Buying a local turkey can help set the tone for your Thanksgiving or holiday meal. What better way to offer true gratitude for the people and land that nourish your family? The average farmer only makes $0.17 for every $1.00 spent on the food they grew sold at a grocery store. Buying directly from a farmer means they will receive 100% of the profits they earned.
Locally raised turkeys are also usually raised in more humane conditions, and are much more flavorful and delicious!
Most local farms and retailers require customers to pre-order and place a deposit on their turkeys in advance, generally from September-October. Browse the list below or contact a farm near you to reserve a local turkey for your Thanksgiving table.
Adirondack Harvest Member Farms Selling Turkey’s for the 2022 Holiday Season:
Cook Family Farm, Owls Head, NY
“Whole frozen turkeys, raised on pasture and processed humanely on our farm.”
- Order: Online here
- Website: cookfarmny.com
- Email: cook.enterprises.ny@gmail.com
- Phone: 518-353-6026
Kate Mountain Farm, Vermontville, NY
“Pasture-raised, given plenty of room to run around and stretch their wings. Non-GMO, vegetarian-based grains, raised without added hormones or antibiotics.”
- Order: Order through the Green Goddess Natural Market by calling (518) 523-4676
- Website: katemountainfarm.com
- Email: aaron@katemountainfarm.com
- Phone: 518-891-2940
Mace Chasm Farm, Keeseville, NY
“These pastured beauties will be ready for pick-up November 19th – November 23rd! Your Turkey and giblets will be fresh upon pick-up – ready to prepare for your Harvest Celebration!”
- Order: Order online here
- Website: macechasmfarm.com
- Email: macechasmfarm@gmail.com
- Phone: 518-963-4169
Moonstone Farm and Forest, Saranac Lake, NY
- Order: Email info@moonstonefarmandforest.com
- Website: moonstonefarmandforest.com
- Email:moonstonefarmandforest@gmail.com
- Phone: 518-323-6710
Serenity Acres Farm, Ogdensburg, NY
“All naturally raised beef, chicken and turkeys. No growth hormones, pesticides or herbicides.”
- Order: Call 315-323-1145 or 315-323-7011 (store)
- Website: Facebook profile
- Email: serenityacresfarm@live.com
- Phone: 315-323-1145 and 315-323-7011 (store)
Woven Meadows Farm, Saranac, NY
“Woven Meadows raises free-range, pastured, organic-fed turkeys, perfectly timed for your Thanksgiving feast… by free-ranging turkeys receive more exercise, which seems to make for a denser meat which better retains moister while cooking, and overall is more flavorful…Like our chickens, we process our turkeys here on the farm… We aim to butcher on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, to allow pick-up of fresh turkeys for your holiday meals.”
- Order: Through Farmhouse Pantry, call 518-293-5174
- Website: wovenmeadows.com
- Email: thefarm@wovenmeadows.com
- Phone: 518-293-5174
Other Local Farms Offering Holiday Turkeys:
The Foppert Farm, Saranac, NY
“Pasture-raised turkeys from on our diversified small family farm in Saranac, NY.”
- Order: Email Emily at emilyfoppert@gmail.com
- Website: Facebook page
- Email: emilyfoppert@gmail.com
- Phone: 518-293-7297
The Smith Farm, Massena, NY
- Order: Call 315-764-1273
- Website: Facebook page
- Email: TheSmithFarm@hotmail.com
- Phone: 315-764-1273
Wrong Direction Farm, Canajoharie, NY via Reber Rock Farm, Reber, NY
“We are so proud and grateful to be offering thanksgiving turkeys this year from our friends at Wrong Direction Farm, who raise excellent Pasture Raised Organic Turkeys… they are fed Organic Feed, they have never received any form of hormone, antibiotic, or such, and as soon as weather and development allow they are on fresh grass every day or few days. Very similar in quality and management to the way we raise our own animals here at Reber Rock Farm. Read more here.“
- Order: Coming soon, sign up for email updates to get more info TBA
- Website: reberrockfarm.com
- Email: info@reberrockfarm.com
- Phone: 518-573-8713
Other Adirondack Harvest Members Selling Turkeys from the Region:
- Fred the Butcher, Halfmoon, NY (NY Raised)
Green Goddess, Lake Placid, NY (From Kate Mountain Farm in Vermontville)
North Country Co-Op, Plattsburgh, NY (VT Raised) - Potsdam Co-Op, Potsdam, NY (Organic or Free-Range, VT Raised)
Ticonderoga Natural Foods Co-Op, Ticonderoga, NY (VT Raised)