Updated 9/13/22
9/13/22:         
Reservations are now open!!  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/lb to $6.25/lb this year.  All our costs are up this season and unfortunately we've just got to charge more to be able to keep producing the delectable turkeys you all know and love.  Thanks for your understanding!  Unlike last year (the year of the monster turkeys!!), our turkeys will likely be on the smaller side this year.  Due to supply chain issues, we received our birds later than planned, so they'll not have the chance to get as big.  Our most available sizes will be small and medium.  We'll do our best to accommodate everyone, and we will close out the large size reservation at a reasonable number to keep from overpromising.  Reserve early for the best chance at the size you want!

Pickup Information, Locations and Times:
All reservations have a specific, scheduled pickup location and window (see below).  If you're not able to make that time, please get in touch with us ASAP to schedule something else.  We will send out reminder emails to all reservations about a week beforehand, so please make sure that shirefolkfarm@gmail.com 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.
  • St. Stephen's Pickups:  Sat. 11/19 during regular market hours (9am-noon)   FYI - Our market booth MAY be moved to a corner space to accommodate our increased traffic that day, but they haven't done that to us in a few years.  Address is:  6000 Grove Ave, Richmond, VA 23226
 
  • Manakin Market Pickups : Sat. 11/19 from 2:30 - 3:00pm.  We will be pulled up in the regular Manakin Market parking area.  Address is:  68 Broadstreet Rd, Manakin-Sabot, VA 23103
 
  • On-Farm Pickups :  Sunday 11/20 from 4pm - 6pm 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 and call 503 577 7618 if no one is visible outside when you pull up.  Address is:  10099 West River Rd. in Palmyra, VA.  
 
  • Charlottesville Pickups:  Monday 11/21 from 5 - 7pm location TBD.
 
  • Birdhouse Farmers Market Pickups:  Tuesday 11/22 during limited market hours (3:30 - 5:30pm) at our regular market booth.  Address is:  1507 Grayland Ave, Richmond, VA 23220

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2022 Turkey Info
ShireFolk Farm Thanksgiving Turkeys are back!  We are now taking deposits for your very own pasture-raised, non-GMO, fresh never frozen, delicious Thanksgiving 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 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 your 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 turkeys look.   You can also visit us at one of our markets to talk more about these special birds.