45 million turkeys end up on Thanksgiving tables — now blockchain lets you learn about farms where birds came from
Thanksgiving season at Kauffman Turkey Farms in Waterman, Ill., is either the best or worst time to visit, depending on how you stomach such things.
Hundreds of clucking turkeys patter about - nervously? - in an outdoor pen, their pink heads snapping to attention when a tractor rumbles in hauling crates packed with more of their feathered peers. A man swishes at the turkeys with a long cloth to guide them into the plant where they will meet their fate. Some appear to make a break for it and run in the opposite direction.
The Kauffman family turkey farm, founded in 1933 about 65 miles west of downtown Chicago, has been busy with visitors who want to buy their Thanksgiving birds directly from the farmers who raised them. It's a practice that has gained popularity as consumers care more about the origins of their food, with more customers calling or making the trip in person to
