Where to Get Your Holiday Turkey This Year
Amanda G. Collins
Looking for an heirloom or farm raised turkey that is better for the land, the bird and you? Here are 5 local farms and markets to shop for a better holiday bird. We recommend pre-ordering your turkey ahead of time!
Turnip Truck offers holiday turkeys from Koch’s Turkey Farm, a family farm in Pennsylvania. Koch’s is Certified Humane® and raises antibiotic-free turkeys on an all-vegetarian diet. Their birds are also Global Animal Partnership (GAP) approved. Turnip Truck will carry their whole turkeys, organic turkeys and heritage bronze turkeys.
Available at all four Turnip Truck locations (East, West, Gulch, and Midtown).
turniptruck.com
The Produce Place carries turkeys from Taylor Family Farms, pies from Schrock Family Bakery and offers a selection of holiday sides. Read more about why we love The Produce Place!
4000 Murphy Rd, Nashville, TN 37209
produceplace.com
The Meetchop carries all natural turkeys from Bell & Evans in various sizes. Bell & Evans is based in Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania. Read more about their high standard for animal welfare practices.
112 Saundersville Rd. STE B204 Hendersonville, TN 37075
themeetchop.com
Pure Pasture Farms offers small and large whole frozen turkeys that are raised outdoors with regular access to fresh pasture. They receive locally grown and milled non-GMO feed to supplement what they forage, and each bird is handled with care from pasture through harvest.
Nashvillians have the option to pickup at the Richland Park Farmers Market.
pasturepurefarms.com
Caney Fork Farms heritage turkeys spend their lives on regenerative pasture. They forage fresh grass and food every day, and they’re moved to new ground often, so the land gets fertilized as they go.
caneyforkfarms.com
