Skip the frozen aisle: 13 Upstate NY farms selling fresh birds for Thanksgiving
Leila Ahmed
Leila Ahmed
Reporter · Syracuse, NY
A graduate of the University at Buffalo, Leila has spent five years in journalism, previously working at a community-focused news outlet in Rochester, NY. She specializes in uncovering the diverse voices and cultural richness of Syracuse’s neighborhoods, bringing their stories to light.
More from Leila →Reporter · Friday, October 30, 2026 at 6:18 PM · 1 min read
I doubt many of our readers have ever passed a real turkey farm — beyond catching a fleeting glimpse from a car while whizzing along an Upstate New York backroad. But they are out there, and there are a lot of them.