Truck Patch Farm at 14& U farmers market is taking orders for turkey’s contact them at info@truckpatchfarms.com

Also the post has a resource for finding local turkeys: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/10/AR2009111009600.html

I’d avoid buying them at Whole Foods, unless you agree with their CEO that health care is a commodity that only the rich, like him, deserve.

And if you’ve grown up eating turkeys from the regular grocery store like most of us have, you might want to taste a wild or free-range bird first. Sometimes they’re a little gamey.

I usually just buy the cheapest turkey I can find, brine it overnight and cook it in my smoker.

It’s probably too late, but I always pre-order a bird from Smith Meadows farm (they’re at the Dupont Farmers’ Market). They raise pastured (super-free range) birds, but they’re not heritage breeds (which can be a bit gamey, like anon @3:05 noted). The poultry vendors at Eastern Market might be able to hook you up.

And like Rusty, I brine overnight and then smoke it…although I like to allow an extra day in the fridge after brining to allow the skin to dry out.

Adventures in Shaw did a great post on buying local foods for Thanksgiving:

http://www.adventuresinshaw.com/2009/11/going-local-for-thanksgiving-in-dc/

tofurkey! http://www.tofurky.com/

I second what mmm said.

GoingGreenDC.net just did a post about places where you can find heritage and organic turkeys.

Definitely avoid Whole Foods, unless you hate having health care.