I priced organic turkey and found it ranged from $4.95 to $6.75 a pound!  For a smaller 12 pound turkey, that would be a price range of around $60 - $80.  Yow!  No way the average person can afford that!  I bought a small turkey from a local farm for $1.19 a pound.  Free range, humanely raised, no additives, etc.  I spent about $15.  That's the best I could do. Same size is running about $12 in the grocery store, or free with a zillion dollars of groceries. Is the organic turkey business geared towards those few people left who still have disposable income?

Mine was 4 a pound. I didn't get my act together to find a farm on my own, so I went with the same store that I got a fresh one from last year. They send an email around as you do have to reserve them. I bought 2. Yeah, pricey, but if they are like last years, damn worth it  The second one I got is small and I'll freeze it for later when you can't get them and I'll want one. I do make a lot of meals out of them, so it's really not anymore than I pay for my other free range organic meats when it comes down to meal planning.

My turkeys are being delivered sometime between 2 and 4 today.