Where to Order Your Thanksgiving Turkey in Champaign-Urbana

How to get a local turkey for your Thanksgiving table in Champaign-Urbana

It’s time to secure your turkey for Thanksgiving, and plenty of local spots have them

Chambanamoms.com thanks Common Ground Food Co-Op for presenting this resource.

Local Turkey Pre-orders

Get a jump start on your holidays by pre-ordering your local turkey from Common Ground Food Co-op. They partner with Triple S Farms each year to bring you the best turkey.

Select your preferred turkey size, receive special holiday coupons, and be entered into a raffle to win a free turkey!

Pre-order your turkey by clicking here.

Other area businesses offering turkeys for pre-order include:

Bane Family Meats, Sidney: Bane Family Meats is a small family farm with a commitment to humanely raised meat and poultry. It raises beef, pork, lamb, chicken, turkey and eggs all on pasture, and with no antibiotics, no pesticides and no GMO feeds. Pasture raised turkeys are available for Thanksgiving, in sizes from 8-12 lbs, for $6/lb. To order, contact David Bane at 217.722.2188. Turkeys tend to to sell out quickly! In past years, Bane has provided free delivery to the Champaign-Urbana area just prior to the holiday.

Cheese & Crackers, Champaign: Preorder your turkey from Slagel Family Farms through Cheese & Crackers. Slagel turkeys are rich in flavor and quite forgiving compared to the factory-farmed, mass-produced turkeys available at any large grocery chain. Available in ranges from 8-24 lbs at $7.99 per pound. Price may change as we approach Thanksgiving. Preorder ASAP by calling (217) 615-8531.

Hickory River Smokehouse, Urbana and Champaign: Order your choice of whole smoked turkey or ham or half a ham for pickup on Thanksgiving Day morning. You can choose to order just the main meat or meat with sides for a complete Thanksgiving dinner.

Ingold’s Meat & Deli, Fisher: Get your fresh, never frozen Amish free-range turkey from Ingold’s Meat & Deli. Turkeys are fed an all-natural vegetarian diet and are priced at $3.99/lb. Call (217) 897-0778 to reserve your turkey (3 size choices), or stop by the meat counter at the store.

Project 47 Smokehouse, Mahomet: Get a smoked turkey (12-14 pounds in size) with a pint of cranberry BBQ sauce. Pick up at Project 47 on Thanksgiving from 10 a.m. to noon. Get your orders in; availability is limited. Sides are also available for an additional cost. Reserve your turkey today by calling (217) 586-3456; payment due with order.

Triple S Farms, Stewardson: Triple S Farms is taking orders now until availability runs out. Its turkeys are the broad breasted bronze and are on clover and grass pastures. They are constantly moved so that they always have fresh pastures to graze on. As of this writing, Triple S has turkeys of all sizes available. Send an email at stan@triplesfarms.com to place your order.

Market Wagon, Champaign County and beyond: Market Wagon aims to bring a farmers market right to your doorstep. This food-delivery service allows you to shop multiple local vendors and farms in the area. There will be plenty of Thanksgiving turkey and side options available – check out our review of Market Wagon here.

Not everyone is a fan of turkey at Thanksgiving. Find our listings of where to find local meats here.

Want to outsource your entire Thanksgiving dinner to the professionals? Find out where to eat on Thanksgiving here.

Did we miss your favorite source for a turkey in Champaign-Urbana and beyond? Email us here.

Places that have offered turkeys in years past but have not yet confirmed

Martinelli’s, Champaign: We didn’t quite catch the details in 2023, but there may be turkeys offered at Martinelli’s. We will keep an eye out for this info and share it here if it becomes available.

Old Time Meat and Deli, Champaign: Old Time Meat and Deli accepted orders last year for fresh Amish free-range turkeys of various sizes. Choose a whole turkey, or boneless or bone-in turkey breast. Old Time will even smoke your turkey for an additional charge. You can also preorder cooked Beef House rolls, but they sell out quickly so order soon. Pick up your bird the week of Thanksgiving. Call (217) 355-0000 to place your order for this or other items from its extensive offerings (including a limited numbers of hams available for the holiday).

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How to get a local turkey for your Thanksgiving table in Champaign-Urbana

It’s time to secure your turkey for Thanksgiving, and plenty of local spots have them

Other area businesses offering turkeys for pre-order include:

Places that have offered turkeys in years past but have not yet confirmed

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