WE ARE NOT SELLING TURKEYS FOR THE 2024 HOLIDAYS! THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
11/19/23: Update! We still have turkeys from size 18.5lb - 23lb. If you'd like one, please reserve below using the Sunday link (even if Sunday has passed) and text or call us about a pickup time at (434) 207-8674. We will have these available through Tuesday.
11/16/23: Update! We are sold out of Smalls and Mediums. We have lots of Larges and XLs left. Tell your friends! Stock your freezer! Be prepared for Xmas! Reserve now!
NOTE - We are ONLY doing on-farm pickups this year. We are in Fluvanna County, a little over an hour from RVA and about 45 min from Charlottesville, near Fork Union Military School (FUMA). Here's a map link. Pickup hours:
Things to note - we've narrowed the sizing options, but you can still request XS and XL in the box on your reservation. Price is increasing from $6.25/lb to $6.75/lb this year. Feed costs are still rising and unfortunately we've just got to charge more to be able to keep producing turkeys. One of these years we may throw in the towel on these - we just don't enjoy charging this much. But for now, we thank for your understanding! We expect to have a pretty typical size spread this year, and arriving earlier at pickups will give you the most choice.
Pickup Information, Locations and Times:
All reservations requite selecting a pickup window. We will send out reminder emails to all reservations about a week beforehand, so please make sure that [email protected] is added to your address book.
Please bring a strong, reuseable bag! We have plastic grocery sacks that we can double up, but a reusable bag is a much better option for a heavy turkey.
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2023 Turkey Info
ShireFolk Farm Turkeys are back! We are now taking deposits for your very own pasture-raised, non-GMO, fresh never frozen, delicious holiday centerpiece.
Here's how they're raised:
We get our birds as day-old "poults" and keep them safe and comfortable in a heated brooder (we converted a shipping container for just this purpose) until they are fully-feathered and ready to go out into the elements. They are fed a non-GMO feed that is milled locally at Sunrise Farms in Stuarts Draft, Virginia. Once they are ready to go out onto pasture, they are able to roam freely in our pastures, kept safe in electrified fencing that is rotated frequently (weekly at first, and more frequently as they grow larger).
We buy broad-breasted white turkeys from a regional hatchery. This breed is the commercial standard, and so our end product will look and taste familiar to you. If you are familiar with commercial poultry production, you may wonder if they are similar to the Cornish Cross meat bird that is the commercial standard for chicken. We have found them to be much smarter, healthier, and more independent than the Cornish Cross (which we do not raise for ethical and environmental reasons), and in our systems they've been hearty and resilient, excellent at foraging on our pastures. Our birds will have more muscle tone than a commercial turkey for sure, and will be more flavorful and nutritious. You can buy them with confidence that they've lived a happy, healthy life in the grass and sunshine, doing all the things that turkeys love to do.
Here's how it works:
You reserve a turkey for $25 up front, which will later (when you pay at pickup) be deducted from your total. Select the appropriate pickup location below and click through to make your deposit and select your size. We do our best to accommodate all size reservations, and if we are struggling to match up reservations with the sizes we have available, we'll let you know our situation and give you options. If we can't accommodate what you need, we'll refund your deposit. Pickup information is listed above, as well in the deposit details. We will send out emails as pickups approach to remind you of your pickup location and window of time.
Curious to see our turkeys grow? Follow us on Instagram to see how the we do things.
11/19/23: Update! We still have turkeys from size 18.5lb - 23lb. If you'd like one, please reserve below using the Sunday link (even if Sunday has passed) and text or call us about a pickup time at (434) 207-8674. We will have these available through Tuesday.
11/16/23: Update! We are sold out of Smalls and Mediums. We have lots of Larges and XLs left. Tell your friends! Stock your freezer! Be prepared for Xmas! Reserve now!
NOTE - We are ONLY doing on-farm pickups this year. We are in Fluvanna County, a little over an hour from RVA and about 45 min from Charlottesville, near Fork Union Military School (FUMA). Here's a map link. Pickup hours:
- Saturday, Nov 18th from Noon - 4PM
- Sunday, Nov. 19th from 1pm - 3pm
Things to note - we've narrowed the sizing options, but you can still request XS and XL in the box on your reservation. Price is increasing from $6.25/lb to $6.75/lb this year. Feed costs are still rising and unfortunately we've just got to charge more to be able to keep producing turkeys. One of these years we may throw in the towel on these - we just don't enjoy charging this much. But for now, we thank for your understanding! We expect to have a pretty typical size spread this year, and arriving earlier at pickups will give you the most choice.
Pickup Information, Locations and Times:
All reservations requite selecting a pickup window. We will send out reminder emails to all reservations about a week beforehand, so please make sure that [email protected] is added to your address book.
Please bring a strong, reuseable bag! We have plastic grocery sacks that we can double up, but a reusable bag is a much better option for a heavy turkey.
- On-Farm Pickups : Saturday 11/18 from Noon - 4PM at our farm. ShireFolk Farm is searchable in Google Maps. We will have a drive-through setup to bring the turkey to your car. Please have a bag or cooler ready. Address is: 10099 West River Rd. in Palmyra, VA.
- On-Farm Pickups : Sunday 11/19 from 1PM - 3PM at our farm. ShireFolk Farm is searchable in Google Maps. We will have a drive-through setup to bring the turkey to your car. Please have a bag or cooler ready. Address is: 10099 West River Rd. in Palmyra, VA.
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2023 Turkey Info
ShireFolk Farm Turkeys are back! We are now taking deposits for your very own pasture-raised, non-GMO, fresh never frozen, delicious holiday centerpiece.
Here's how they're raised:
We get our birds as day-old "poults" and keep them safe and comfortable in a heated brooder (we converted a shipping container for just this purpose) until they are fully-feathered and ready to go out into the elements. They are fed a non-GMO feed that is milled locally at Sunrise Farms in Stuarts Draft, Virginia. Once they are ready to go out onto pasture, they are able to roam freely in our pastures, kept safe in electrified fencing that is rotated frequently (weekly at first, and more frequently as they grow larger).
We buy broad-breasted white turkeys from a regional hatchery. This breed is the commercial standard, and so our end product will look and taste familiar to you. If you are familiar with commercial poultry production, you may wonder if they are similar to the Cornish Cross meat bird that is the commercial standard for chicken. We have found them to be much smarter, healthier, and more independent than the Cornish Cross (which we do not raise for ethical and environmental reasons), and in our systems they've been hearty and resilient, excellent at foraging on our pastures. Our birds will have more muscle tone than a commercial turkey for sure, and will be more flavorful and nutritious. You can buy them with confidence that they've lived a happy, healthy life in the grass and sunshine, doing all the things that turkeys love to do.
Here's how it works:
You reserve a turkey for $25 up front, which will later (when you pay at pickup) be deducted from your total. Select the appropriate pickup location below and click through to make your deposit and select your size. We do our best to accommodate all size reservations, and if we are struggling to match up reservations with the sizes we have available, we'll let you know our situation and give you options. If we can't accommodate what you need, we'll refund your deposit. Pickup information is listed above, as well in the deposit details. We will send out emails as pickups approach to remind you of your pickup location and window of time.
Curious to see our turkeys grow? Follow us on Instagram to see how the we do things.