Wild Turkey Farms: WTF News- September 14th

Wild Turkey Farms News- Sept 14

Turkey season is just around the corner and I'm getting tons of calls and emails already about Thanksgiving birds. For those of you new to our list here is how the ordering process works.

THIS IS NOT AN INVITATION TO RESERVE A TURKEY - it's only to let everyone know what the process will be.

We sell our turkeys through our email newsletter, usually in mid to late October. We will send out plenty of emails to let you know when it's going to happen.
Turkeys are odd creatures and can be prone to random acts of death so we don't take reservations until October because we want to make sure all of the birds we promise out will actually be there for Thanksgiving! We try to be early enough that if we sale out there are still options available from other farms. Once our list is full we will help refer to other farms that raise birds the way that we do.
We provide fresh turkeys (any fresher and you'd have to chase them into the oven) so it's impossible for us to guarantee you a specific size bird but we do our best to fulfill request. We hope that you'll be flexible with us on this.
Our tradition has always been to give our previous years' customers first right of refusal so many have gotten birds every year just to make sure they get a bird

Here's the way it will go down

We'll send out a couple emails letting you know when to expect the "the turkey email"
On that special day you'll receive "the turkey email" which will include details such as price, pick up sites & times, and size expectancy
You'll reply to "the turkey email" stating that you'd like to get a turkey- the turkey list is filled on a first come first serve basis so being quick helps
You will receive a confirmation email letting you know if you made the list, been placed on the waitlist, or did not make it.
After you've received confirmation you'll let us know if you have a size preference and which of the pick up options you'd like.
You'll have a week to mail in/ or pay a deposit at the farmers markets to hold your bird otherwise it may go to someone on the waitlist. The balance will be due at the time of pick up
You'll pick up your bird at the scheduled time & place, take it home, cook it, and have a great Thanksgiving dinner!!!!

Davidson Farmers Market- (8-noon) Come load up on yummy WTF meats and fresh free range eggs!!!

Salisbury Farmers Market-(7-10am)- Domisty will be leaving at 10 am this week so email us your orders and she'll have them ready for you. We'll also be selling at our farm tour so come on by the farm if you can't make it to the market by 10am

**** DOMISTY WILL NOT BE AT THE SALISBURY MARKET SEPT 22 SO STOCK UP THIS WEEKEND****

Upcoming events
Saturday September 15 (1-5pm)- Annual Know Your Farms Piedmont Farm Tour and Wild Turkey Farms Open House- Come out to the farm, bring the kids, and check out all of the animals. Come hungry - we'll have food available!
You can either just come see us or you can buy a KYF weekend car pass and take in the whole 2 day tour. There is NO CHARGE if you are only coming to Wild Turkey Farms- Just tell them at the check in desk.

Sunday October 7 - WTF 2nd Annual Farm Dinner on the Back Forty- Join us for an evening of local drinks, local music, and great local food. Tickets are $65 each and will be available at the markets.

Don't forget to check out our Wild Turkey Farms Facebook page and "like" us to get the most up to date info.

We hope that you'll support some of the chefs & businesses that support us & other local farmers.

Customshop Restaurant- Charlotte

Chef Charles Catering - Charlotte/ DFM

300 East Restaurant- Charlotte

Whiskey Warehouse- Charlotte

Pure Pizza (at 7th St Market) - Charlotte

The Bradford Store- Davidson

Black Mountain Farmers Market- Black Mountain

Salisbury Wine Shop- Salisbury

Thanks for your support, have a great weekend, and we'll see you at the market.

Lee, Domisty, Rosty, & Charlie

Wild Turkey Farms LLC