HOOD RIVER, OR - With Canadian Thanksgiving around the corner and the American counterpart not far behind, the environmentally conscious Turtle Island Foods just announced a new line of Free Range Tofurky.

“There are growing concerns about the manner in which we – as a society – raise and produce our food,” said Dale Halloran, CMO of Turtle Island. “This company brightened the holidays for vegetarians by introducing Tofurky nearly twenty years ago. We’re happy to see other companies starting to address the dietary needs of non-meat eaters, and it’s time for us to raise the bar.”

Turtle Island Foods, a family-run operation an hour east of Portland, has been producing “delicious, nutritious, convenient and affordable vegetarian food” since 1980. Having grown from its humble roots to a household name amongst vegans, yoga practitioners, and PETA members, it produces an impressive array of vegetarian sausages, deli slices, ground “meat” and of course, Tofurky. The neatly packaged spherical feast weighs in at just about 2 lbs, comes already stuffed, and even has gravy and vegetarian wishbones included in the easy-to-prepare kit.

Self-proclaimed as “America’s Leading Turkey Alternative Since 1995,” the company’s website echoes Mr. Halloran’s statement, claiming that “holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas in particular, can be a lonely time for vegetarians.” Of course, this sad state of affairs was eradicated with Turtle Island’s heroic introduction of Tofurky the year that OJ Simpson went on trial.