Turkey

Our turkeys live the same great life that our chickens enjoy and you'll be hard-pressed to find turkeys anywhere truly living this ideal way. They love to eat grasshoppers as they forage through the buckwheat that we grow for them. Living outside and eating a natural and diverse diet makes all the difference, and the taste of the meat from these turkeys is fantastic.

Our turkeys range from 12 to 25 pounds, with most birds in between, in a medium-sized range.

AVAILABLE: The Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before Thanksgiving (see pick ups times, below)
PRICE: $3.50/pound, $5 deposit with order
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NOTE: The early bird gets the turkey! ORDER NOW!! Don't wait until November to sign up!

When you order, we need to have a $5/bird deposit, along with the size turkey you're hoping to get, and when you'd like to pick it up. We will find a turkey as close as possible to the size you specify. If you change your mind about the size you prefer, don't wait until you get here to tell us!

Because most birds fall in the medium size range, we have a limited number in the 12 and 25 pound size. SIGN UP EARLY if you want one of those.

The earlier you sign up and the earlier you come to pick up your turkey, the better chance you have to get exactly the size you need. Your $5 deposit holds your place and puts you in line to get your first choice of size.

PICK UP TIMES: The Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving, 2-6 pm; the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, 8am - 6pm.

(If you don't come at your sign-up time, we will need to let your bird go to one of the anxiously hopeful people on the waiting list.)

SPECIAL HEIRLOOM TURKEYS
This year, we have some special birds, Blue Slates, an heirloom breed. They will be available at the same time and place as the other turkeys, but may taste more like a "wild" turkey and will be smaller-breasted, but if you're looking for a pastured heirloom turkey, we'll have it!

AVAILABLE: Same availability and order time as other turkeys.
PRICE: $5.50/pound, $5 deposit
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("Raising Heritage Breeds is more costly and time consuming than raising White Breasted Toms. While supermarket turkeys grow to an average of 32 pounds over 18 weeks, Heritage birds take anywhere from 24-30 to reach their market weight. But those who have tasted Heritage Breeds say the cost-and the wait-are well worth it." localharvest.org)

NOTE: cooking heirloom turkey is different

ANOTHER NOTE: supermarket v. heirloom turkey

ALSO: Try this recipe

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poults, June 27, 2007