TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
With only a few weeks left until Thanksgiving, there’s no time to waste if you’re thinking about adding a local turkey to your table.
Many local farmers take reservations for their big birds and supplies are limited, so the sooner you make contact, the better.
Several farms offering turkeys are in the local area, including several in Maury County, one near College Grove, plus a Maury farm with a Franklin-area pick-up location.
“We’re getting loads of reservations right now as we near the holidays,” Karen Overton, farmer of Wedge Oak Farm near Lebanon, said. “If you’re looking for a locally-grown, pasture-raised turkey, you best get your order in soon.”
Some local poultry farmers also raise ducks, chickens and geese. A roasting hen typically weighs about 5 pounds, a pasture raised duck between 4 and 7 pounds, and a free range goose about 8 pounds.
Another place to find your Thanksgiving turkey, Christmas goose, or trendy turducken is a local butcher shop. Local butchers can often order a farm-direct bird for you.
Nearby farms offering turkeys are as follows:
Maury County
Glendale Farm
Columbia, TN
Glendale Farm also has a Williamson County pick-up location at:
1733 West Harpeth Road
Franklin, TN 37064
Hippo Hollow Farms
Columbia, TN
Katharos Farm LLC
Columbia, TN
Three Meadows Farm
Columbia, TN
Rutherford County
HPA Farms
College Grove, TN
Find other Tennessee poultry farms and farmers markets at www.PickTnProducts.org and with the Pick Tennessee mobile app. Seasonal recipes and instructional videos, plus listings of CSA farms and Christmas tree farms are also available online and on social media.
Pick Tennessee Products is the Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s program to connect consumers to farms, farmers and farm products. Now in its 30th year, Pick Tennessee lists nearly 2,500 Tennessee farmers and farm direct businesses with almost 10,000 products.
