Free-range Thanksgiving turkey?

[mhyrrbabe]

I read a similar post from 2004, but wanted to see if anyone has new advice. I'd like to order a fresh free-range bird to pick up in DC before Thanksgiving. I found www.cibolafarms.com, but I'd be interested in other options.

[Franklun]

For the truest free-rangers of all, I visit my brother in upstate NY, get a non-resident permit, and shoot a nice fat bearded turkey for myself. I don't know how you can have a "free range" domesticated turkey when ol' Tom and his turkey buddies live wild and free over a broad geographic range in the U.S., waiting patiently to be harvested.

[shellymck]

South Mountain Creamery carries them and you can have them delivered. Ordering is going on now. Southmountaincreamery.com

[Hoosierland]

Williams-Sonoma delivers

[judyh.nguyen]

Wegmans in Fairfax carries them.

[MakingSense]

Market Poultry in Eastern Market on Capital Hill, generally has them year round. 202-543-7470. Closed Mondays.
For holidays, you MUST order ahead.
Also chicken, eggs, game. Prices lower, quality higher than Whole Foods. Family owned local business.

[chowser]

I don't know if you can only pick it up in DC but, if not, Ayrshire Farms is Humanely Certified and supplies Hunters Head Tavern.

http://www.ayrshirefarm.com/eatorgani...

It's not that convenient but a beautiful drive.

[davefaris]

Whole Foods usually carries them, and takes names around the holidays.

[bacchante]

I don't know what the response was in previous years, but at least in years past you could order one in advance from Polyface, a regular at the Arlington Courthouse and the Dupont farmers' markets.