Thanksgiving preorder guide

Cloud 9 Farm
137 Bob Barnwell Road, Fletcher

Offerings: Broad-breasted white turkey, chestnuts for turkey stuffing. Giblets are bagged separately for broth-making.

Pricing for turkeys: $25 deposit, $4.50 per pound.

Ordering details: To order, call 628-1758. First come, first served.

Pickup requirements: Pickup at the farm on Saturday, Nov. 19, or customers can call the farm to schedule their own pick-up date the week before Thanksgiving.

 

Dillingham Family Farm
6 Spice Cove Drive, Barnardsville

Offerings: Heritage turkeys

Pricing for turkeys: $4 per pound

Ordering details: Preorder at the farm from 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays or at the Weaverville Tailgate Market 2:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays.

Pickup requirements: Pick up at the Weaverville Tailgate Market on Wednesday, Nov. 16, or prearrange to pick up on a different date at at the farm.

 

East Fork Farm
215 Meadow Branch Road, Marshall

Offerings: Turkey by preorder. Chicken, chicken sausage, lamb, trout, beef, pork, eggs, corn products, handmade pottery and Wild Mountain Apiaries honey available in the farm store.

Pricing for turkeys: $25 deposit, $5.50 per pound for turkey

Ordering details: Preorder turkeys Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon at the East Fork Farm vendor booth at the North Asheville Tailgate Market.

Pickup requirements: Pick up at East Fork Farm Tailgate Market at the farm 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22.

 

Franny’s Farm
22 Franny’s Farm Road, Leicester

Offerings: Heritage turkeys and Thanksgiving CSA boxes of greens, vegetables, herbs, bread and canned goods.

Pricing for turkeys: $50 deposit, $9.19 per pound

Ordering details: Call 544-1823 or order online at frannysfarm.com.

Pickup requirements: Pick up at Franny’s Farm during the Leicester Farm Holiday Tour on Saturday, Nov. 20.

 

Ivy Creek Family Farm
390 N. Fork Road, Barnardsville

Offerings: Thanksgiving CSA box for four people includes spinach, lettuce, kale, scallions, onions, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, potatoes, salad turnips, rutabaga and popcorn.

Pricing for CSA box: $45 per box

Ordering details: Preorder from farm owner Anna Littman at wncfarm@gmail.com.

Pickup requirements: Pick up at the North Asheville Tailgate Market on Saturday, Nov. 19, or at the East Fork Tailgate Market at East Fork Farm 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22.

 

Hickory Nut Gap Farm
57 Sugar Hollow Road, Fairview

Offerings: Pastured turkey.

Pricing: $20 deposit, $4.50 per pound

Ordering details: Preorder online at hickorynutgapfarm.com.

Pickup requirements: Pick up at the farm Saturday-Monday, Nov. 19-21.

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About Eliza Stokes
Eliza Stokes holds a B.A. in Creative Writing and Global Studies from Warren Wilson College. She received the 2016 Larry Levis Award for outstanding manuscript on behalf of the Warren Wilson MFA Program and has read for the Juniper Bends Reading Series. Eliza is a freelance writer and editor based in Asheville.

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