Now is the time to start planning your holiday gatherings. Before you go out and buy frozen options consider these local family farms by buying a local farm-fresh, pasture-raised turkey and locally grown produce for Thanksgiving. Support local farms and shops this Thanksgiving!
Keep reading for locally grown vegetables to accompany your farm-fresh turkey, available pie ingredients, and where to pre-order your baked goods and desserts for the holiday season.
LOCAL FARM-FRESH TURKEY
Alwan + Sons Meat Company {Peoria} // Call to reserve a fresh or frozen turkey! Order ASAP—Alwan + Sons sell out every year!
Bittners Meat Co. {Eureka} // Hickory smoked farm-fresh turkeys, frozen turkey, fresh farm-fresh turkeys, or BYOT (bring your own turkey) and Eureka Meat Locker will smoke it for you—ordering is open now
Braker’s Market {Eureka} // Hickory smoked, fully-cooked turkeys will be available to purchase along with smoked and spiral hams
Christ Orchard {Elmwood} // Ordering is now closed // Make sure you call ahead next year as they raise a small batch every year and they sell out quickly.
Little Blue’s Farm {Morton} // To guarantee your Thanksgiving bird order ASAP and definitely by mid-November. If turkey isn’t on your menu, Little Blue’s Farm offers beef tenderloin and whole hams for your holiday feast too!
Pottstown Meat + Deli {Peoria} // Order ASAP for an Amish-raised, free range turkey! Turkey breast and honey spiral hams are also available for your Thanksgiving feast!
Prairie Creek Pastures {Tremont} // Reserve your pastured turkey ASAP. These birds are raised on pasture, no antibiotics, no drugs, and GMO-Free.
Raber Packing Co. {West Peoria} // Fresh, frozen or smoked turkey available — taking orders until November 18, 2024
Red River Farms {Eureka} // ORDERING IS CLOSED // Specializing in pasture-raised turkeys, Red River Farms has a first pay, first pick process. So, if your family needs a certain sized bird, it's best to get the order in as soon as possible. Red River Farms will be taking orders until all 60 pasture-raised birds are reserved.
Yordy Turkey Farm {Morton} // Illinois Made Maker, 2023 // Order ASAP! The Yordy team will try to accommodate walk-ins but it won't be a guarantee.
Local ingredients for all your fixin's
Braker’s Market {Eureka} // From catering trays and pies to Thanksgiving Dinner kits and A la Carte sides. Also serving local produce.
Broad Branch Farm {Chillicothe} // Vegetables, greens, fresh herbs, nuts, cranberries, honey, maple syrup, cheese, meats and eggs
Christ Orchard {Elmwood} // Fresh apple cider, apples, gourds and varieties of squash including acorn, butternut, spaghetti, and sugar pie pumpkins.
Garden Spot Vegetable Farm {Princeville} // Find them at Peoria Metro Centre most weekends with an assortment of seasonal goods. Cabbage, Brussel sprouts, lettuce, herbs, radishes, winter squash, potatoes, and apples
Hartz Produce {Wyoming} // Organic produce
Prairie Creek Pastures {Tremont} // Pastured eggs + pasture-raised beef, pork, chicken, + turkey.
Red River Farms {Eureka} // Chicken eggs
R. E. Arends Orchard {Laura} // Garden produce like squash, tomatoes, peppers; pumpkins and gourds; apples
BAKED GOODIES + SWEETS
ARDOR Breads + Provisions {Peoria} // Sourdough loaves, focaccia, croissants, baguettes, danish, and more
Braker’s Market {Eureka} // Dinner rolls, bread cubes for stuffing, and whole pies
Caleri's Café & Bakery {Roanoke} // Selection of pies, cookies, cinnamon rolls, and croissants
Great Harvest Bread Co. {Morton + Peoria} // Everyday featuring Honey Whole Wheat, Harvest White & Pumpkin Chocolate Chip bread along with daily specials. Thanksgiving ordering opening soon!
Jubilee Cafe {Kickapoo} // Pick your classic Pumpkin, Apple, or Pecan Pie. If those aren’t your favorite, there are 26 more flavors to choose from.
LeBakery {Peoria} // Dinner rolls, bread cubes for stuffing, whole pies and more sweets
Mike’s Cobbler Corner {Pekin} // Homemade fresh whole pies
Supreme House of Cheese {Toluca} // Made-to-order or frozen pies: pumpkin, pumpkin pecan, chocolate peanut butter, cherry, apple, peach, and blueberry
Tanner’s Orchard {Speer} // Home baked and frozen pies with apple, dutch apple, caramel apple nut, and seasonal flavors throughout the fall! Also have their famous apple cider donuts, apple fritters, muffins, turnovers, and many more!
The Confectionery {Morton} // Fresh homemade pies—fruit pies, cream pies, pumpkin pies and pecan pies will all be available in both mini and full size. Place orders early as the shop will have limited pies available
The Pie Doctor {Princeville} // Whole, fully-baked pies—place orders ASAP on the website or Facebook. Homemade fruit pies are a specialty with the popular apple crumb with cranberries. Be sure to check out their website to see all the possible (and delicious) flavors!
The Vine Coffeehouse + Bakery {Princeville} // All things pumpkin including: bars, cinnamon rolls, cookies, coffee cake, cheesecake bread along with the classic apple pie. Pre-order by November 24, 2024.
Trefzger’s Bakery {Peoria Heights} // Pre-order ASAP—taking orders for fresh whole pies including 11 different fruit pies, 9 different cream pies, pumpkin pie, pecan pie. Here are the last days and times to place orders, so get yours in: Online Orders - 11/21 @ 4pm; and Phone/Store Orders - 11/23 @ 12pm!
Triple Dipples {Chillicothe} // Think about your favorite fall flavors - pumpkin, caramel, sweet potato - then add the indulgence of cheesecake and you’ve got Triple Dipple’s. Sweet potato, affectionately known as Sweet Tater, is available daily while seasonal favorites like pumpkin turtle rotate through the menu.
Voilà Macarons {Peoria} // Rotating fall flavors have dropped! Enjoy pumpkin spice macarons, salted caramel, bacon maple bourbon, cinnamon, carrot cake, and caramel apple. If you have not tried Voilà Macarons yet, you're missing out. Autumn pairs beautifully with these authentic European macarons.
