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About Our 2019 Turkey Options
Our first and most beloved choice will always be our dear friend, Bill Niman’s, most incredible locally raised truly pasture-raised, humane heritage birds.

However, these are simply not yet available fresh this year since he’s only resumed operations under his new Bill Niman Farms program recently. We have been fortunate enough to source from Bills’ supply of frozen stored product weekly – and fully enjoying his high quality FROZEN “past season” whole birds in our products consistently and will continue to do so well into 2020 – yes, we are already planning with him for the 2020 season. Really exciting!

I decided to drop the usual “range-free” or typical certified organic birds this year because we simply have such better options now available at a great price point. I decided this was the year to make the decision to offer exclusively products from those producers that have made the shift to dedicate and elevate their programs to whole new category of how turkey is being raised in the US.

What’s FRESH? For this year’s season, from a variety of outstanding available options, we chose to source: FRESH Organic Heritage Spanish Black Turkey from Joyce Farms in North Carolina. This is the first time Joyce Farms will be offering their birds to west coast chefs and restaurants – and those few very lucky SFRAW members that get an order in before they sell out.

 
Joyce Farms is a leader of sustainable and regenerative farming in North Carolina. We've decided to partner with them because of their commitment to heritage genetics, regenerative practices, and vertical integration. They prove year-over-year that they are one of the best producers of heritage breeds in the nation, and when given the opportunity, we always prefer to work with farmers and producers that manage their own slaughter like Joyce Farms. Their Spanish Black Heritage Turkeys are raised on pasture their entire life and grow slowly over 24 weeks. These pasture-raised heritage birds are direct descendants of wild turkeys and therefore grow much slower, develop much more flavor, have a body composition that would allow the bird to survive in the wild, and fly whereas the typical Broad Breasted varietals cannot. These air-chilled heritage turkeys are a real treat for those who love to eat and are driven by a pursuit of flavor. 
 
There is limited availability of these Turkeys, so please place your orders ASAP please! We WILL sell out! 

We’re very pleased to entrust our 2019 Thanksgiving fresh turkey selection to their high standards for quality and integrity through Joyce Farms’ regenerative organic heritage bird program. 

We very much appreciate your adherence to our normal and standard weekly ordering schedule. These deadlines and requirements have been established so that we can do our jobs to better provide just what you need in a timely manner.

Thankfully, we now maintain a nice, wide variety of products in stock and available on a drop-in basis!  If you miss a deadline to order, please feel free to drop in to shop for products in stock and available 7-days/week. If we're out of the product that you seek, we almost *always* have a solution/substitutions available that will work - frequently this is a cool opportunity to try new things and expand your variety!