Bongi's Turkey Roost

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More than fifty years ago,the newlyweds Tony and Anna Bongiorno moved to Duxbury. They purchased seven acres of land for four hundred dollars and proceeded to set up a chicken farm. During the war years, operating out of a small shop in Quincy, Tony sold a maximum of two chickens a person to people waiting in long lines. In all, he raised about 60,000 chickens a year.

After the war, Tony and Anna made the switch from chickens to turkeys and became one of seven turkey farms on "Turkey row" (a dirt road that is now rt. 53). In 1947, "Bongi's" was born and the recipes that were written are ones that are still used today. The original store was just an old motel cabin moved from down the street. Until the expressway was built, Rt. 53 was the main road to the cape. Soon, stopping at Bongi's for chicken box lunches and turkey pies became a tradition for many cape-goers. This tradition is one that many families still follow today. In fact, tradition is what we are all about at Bongi's!

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Bongi's 1957	Bongi's 2001

Today, Tony's daughter, Marie and her husband, Tom run the farm and the business and virtually every young Bongi's family member (grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins) have worked for Bongi's at some point in their lives. Tony and Anna are now deceased, but their spirit lives on in the people who work here and the products that we make and the service that we extend to our customers. One other thing that hasn't changed in all these years, and that's our motto:

What Makes a Bongi’s Turkey So Special

What we do sets us apart from the large turkey producers. For over 50 years...”All Bongi’s turkeys are raised for quality and sold on merit”.
No pre-basting, our turkeys are naturally juicy. They do not need to be injected with added moisture.
No added fat to the turkeys feed. Adding fat to a turkeys feed accelerates its growth and can cause it to put on excess fat.
No hormones. Actually no one feeds hormones to poultry, it's unnecessary and illegal.
No antibiotics for growth promotion. Feeding a constant low level of antibiotics is used by some producers to promote quick growth and as a substitute for other more costly management practices.
No trucking of live turkeys for long distances for extended periods of time. Our turkeys are raised right here at our dressing facility. They are walked to dressing, reducing stress.
No distribution of processed turkeys. Our turkeys do not spend days, weeks and months in warehouses or distribution trucks on the way to your table. At Bongi’s, they go direct from the farm to you.
No super fast line speeds. Our dressing plant operates at a fraction of the capacity of the large processors. This enables us the opportunity to inspect each bird individually for quality assurance.
No contract growing. That means we raise all our turkeys ourselves and can be assured they got the best care for our customers.
This is truly a family farm. For three generations we have taken pride in our turkeys….working to provide your family with the best farm product.