Pasture Raised Whole Turkey, Medium - 15 to - 18 lb
Elpis Farms
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Elpis Farms
Pasture Raised Whole Turkey, Medium - 15 to - 18 lb
Make your Thanksgiving meal extra special with a locally raised turkey from our farm in Caledonia, Minnesota. We raise these birds for Thanksgiving, and ours are super flavorful and juicy.
- Pasture-raised with plenty of room to roam, fresh air and sunshine, on land we've also established as pheasant habitat, full of native plants, grasses and insects to forage.
- Non-GMO feed throughout their lives, from a mill just down the road that buys grain from local farmers, including us.
- Plenty of fresh apples to munch on, with an ample supply in their final weeks; when there's extra, they come from a friend's organic apple orchard in La Crescent.
It's actually quite fun watching them explore and chase grasshoppers all summer. They just love eating apples, probably because they're sweet and sour and everything good.
Our turkeys start at a hatchery in Wisconsin, less than three hours from the farm, and travel less than two hours to the processor. At Elpis Farms we try to keep everything within a three-hour radius of our farm, so we're not just raising these birds locally, we're supporting everyone around us. There's something meaningful about knowing where your turkey is coming from and all the local people who helped get it to your table.
This is our medium bird, 15–18 lbs, and it comes frozen. Giblets are not included. Plan on four to five days in the refrigerator to thaw a turkey this size before roasting.
Common Questions
What does pasture-raised mean for a Thanksgiving turkey?
For our Elpis Farms Pasture Raised Turkey Medium, pasture-raised means our birds spend their days outdoors in Caledonia, Minnesota, with plenty of room to roam, fresh air and sunshine. In general, a pasture-raised turkey has regular access to vegetated outdoor ground where it can forage, as opposed to living entirely inside a barn. Our pasture sits on land we've also established as pheasant habitat, so it's a diverse landscape of native plants and grasses with plenty of insects for natural foraging. It's actually quite fun watching them explore and chase grasshoppers all summer [P].
What size whole turkey should I buy for Thanksgiving?
Our Elpis Farms Pasture Raised Turkey Medium is a whole turkey in the 15 to 18 lb range, raised specifically for the Thanksgiving table. A common guide is about 1 to 1.5 pounds of whole turkey per person, using the higher figure if you want leftovers. By that guide, a bird in our range feeds roughly 10 to 18 people. Ours are super flavorful and juicy, and they make a wonderful centerpiece for the meal.
Is the Elpis Farms Pasture Raised Turkey fresh or frozen, and are giblets included?
Our Pasture Raised Turkey Medium is sold frozen, and the giblets are not included. A frozen whole turkey usually needs about one day in the refrigerator for every 4 to 5 pounds to thaw. For a 15 to 18 lb bird, that means moving it to the fridge roughly 4 to 5 days before you plan to roast.
What are Elpis Farms turkeys fed?
Our turkeys receive non-GMO feed throughout their lives. That feed comes from a mill just down the road from our farm, which sources its grain from local farmers, including us. We also give them plenty of fresh apples, with an ample supply during their final weeks on the farm. When excess apples are available, we partner with a friend's organic apple orchard in La Crescent. They just love eating apples, probably because they're sweet and sour and everything good [P].
Where do Elpis Farms turkeys come from and how local are they?
Our turkeys are raised on our farm in Caledonia, in southeastern Minnesota. We try to keep the whole process, from hatchery to feed to processing, within about a three-hour radius of the farm. The poults come from a hatchery in Wisconsin less than three hours away, and the birds travel less than two hours to the processor. So I'm not only raising these birds locally, I'm also supporting everyone around me [P]. There's something meaningful about knowing where your turkey comes from and all the local people who helped get it to your table [P].
Our turkeys start at a hatchery in Wisconsin, less than three hours from the farm, and travel less than two hours to the processor. At Elpis Farms we try to keep everything within a three-hour radius of our farm, so we're not just raising these birds locally, we're supporting everyone around us. There's something meaningful about knowing where your turkey is coming from and all the local people who helped get it to your table.
This is our medium bird, 15–18 lbs, and it comes frozen. Giblets are not included. Plan on four to five days in the refrigerator to thaw a turkey this size before roasting.
Common Questions
What does pasture-raised mean for a Thanksgiving turkey?
For our Elpis Farms Pasture Raised Turkey Medium, pasture-raised means our birds spend their days outdoors in Caledonia, Minnesota, with plenty of room to roam, fresh air and sunshine. In general, a pasture-raised turkey has regular access to vegetated outdoor ground where it can forage, as opposed to living entirely inside a barn. Our pasture sits on land we've also established as pheasant habitat, so it's a diverse landscape of native plants and grasses with plenty of insects for natural foraging. It's actually quite fun watching them explore and chase grasshoppers all summer [P].
What size whole turkey should I buy for Thanksgiving?
Our Elpis Farms Pasture Raised Turkey Medium is a whole turkey in the 15 to 18 lb range, raised specifically for the Thanksgiving table. A common guide is about 1 to 1.5 pounds of whole turkey per person, using the higher figure if you want leftovers. By that guide, a bird in our range feeds roughly 10 to 18 people. Ours are super flavorful and juicy, and they make a wonderful centerpiece for the meal.
Is the Elpis Farms Pasture Raised Turkey fresh or frozen, and are giblets included?
Our Pasture Raised Turkey Medium is sold frozen, and the giblets are not included. A frozen whole turkey usually needs about one day in the refrigerator for every 4 to 5 pounds to thaw. For a 15 to 18 lb bird, that means moving it to the fridge roughly 4 to 5 days before you plan to roast.
What are Elpis Farms turkeys fed?
Our turkeys receive non-GMO feed throughout their lives. That feed comes from a mill just down the road from our farm, which sources its grain from local farmers, including us. We also give them plenty of fresh apples, with an ample supply during their final weeks on the farm. When excess apples are available, we partner with a friend's organic apple orchard in La Crescent. They just love eating apples, probably because they're sweet and sour and everything good [P].
Where do Elpis Farms turkeys come from and how local are they?
Our turkeys are raised on our farm in Caledonia, in southeastern Minnesota. We try to keep the whole process, from hatchery to feed to processing, within about a three-hour radius of the farm. The poults come from a hatchery in Wisconsin less than three hours away, and the birds travel less than two hours to the processor. So I'm not only raising these birds locally, I'm also supporting everyone around me [P]. There's something meaningful about knowing where your turkey comes from and all the local people who helped get it to your table [P].
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