Melitota Turkeys Partners With FarmersWagon.org to Deliver Thanksgiving Turkeys to Households Facing Hardship in Kent County.

CHESTERTOWN, MD – FarmersWagon.org, the local online farmers’ market and food non-profit, announced a new partnership with local poultry startup, Melitota Turkeys. Along with their customers, Melitota Turkeys and FarmersWagon.org will provide small to medium-size turkeys to food-insecure households this Thanksgiving. In addition to the partnership, Melitota Turkeys also join other local food producers in offering its product on FarmersWagon.org.

“We had a lot of customers ask about donating a turkey this year, but we weren’t sure how to get the donated turkeys to the families that need them,” said Caroline Debnam, Director of Business Operations at Melitota Turkeys. “I reached out to Kristen Nickerson at Langenfelder Pork© and she pointed me in the direction of FarmersWagon.org.” The partnership will offer a ​Buy One, Give One​ promotion on Melitota Turkeys’ website (​melitotaturkeys.com​), and FarmersWagon.org’s online farmers’ market (​farmerswagon.org​) allowing customers to provide a turkey in addition to purchasing their own. For anyone who has already purchased their Thanksgiving centerpiece, or interested in donating a turkey to a local family in need, Melitota Turkeys and FarmersWagon.org are offering a ​Give a Turkey​ option.

“I’ve been following Melitota Turkeys’ story since their first post in the Chestertown Life Facebook Group this Summer,” tells Lyle Pinder, Executive Director of FarmersWagon.org. “It’s an honor to be a part of the latest chapter of a story that goes back five generations. After working with Caroline and seeing the Debnam family’s willingness to make a difference in the lives of our neighbors facing hunger and hardship this Thanksgiving, it’s a reminder of what a community really can be and why FarmersWagon.org was started earlier this year.” In addition to offering individuals, families, and other organizations the opportunity to provide a turkey to a household facing hardship this Thanksgiving, Melitota Turkeys will also donate a portion of its proceeds to FarmersWagon.org’s Care Package Fund which provides equitable recurring benefits to food-insecure households in Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, and Talbot County.

To participate in the ​Buy One, Give One​ promotion, or the G​ ive a Turkey​ option, visit the Melitota Turkeys website or FarmersWagon.org by Sunday, November 8. Turkeys purchased for your household can be picked up from the farm or delivered. All donated turkeys will be delivered by FarmersWagon.org. To refer a household who is in need or to apply for a donated turkey, please contact support@farmerswagon.org or call (443)333-9336.

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