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It's turkey time! If you haven't yet reserved a turkey to grace your Thanksgiving table, now is the time to order one from a local farm. Whether this is your first year buying a local turkey or you have been supporting small farms for years, FarmPlate can help you find the perfect bird for the centerpiece of your feast. 

Our team has selected a sampling of small farms across the country that grow and sell heritage breed, organic, free-range and pastured turkeys and game birds. We have included a few key words that each farm uses to describe their turkeys. Check out their FarmPlate listings for more information.

NORTHEAST
Bailey Turkey Farm (Lyme, NH) - pastured
No-View Farm (Ossipee, NH) - humanely raised
Abenaki Springs Farm (Walpole, NH) - pastured, organic feed
Currier Brook Farm (Wentworth, NH) - organic, heritage
Turkeys Run the Roost Farm (Newbury, VT) - humanely raised, pastured, heritage
Misty Knoll Farms (New Haven, VT) - free-range/pastured, processed on-site
Adams Turkey Farm & Maple Products (Westford, VT) - fresh
Back Beyond Farm (Chelsea, VT) - certified organic
Four Springs Farm (Royalton, VT) - pastured, heritage, organic feed
Cavendish Game Birds (Springfield, VT) - quail & pheasant (if you're up for something exotic this year!)
Full Circle Farm (Wells River, VT) - pastured
Another Button Farm (Tunbridge, VT) - pastured
Fair Winds Farm (Brattleboro, VT) - heritage, free-range/pastured
Highfields Farm (Randolph, VT) - organic, pastured/free-range, heritage
Hogwash Farm (Norwich, VT) - pastured, heritage
Brotherly Farm Organic (Brookfield, VT) - certified organic
Ridge Meadows Farm (Randolph Center, VT) - heritage, pastured
Heritage Foods USA (Brooklyn, NY) - ships nationally
Turkana Farms (Germantown, NY) - heritage, pastured, locally grown feed
Stonewell Homestead (Guilford, CT) - pastured, free-range, humanely raised & processed
Elm Turkey Farm (Dracut, MA) - fresh
The Turkey Farm (New Sharon, ME) - fresh
Allandale Farm (Brookline, MA)

MIDWEST
Heritage Turkey Farm (Waupaca, WI) - heritage, certified organic, free-range, humanely raised
Good Earth Farms (Milladore, WI) - organic, pastured
JR's Country Acres (Lake Mills, WI) - pastured/free-range
Manchester Hill Farm (Circleville, OH) - fresh
Johnson Farms (Wilmington, OH) - fresh
Golden Acres Farm (Blanchester, OH) - free-range, no hormones/antibiotics
Red, White & Blue Turkey Farm (Wellington, OH) - heritage, pastured
J.L. Hawkins Family Farm (North Manchester, IN)
CT Coop [Chickens and Turkeys Coop] (Indianapolis, IN)
Duerksen Turkey Farm (Mancelona, MI) - pastured, no hormones/antibiotics
Muller's Lane Farm (Rock Falls, IL) - rare heritage
Yordy Turkey Farm (Morton, IL) - fresh
Fresh Haus Farming (Ankeny, IA) - pastured, heritage
Bechard Family Farm (Conway, MO) - pastured
Danjo Farms (Moberly, MO) - humanely raised, heritage, pastured
Good Shepherd Turkey Ranch (Tampa, KS) - free-range, vegetarian feed, no antibiotics

WEST
Moonstruck Farms (Phelan, CA) - fresh, no hormones/antibiotics
Mary's Free Range Duck, Turkey & Chicken (Fresno, CA) - free-range, organic, heritage
Willie Bird Turkeys (Santa Rosa, CA) - free-range, game birds
Branigan's Turkey Farm (Woodland, CA) - free-range
TurkeyTail Farm (Yankee Hill, CA) - pastured
Canyon Creek Farms (Sequim, WA) - organic, heritage
Wild Turkey Farm (White Salmon, WA) - fresh, wild
Afton Field Farm (Corvallis, OR) - pastured
Tedach Ranch (Bennett, CO) - humanely raised, pastured, vegetarian feed
Arriola Sunshine Farm (Dolores, CO) - heritage

SOUTH
White Oak Pastures (Bluffton, GA) - free-range, pastured, heritage
Elmwood Stock Farm (Georgetown, KY) - pastured, organic, free-range, traditional, heritage
Grassy Acres Farm (Franklin, VA) - heritage
B&D Poultry Farms (Markham, VA) - pastured birds (also carry quail & duck)
Ayrshire Farm (Upperville, VA) - heritage, certified organic, humanely raised
Steps Victory Garden (Bunker Hill, WV) - fresh

Learn more about heritage breed poultry from the Heritage Turkey Foundation. Not into turkey? Hosting vegetarian or vegan guests on Thanksgiving? PETA provides information about tasty vegan alternatives.

Let us know if you pick up a turkey from any of these small farms — we would love to hear about how much you enjoyed it. Watch for Thanksgiving recipes from chef Sean Buchanan on our blog next week!

Photo courtesy of Emily Morgan

Kaitlin Haskins is FarmPlate’s Marketing and Content Assistant. A native of Michigan, some of Kaitlin's favorite things are colorful heirloom vegetables, friendly local farmers and delicious vegetarian meals.