This week, thousands of turkeys have been seasoned, basted, roasted and smoked. But perhaps no one locally is deep frying more birds than Les Thomsen and his team at Noah’s Farm.

His massive custom-made fryers have been going for days, and the impact from his delicious turkeys will continue way after Thanksgiving. The impressive operation is tucked behind the Alzafar Shrine Auditorium on the North Side, with plenty of turkeys, volunteers and peanut oil.

Thomsen runs this unit and has watched it grow for almost two decades.

“We feel like we’re doing God’s work, but also, we have so many people that help us,” Thomsen said. “So, it’s not just like our idea or anything like that. People have come along and believe in it.”

For years, Thomsen has been using the proceeds from the sale of his

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