Heritage turkeys keep Minnesota couple in touch with land (AP) — Every Bourbon red heritage turkey Steve and Mary Berg sell is a meal and a message. [...] they try to spread the message of living in a heritage manner. A co-worker told Steve about his son raising Bourbon red heritage turkeys for a 4-H project, but he didn't know what to do with them. The Bergs sell the turkeys for about $7 a pound, and they retail in the Twin Cities for about $10 a pound. The birds are tough and can tolerate winter, they forage for bugs and seeds in summer and even eat outside in winter, but their diet is supplemented with some corn and other grains, he said. The Bergs put a little vinegar in their water to get rid of worms and cayenne pepper in their grain for fighting viruses. Instead of medication, he cut out processed foods and lost 50 pounds.