Pre-Order your sustainable, local, and humanely raised turkeys now through November 20th

Fair Food is taking orders for locally raised turkeys for Thanksgiving celebrations through November 20th. All birds are available for pick up Tuesday, Nov. 24 or Wednesday, Nov. 25 before Thanksgiving ONLY at the Fair Food Farmstand inside Reading Terminal Market, 51 North 12th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107 (just south of the 12th and Arch entrance).

Longtime Fair Food Farmstand customer Deb McCarty says, “I have been purchasing our turkeys at Fair Food Farmstand for many years now. We chose Fair Food because of our desire to support humanely and locally raised turkeys that have always been fresh and delicious. In fact, I usually purchase an extra turkey (Red Bourbon for its dark meat), freeze it and then cook it on the grill in the summer. What a treat that was this year!”

Customers can also pre-order locally made pastries and breads from Wild Flour Bakery, gluten-free desserts from Brûlée Bakery, Weckerly’s Ice Cream, and oysters from the Cape May Oyster Cooperative for pickup at the Fair Food Farmstand. Customers will have the opportunity to shop the Farmstand’s wide selection of local products, from cranberries and Brussels sprouts to artisan cheese and grass-fed butter.

Get to Know Your Turkeys

Howe Farm’s Naturally Raised Broad-Breasted Whites (Downingtown, PA)

Broad-Breasted White turkeys from the Howe Farm, a second-generation small-scale farm in Downingtown, PA. Raised naturally with access to fresh air and sublight and without the assistance of hormones or antibiotics and fed a vegetarian diet. Broad-Breasted White turkeys are the most common turkey in the United States, featuring ample breast meat, a leaner overall fat content, and availability in larger weights. The Howes process their own birds at a USDA-inspected facility on-site. Fresh, never frozen.

EP story: http://ediblephilly.com/magazine/fall-2014/harvest-day-at-howe/

Craig LaBag chat endorsement: http://www.coveritlive.com/index2.php/option=com_altcaster/task=viewaltcast/template=/altcast_code=2ccdc3d634/width=320/height=infinite/entryLoc=top/mobileVersion=yes/titlePage=off/linkTo=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.coveritlive.com/lightboxGallery=no

Griggstown Farm Heritage Breed Red Bourbons (Princeton, NJ)

Heritage breed Red Bourbons raised naturally on pasture at Griggstown Farm in Princeton, New Jersey. This breed has not been crossbred for size, and retains the original characteristics of the old-breed: rich, fatty skin, darker meat, and a deeper flavor. Processed at a USDA-inspected facility on-site. Fresh.

Koch’s Turkey Farm Bronze Heirloom (Tamaqua, PA)

Raised naturally and with access to the outdoors at Koch’s Turkey Farm in Tamaqua, PA. Bronze “Heirloom” Turkeys are a natural cross between heritage breed Bronze Standard turkeys and the more common Broad Breasted Whites. They are larger in size than pure heritage breed turkeys, with a richer, deeper flavor than Broad Breasted White turkeys. Processed at a USDA_inspected facility on-site. Certified Humane and fresh-frozen (stored at 26 degrees F until they are stored at 36 degrees F in our walk-in).

Koch’s Turkey Farm Certified Organic Broad-Breasted Whites (Tamaqua, PA)

Raised naturally and with access to the outdoors at Koch’s Turkey Farm in Tamaqua, PA. Bronze “Heirloom” Turkeys are a natural cross between heritage breed Bronze Standard turkeys and the more common Broad Breasted Whites. They are larger in size than pure heritage breed turkeys, with a richer, deeper flavor than Broad Breasted White turkeys. Processed at a USDA-inspected facility on-site. Certified Humane and fresh-frozen (stored at 26 degrees F until they are stored at 36 degrees F in our walk-in).

Bendybrook Farm Organically-Fed Pastured Turkeys (Oley, PA)

Broad-Breasted White turkeys raised organically and on pasture at Bendy Brook Farm in Oley, PA. Farmer Nevin Mast’s flock of 200 turkeys are raised on GMO-free, soy-free transitional organic feed and harvested the Tuesday before Thanksgiving for extra freshness. Fresh, never frozen.

About Fair Food

       Fair Food has been uniting local farmers with businesses and consumers for over 15 years, promoting the importance of family farms and creating a year-round marketplace for fresh, local food products in the Greater Philadelphia region at their Reading Terminal Market Farmstand (51 N. 12th Street, (215) 386-5211 ext. 120, open 8am-6pm Monday-Saturday and 9am-5pm Sundays). Fair Food builds connections in the wholesale food marketplace in order to help local farmers and producers bring their product to the marketplace. This benefits the farmer, the land, and the consumer in increasing access to fresh, healthy, local food. Fair Food’s suite of programs support the mission to promote sustainable agriculture and access to fresh, healthy food by building markets for local growers and producers. For more information, visit fairfoodphilly.org; become a fan on Facebook; and follow on Twitter (@FairFoodStand) and Instagram (@FairFoodFarmstand).