A Turkey Worth Being Thankful For
It’s easy to be thankful this fall when your Thanksgiving turkey is this good. Ours are raised outdoors on pasture right here on our family farm in Southwest Michigan, with room to move, forage, scratch, and simply be turkeys.
They’re fed a non-GMO diet and raised without antibiotics, with plenty of fresh air, sunshine, and pasture along the way. It takes more space, more attention, and a little more work, but we think a turkey this important is worth doing right.
The result is a turkey with rich flavor, great texture, and a story you can feel good about sharing around the table. Raised by our family for yours.
Your Thanksgiving Turkey, Step by Step
Find the right turkey, decide how you want to get it, place your order, and we’ll take it from there.
Find the right bird for your table, with enough for leftovers.
Pick the pickup or shipping option that fits your plans.
Click the size you need and follow the steps to place your pre-order.
We’ll confirm the details and help you get ready for Thanksgiving.
Choose How You’ll Get Your Turkey
Thanksgiving plans look different for everyone. Pick up close to home, come see us in Southwest Michigan, or have your turkey shipped right to your door. Choose the option that works best for your Thanksgiving.
Meat Drops & Farmers Markets
Pick up your turkey at one of our Thanksgiving Meat Drops or participating farmers markets. Final locations and pickup times will be announced closer to Thanksgiving.
Our Farm · Cassopolis
Pick up directly from our farm Monday–Friday, 9am–4pm, during the week before Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving week. Other times are available by appointment.
The Farmstead · Dowagiac
Pick up your turkey anytime The Farmstead is open during the week before Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving week.
Home Shipping
We’ll Confirm Everything Before Thanksgiving
You don’t need to keep track of every detail today. We’ll contact you in November to confirm your turkey order and provide final pickup or shipping information.
Make Sure We Know Where Your Turkey Is Going
After you click Pre-Order, you’ll see your Delivery Details and Delivery Method. Take a moment to make sure they match how you want to receive your turkey.
Already have a Jake’s account?
Simply confirm that the pickup or Home Shipping location connected to your account is correct before completing your pre-order.
New to Jake’s?
Start by entering your ZIP code. We’ll show you the closest pickup options, then you can create your account and finish your pre-order.
One Important Note About Your Pickup Date
All Thanksgiving turkeys will show “Saturday, November 21” as the Estimated Pickup By date when ordering. That date applies to Meat Drop and farmers market pickups. If you’re picking up at the farm or The Farmstead, or using Home Shipping, follow the dates listed above instead. We’ll confirm your final details with you in November.
Choose Your Thanksgiving Turkey
Pick the size that fits your table, then click through to place your pre-order.
We’ll Take It From Here
Your turkey is reserved. You can get back to planning Thanksgiving, and we’ll take care of the details from here.
We’ll Get Your Turkey Ready
We’ll take care of everything between the farm and your pickup or delivery, making sure your turkey is ready when Thanksgiving comes.
We’ll Keep You in the Loop
As Thanksgiving gets closer, we’ll contact you to confirm your order and provide final pickup or shipping details.
We’ll Help With the Cooking, Too
We’ll send along thawing and cooking tips so you can feel confident when it’s time to get your turkey in the oven.
We’re thankful to have a place at your table.
A Few Things You Might Be Wondering
From how your turkey is raised to choosing the right size, pickup, shipping, and cooking, here are the answers to the questions we hear most often.
Our turkeys are raised outdoors on pasture on our family farm in Southwest Michigan, with room to move, forage, scratch, and explore.
They're fed a non-GMO diet and raised without antibiotics. We care for them on pasture throughout the growing season until harvest.
Our turkeys are processed under USDA inspection..
After processing, the turkeys are frozen to preserve their quality until it's time to get them to you for Thanksgiving.
It starts with how they're raised. Our turkeys spend the growing season outdoors on pasture, where they have room to move, forage, scratch, and explore. They're fed a non-GMO diet and raised without antibiotics.
They're also not injected or pre-brined. You're getting the turkey itself, raised with care and with the rich flavor and firm texture you expect from a pasture-raised bird.
They can. Pasture-raised turkeys tend to cook a little faster than conventional turkeys, so we recommend cooking to temperature rather than relying only on time.
Our turkeys are also not injected or pre-brined. That gives you more control over how you season, brine, and prepare your bird.
We'll send along our thawing and cooking tips before Thanksgiving to help you get the best out of your turkey.
Plan on about 1 to 1.5 pounds per person. Go toward the higher end if your crew loves turkey or if you want plenty left over for sandwiches, soup, and the next day's lunch.
Not exactly. Every turkey grows a little differently, so you're reserving a size range rather than an exact weight. We'll match you with a turkey in the range you selected.
Our Thanksgiving turkeys are frozen. Freezing allows us to preserve their quality and safely get them from our farm to your home, pickup location, or shipping destination.
Your turkey will arrive cleaned, frozen, and ready to cook, with the neck and giblets included.
Our turkeys are not injected or pre-brined, so you can season, brine, and prepare your bird however you like.
Allow about one day in the refrigerator for every 4 to 5 pounds of turkey. When in doubt, give yourself an extra day.
We'll also send along thawing and cooking tips before Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving turkeys can be picked up at participating Meat Drops and farmers markets, directly from our farm in Cassopolis, or at The Farmstead in Dowagiac.
Home Shipping is also available.
Meat Drops and farmers markets: Saturday, November 21.
Farm pickup: Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm during the week before Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving week, or by appointment.
The Farmstead: anytime we're open during the week before Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving week.
Home Shipping: expected to arrive November 18 or 19, depending on your location.
We'll contact you in November to confirm your order and provide final pickup or shipping details.
When you begin your pre-order, look for your Delivery Details and Delivery Method and make sure they match how you want to receive your turkey.
If you already have a Jake's account, simply confirm the location connected to your account. New customers will start by entering a ZIP code so we can show the closest available pickup options.
All Thanksgiving turkey orders will show Saturday, November 21 as the Estimated Pickup By date.
That date applies to Meat Drop and farmers market pickups. If you selected farm pickup, The Farmstead, or Home Shipping, follow the dates listed for your selected option instead.
We'll contact you in November to confirm your final pickup or shipping details.
Shipping is $19.99 if your order does not qualify for free shipping.
Thanksgiving turkey pre-orders can be refunded through November 1.
We'll continue accepting turkey orders until we're sold out.
Yes. We'll send along thawing and cooking tips before Thanksgiving so you can feel confident getting your turkey from the freezer to the table.