Pasture Raised Thanksgiving Turkey — Pre-Order

Whole Pasture Raised Thanksgiving Turkey

Fresh, never frozen • Pasture raised • Organic feed without corn or soy • Harvested on our farm

Thanksgiving turkey should be something everyone at the table actually looks forward to eating.

Our turkeys are raised slowly and with extraordinary care here at Tussock Sedge Farm. After spending their first weeks warm and protected in the brooder, they head outside to our pastures, where they're moved onto fresh grass twice every day.

They're never fed corn or soy. They're raised on our 100% zero-spray pastures without herbicides, pesticides or fungicides, and we never use antibiotics, hormones or vaccines.

Then, just before Thanksgiving, we harvest each turkey right here on the farm using the same calm, low-stress handling they've experienced throughout their lives.

Your turkey is picked up fresh, never frozen, just days before Thanksgiving.

Reserve Your Thanksgiving Turkey

A $50 deposit reserves one turkey.

Your turkey will be priced at $12.99/lb based on its actual packaged weight, and your $50 deposit will be applied toward the total when you pick it up.

We expect most of this year's turkeys to fall somewhere in the general range of 10–16 pounds, although some smaller and larger birds are possible. Finished weights vary naturally from bird to bird.

One deposit reserves one turkey. If you'd like more than one, simply select the number of turkeys you'd like to reserve.

Thanksgiving 2026 Pickup

Our turkeys are harvested fresh Thanksgiving week and picked up here at Tussock Sedge Farm.

Saturday, November 21 — 8am–Noon
Monday, November 23 — 10am–6pm
Tuesday, November 24 — 8am–6pm

Choose your preferred pickup day when reserving, then simply arrive anytime during that day's pickup window.

Farm pickup only. We are not able to ship or deliver Thanksgiving turkeys.

Why Does Our Pastured Turkey Taste So Different?

It starts with how they're raised, what they eat, and the care that goes into every step.

Raised with care, never rushed

Our turkeys are given the time, space, fresh air and nutrition they need to grow naturally. Once they're ready for pasture, they spend their days outside foraging on fresh grass and sunshine rather than being raised in confinement.

We never feed corn or soy

Nearly every other farm, organic or conventional, feeds a steady diet of corn and soy. It's inexpensive and puts weight on incredibly fast, but we choose a very different feed program—one that costs considerably more but allows us to raise our poultry without either.

Fresh grass twice a day

Our pastures are 100% zero spray. No herbicides, pesticides or fungicides—not even organically approved ones. Twice a day the shelter is pulled forward and the turkeys run ahead, eager to forage on fresh grass.

We keep them calm

We're calm, quiet and slow around our birds, barely speaking above a whisper and moving gently through the flock. We believe good animal husbandry means treating them with respect from their first day here through their final moments.

Harvested right here on the farm

There is no stressful trip to a processing facility. On harvest day, we gather the birds while it's still dark and they're naturally calm, then bring them directly to our mobile processing trailer here on the farm.

Nothing hidden in the feed

Alongside what they forage from pasture, we supplement with an organic, 100% corn- and soy-free feed containing ingredients such as field peas and oats, along with probiotics, vitamins, minerals and Redmond Real Salt.

We believe all of these things come together to produce an incredibly flavorful, nutrient-dense Thanksgiving turkey. It requires considerably more time, investment and work, but we think you'll taste the difference.

Heart, Liver & Neck Included

The Heart, Liver and Neck are included at no additional charge and packaged separately from the turkey. Simply ask our team for a package of giblets when you pick up your bird.

How We Cook Our Turkey

One of the comments we hear again and again after Thanksgiving is that customers never realized turkey could be so moist and flavorful.

Our biggest piece of advice is simple: don't cook your turkey by the clock alone. Cook it by temperature.

Overcooking is one of the easiest ways to turn an otherwise beautiful turkey dry.

Here at the farm, we personally pull our turkey from the oven when the thickest part of the breast reaches about 150–155°F, then allow it to rest for 20–30 minutes before carving. The temperature continues to rise during the rest while the juices redistribute through the meat. This is how we prefer to prepare our own turkey for a beautifully moist, tender result.

For food-safety guidance, the USDA recommends that whole turkey reach 165°F in the breast and the innermost portions of the thigh and wing before serving.

We roast ours at about 350°F and begin checking the temperature well before we think the bird will be finished. Use an accurate meat thermometer and be careful not to place the probe against bone.

And give it time to rest before carving. It's worth the wait.

Do I Need to Brine It?

No. Brining is completely optional.

Our fresh pasture-raised turkeys don't need to be brined to produce a moist, flavorful bird. Some of our customers prefer doing very little to them and simply letting the flavor of the turkey speak for itself.

But if you enjoy brining, it can be a wonderful way to introduce additional seasoning and flavor.

Our Maple Orange Brine

You'll need:

1 cup Pure Maple Syrup
1 cup Kosher or Sea Salt
1 Orange, halved
1 Onion, quartered
10 whole Cloves
20 Peppercorns
Water

Dissolve the Maple Syrup and Salt in about 4 cups of hot water. Add approximately one gallon of cold water along with the juice and halves of the Orange, Onion, Cloves and Peppercorns.

Submerge the turkey in the cooled brine and keep it refrigerated at 40°F or below throughout the brining process.

When you're ready to cook, remove the turkey from the brine and pat it thoroughly dry before roasting.

From Thanksgiving Tables

★★★★★

“I just wanted to send a brief message to let you know how delicious our turkey was this year. It was the first year we deviated from getting our turkey from a ‘factory farm’ and what a difference! We are grateful for the work you do and the thoughtfulness and care you put into it. It is obvious it is a labor of love and it shows!”

— Becky & Jeff, Allentown, PA

★★★★★

“WOW!!!! We could not believe how amazing the turkey was. My husband said the meat was so easy to carve. It was moist, tender, and I never knew turkey could be so delicious, I didn't even use any gravy! Usually we have to force the kids to eat some turkey. This year all 5 of them went back for seconds.”

— Melannie Smith

★★★★★

“For the record, it was probably the best turkey we've ever had. Hoping you guys keep doing turkey in future years!!”

— Laura, Harleysville, PA

★★★★★

“Hands down, this was the absolute cleanest and most flavorful turkey we've ever had. THANK YOU!”

— Robert, Perkasie, PA

★★★★★

“In 42 years of hosting Thanksgiving and cooking the turkey, this is the nicest and cleanest turkey I ever bought! And the neck and giblets vac-packed separately! That was awesome.”

— Tammy, Souderton, PA

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