Pasture Raised Organic Holiday Turkeys from Wrong Direction Farm

If you haven't checked out our holiday turkey offerings, know that we sell out quickly. And believe it or not, October is the time to plan ahead and reserve your Thanksgiving turkey.

How to Reserve Your Turkey

The way to reserve your turkey with us is to place an order with a turkey in it; once your order is confirmed, you have guaranteed your turkey. If your freezer isn't ready for a turkey yet, no problem: at checkout, choose a later delivery date, and your order, turkey included, will arrive on the date you select.

You can select your delivery date from the options in the "Delivery details" section, under "Pickup date," as pictured above.

Where Our Turkeys Come From

Our turkeys come from our dear friends Dave Perozzi and his family at Wrong Direction Farm in Canajoharie, New York. I've known Dave for a long time. He's a farming mentor to me, and also a pasture raised organic poultry farmer in New York State. It's a small club, and we've been friends for years.

How the Turkeys Are Raised

Dave has a pretty nifty system for his turkeys. They're raised in the same brooders and field coops his chickens are raised in, until the turkeys are about the size of a grown chicken. By this point, they're hardy enough to graduate to the open pasture model.

This means that by the time the turkeys are about 8 weeks old (turkeys are usually processed at about 20 weeks), they have a large fenced in area made of Electronet, which is essentially electric fence netting that keeps turkeys in and things like foxes out. This area is moved every day or two, bringing the turkeys to fresh pasture. In their area, they have shade and a roosting area, as well as feeders with free choice organic grain.

These turkeys live the life I would want to live as a turkey: ranging in pastures and hedgerows, searching for bugs, with comfortable places to roost and fresh air and sunshine aplenty.

Choosing Your Turkey Size

So that you know exactly what you're getting, each turkey product is a turkey within a one pound range. For example, the product called Whole Turkey, 15-16 lbs, means you'll get a turkey between 15 and 16 pounds, so you can plan accordingly. Turkeys come with the neck and giblets inside. And year after year, we hear they're some of the best tasting turkeys.

Your Farmer,

Nathan Henderson
Reber Rock Farm
Essex, New York