a job well done, and then close up the ranch\u2019s salesroom. At this point, we head up to Grandpa\u2019s house just up the road, and make sure our Thanksgiving turkey is soft and oven-ready for the next day. After that, we head back to my parent\u2019s house to spend time with family and close friends. We gather to toast another wonderful Thanksgiving season at the Diestel Family Turkey Ranch.<\/p>\n
This \u201cwild turkey\u201d celebration is potluck style when it comes to the food. One of our close friends is a master gardener, so she usually brings over amazing vegetables we incorporate into the meal. She is a big fan of Diestel compost. It is a night filled with laughs, joy and giving thanks. At around 8 p.m., I jump on the phone and Diestel email to field any last-minute turkey hotline questions.<\/p>\n
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Thanksgiving morning starts bright and early, typically around 5 a.m. Joan and I get up and begin to field any last-minute turkey questions. While we are on the phone, the boys head up to Grandpa\u2019s to get our large turkey in the oven. At about 8 a.m., we take a little break and head out for a family run through the apple orchards in our neighborhood. When we get back, we have a very casual breakfast, turn on the Thanksgiving Day parade, and head back to the phones and email.\u00a0At this point, the boys usually head out to check on the ranch. Around 2 p.m., the turkey hotline calls are\u00a0winding down,\u00a0and we all get ready to head to Grandpa Jack\u2019s house for dinner. From 3 to 8 p.m., we eat, laugh, and then we eat some more.<\/p>\n
Thanksgiving Day with the Diestel family is simply wonderful. It\u2019s always quality time shared with family I love and delicious food we enjoy together. By far, it\u2019s one of my favorite days of the year! <\/a><\/p>\n
The Diestels were also recently featured in\u00a0Whole Foods Magazine<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\nHave an idea for a story you\u2019d like to see on \u201cA Taste of General Mills\u201d? Email us at contact.blog@genmills.com.<\/em><\/p>\nSubscribe to \u201cA Taste of General Mills\u201d by email \u2013\u00a0here\u00a0<\/a>\u2013 and we\u2019ll notify you about our latest posts.<\/em><\/p>\nOriginal Link:\u00a0https:\/\/blog.generalmills.com\/2018\/11\/how-the-diestel-family-does-thanksgiving\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Story originally appeared HERE.\u00a0 Editor\u2019s note: This is the latest post in our\u00a0\u201cYou Grow, Girl!\u201d series highlighting female farmers \u2013 from the northern reaches of Canada to the heartland of the U.S. From the western coast of Africa to the rolling hills of France and beyond. The series amplifies the voices of female farmers, who […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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