Many cooks prefer fresh heritage turkeys from a local turkey rancher. Ask your local butcher or grocery store with a butcher counter for suggestions.
For SF Bay Area residents, this usually means a Diestel (turkey ranch near Yosemite) or Willie Bird (Sonoma County). Someone in Vermont should seek out birds grow from nearby turkey ranchers.
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For SF Bay Area residents, this usually means a Diestel (turkey ranch near Yosemite) or Willie Bird (Sonoma County). Someone in Vermont should seek out birds grow from nearby turkey ranchers.
Kenji Lopez-Alt's turkey guide is a helpful read:
http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/11/buying-prepping-cooking-carving-thanksgiving-turkey-complete-guide-food-lab.html