Get Your Thanksgiving Turkey From These Texan Farms!
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Updated for 2023.
A perfectly roasted and juicy turkey (What wine goes well with turkey?) at the centre of the table is one of the best things about Thanksgiving.
But what if you miss out on getting a turkey?
As per this report from the New York Post, meat producers and distributors are concerned over a possible turkey shortage, particularly on smaller birds; under 16 pounds.
The tiny turkey trend from last year seems all set to return this year as well, as families continue to plan intimate celebrations because of the pandemic. Just like the several shortages that we witnessed at the grocery store over the last year-and-a-half, a lack of suitable turkey could affect your dinner options this season.
You might be asking yourself, where can I find fresh turkey near me? To ensure you stay on top of this year’s Thanksgiving turkey game, TexasRealFood brings you some of the best farms to procure a sustainable, pasture-raised, antibiotic-free turkey for gracing your dining table!
Prairie Oasis Farm, Millsap-DFW
Allen and Kim Boone of Prairie Oasis Farm believe in gently raising animals with plenty of access to fresh air, clean water, green grass and sunshine. If you’re looking for organic free range turkey near you for Thanksgiving, Prairie Oasis Farm is offering fresh pasture-raised turkey, raised for this purpose. For a deposit of $30, you can preorder your bird that will weigh between 15-20 lbs. Their rate per pound at pickup is $5.29 (minus deposit).
Contact Prairie Oasis Farm at (817) 550-7022 for more details, or book your bird here.
Burgundy Pasture Beef, Dallas
Burgundy's Local Dallas offers 100% grass-fed beef and lamb, pasture-raised chicken, pork, and rabbit, raw milk cheeses, free-range pastured eggs, and more. For this year's thanksgiving, they are partnering with Prairie Oasis Farm to offer you pasture-raised turkey at the Burgundy Pasture Beef butcher house. Towards the end of October, you can go pick a dressed and frozen bird on a first-come-first-served basis.
If you want a dressed bird closer to Thanksgiving weekend, reservations are open from the 1st of October for $25 here at Burgundy Pasture Beef
Shady Grove Ranch, Jefferson
Matt and Jerica Cadman established Shady Grove Ranch in 2008 with a goal to have steady access to pastured meat for their family.
Their TTs are soy-free, naturally raised, and available to those in East Texas (Longview, Tyler, Marshall, Jefferson) and North Louisiana (Shreveport, Bossier) areas.
Available during the season only, these non-medicated, non-GMO fed turkeys are the tastiest turkeys you’ll ever have. They also cook 25% faster than conventionally raised turkeys which is a small bonus.
The bird comes ready to cook and frozen and includes the giblets. Pickup is available at the ranch by appointment, or at any of their designated monthly drop spots in the cities of Longview, Tyler, Marshall, and Shreveport.
Shady Grove Ranch requests interested folks to sign up for their newsletter for thanksgiving updates as they plan to have freshly harvested turkeys by the end of September. Also, stay tuned with the latest happenings at the farm through their social media.
Roam Ranch, San Antonio
ROAM Ranch is home to 400 of only around 30,000 heritage-breed turkeys in the world. Unlike conventional and oversized GMO “Butterball” turkeys, heritage breed turkeys at ROAM ranch are raised wild and free to live in pasture with their herd of 150 bison (What wine goes well with bison?). With a natural lifecycle and plenty of real nutrition, the resulting meat is rich, flavorful, and moist.
The ROAM Ranch annual Turkey Harvest Event is hosted to coincide with Thanksgiving. At this event, families have the opportunity to witness first-hand the environment in which their turkey has been raised and work together to harvest, butcher and prepare their own Thanksgiving turkey.
Attendees will leave with a heritage breed turkey of their choice to cook for an epic Thanksgiving meal.
For $175.00 per bird, you and your family can enjoy a Thanksgiving experience like never before and it covers the cost of your turkey plus harvesting/butchery instruction. Apart from harvesting the turkey yourself, they also sell by the pound at $12.99/lb. Their hens range from 8 to 12 lbs while their toms are from 14 to 18 lbs.
Tickets are flying fast, so book yours for any of the two dates here!
ROAM Ranch annual Turkey Harvest Event 2022 - 1
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For 2023, pre-orders start the 1st of September while Turkeys will be available from the 18th to the 11th of November and are available for pick up or delivery. For event registration or pre-orders, you can email Roam Ranch through their website.
Narrow Way Farms, Ivanhoe
Narrow Way Farms, owned and managed by Jennifer Greer and her family is a farm in Tyler County that offers pasture-raised non-GMO hogs, chickens, and turkey. For Thanksgiving turkeys, they have three options; a bird between 15-17pounds, one between 18-20 pounds and lastly, a bird over 21 pounds.
For reserving your choice of turkey, pay $25 here. The whole turkey is available for $6.25 per pound and you can pick it up at the Coppell Farmers Market on Saturdays or get it delivered to your door. And if you’re looking for turkey breast only from fresh tukerys for that sumptuous stuffed turkey breast, then they have it as well! While it’s been tradition to have whole turkeys for Thanksgiving, nothing is really stopping you from getting just a turkey breast. Stay updated on their recent happenings by following their social media pages.
Richardson Farms, Rockdale
If you are looking for grass-fed beef, pastured pork, and free-range chicken, turkey, and ducks, Richardson Farms is the place for you. The Richardson’s Family has been ranching and farming for many generations and in every action they take, they always put the well-being of animals, land, and people first.
This year, the farm is growing a new crop of young turkeys which will be ready around Thanksgiving. If you want to get your hands on a Richardson turkey, you need to pre-order now, as they have a limited supply. Order here now!
Henneke Farms, Cuero
Located in Cuero, Texas, the 250-acre Henneke farm takes advantage of its ample space by pasturing livestock. At their farm, you’ll find naturally-raised pigs, cattle, chickens, and, of course, heritage and broad breasted turkeys.
For 2023, all of their turkeys will be available a week before Thanksgiving and are available for pick up at the Henneke Farms on the day of the butchering of your order. This ensures that you get your bird fresh and literally straight from the farm. Their heritage turkeys are at $4.75 a pound while their broad breasted turkeys are priced at $4.00 a pound.
For any orders or inquiries, you can best reach them through email at hennekefarms@gmail.com or you can call them up at (361) 575-9048. And don’t forget to bring with you a good-sized ice chest and ice to transport your farm-fresh thanksgiving bird.
Stout Creek Farm, Saltillo
Working with the philosophy of Good Life, Good Earth, Good Food is the 600 acre Stout Creek Farm in NorthEast Texas. For Thanksgiving this year, they have on the farm, pasture-raised, Heritage breed Slate and Narragansett turkeys. These turkeys are grown with no antibiotics, on a non-GMO and non-soy feed.
You can reserve a turkey with a $10 deposit, and expect a turkey weighing anywhere between 12-24 pounds charged at $11 per pound. Stout Creek Farm will ship your turkey for an extra cost depending on where you live, or you can just pick it up from the Dallas area just before Thanksgiving. The farm informs us that they do accept Venmo, Zelle or check, and their website will accept PayPal shortly.
Thanksgiving is the perfect holiday to reflect and act to impact. Use your dollar and kind words to support local businesses during this time. Your encouragement goes a long way in helping our communities flourish.
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