Better Than a Supermarket Bird

Published on Wednesday, November 11, 2009, by Joyce Slaton / Edit Post

Oh man! Is it almost Thanksgiving already? FinnFPM is new in town and looking for a source for organic/local turkey. Here are the hound-approved purveyors of such turkeys, as well as heritage breeds:

• Stillman’s is top of the list for its superior birds. The farm still has some turkeys left; you can get them in small (10 to 15 pounds, $65), medium (16 to 20 pounds, $80), and large (21 to 25 pounds, $100). The heritage turkeys are sold out for 2009; on the website Stillman’s offers to put customers on a mailing list for 2010. Kind of cold comfort.

• Owens Poultry Farm has birds that have “fantastic flavor” but are “rather expensive” at $8.50 a pound, according to Luther.

• Misty Knoll Farms, best known for its delightful chickens, also sells turkeys that are almost local (is Vermont local?). If you order one of Misty Knoll’s turkeys through Brown Boar Farm, Brown Boar will drop it off at Holly Hill Farm on November 21.

• Several hounds have had good luck ordering from Russo’s. The store sources from a farm in Vermont, says Spenbald, and at $2.98 a pound, the turkeys are quite a bargain. They’re all-natural, though “not quite as pampered and responsible as some other choices in the area.”

Stillman’s Farm [MetroWest]
1205 Barre Road, New Braintree
508-867-7193

Owens Poultry Farm [MetroWest]
585 Central Avenue, Needham
781-444-1861

Misty Knoll Turkey Pickup at Holly Hill Farm [South Shore]
236 Jerusalem Road, Cohasset
781-383-1455

Russo’s [MetroWest]
560 Pleasant Street, Watertown
617-923-1500

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  • Calisson, you're right! I fixed it above, thank you for setting me straight.

  • To clarify: Misty Knoll is the ONLY LOCAL bird around (Vermont). Jaindl Farms in Penn. raises ORGANIC & ALL-NATURAL (veg fed). Diestel Turkey Ranch raises all three: HEIRLOOM ORGANIC, a darker bird with a deeper flavor, ORGANIC birds, and an all-natural bird, all fed a veg diet. As far as i know, there are NO local & organic turkeys from New England. Oh, you might be interested in knowing that...+READ

    To clarify: Misty Knoll is the ONLY LOCAL bird around (Vermont). Jaindl Farms in Penn. raises ORGANIC & ALL-NATURAL (veg fed). Diestel Turkey Ranch raises all three: HEIRLOOM ORGANIC, a darker bird with a deeper flavor, ORGANIC birds, and an all-natural bird, all fed a veg diet. As far as i know, there are NO local & organic turkeys from New England. Oh, you might be interested in knowing that ALL are sold at Whole Foods Markets!-COLLAPSE

  • Stillman's Farms in New Braintree is *not* on the South Shore (you're thinking of Braintree). It is in Centra Mass., west of Worcester.

  • my local hutterite colony (alberta can)sell me pteradactyles at around 50 bucks(freakin huge but really good once you brine it