November is upon us, and you know what that means: Time to think about how you’re handling Thanksgiving this year.

Maybe that’s not much of a challenge, because you manage to slide through the holiday without having to do a lot (lucky you). Or maybe you do it all — cleaning, cooking, hosting. You have your system down to a science and you breeze through the days before and Turkey Day itself.

No matter what uncertainty or craziness is going on in my pre-Turkey Day life, I enjoy Thanksgiving at the Co-op. It’s the one time a year when we administrators spend the days beforehand helping shoppers get their turkeys, pies and Prepared Foods preorders. We help connect people with quality food for a holiday that’s built on it, which is truly satisfying.

But the food we offer for holidays and all year long goes beyond being good; other grocery stores do that. We pay close attention to where our food is sourced from, and opt for local where possible.

For instance, our most popular turkeys come from Esbenshade of Lancaster County; their farm has been around since 1858 and is thought to be the oldest in the United States. If you’re looking for an organic option, our birds from Lancaster Farm Fresh Co-op come from a flock of less than 800 birds that are allowed to roam freely. We also have kosher, halal and previously frozen conventional turkeys available.

Our love of local really shines through in our bakery offerings. Our game there is already high end, thanks to daily selections from Le Bus of King of Prussia, Metropolitan, Au Fournil of Havertown and more, but we kick it up another notch for the holidays. We have 12 varieties of pie available this year, including a couple different takes on pumpkin and pecan, none of which come from any farther than Washington, D.C. (Whisked! By Jenna).

Of course, we’re also about making your holiday meal prep easier while pleasing you and your guests. I’m a huge fan of our Prepared Foods cranberry-pear relish, and our savory sage stuffing is excellent. Also, I stopped making my own turkey gravy years ago and started getting the Co-op’s because who needs that headache when you’re about to serve dinner? (It’s delicious, and we have a vegan mushroom gravy available as well).

Even if you have everything worked out for Thanksgiving, keep us in mind for those potlucks, get-togethers and last-minute visitors that seem to come with the holidays. Our pie selection won’t be as vast, but we always have some available. And with our selection of charcuterie, cheeses, antipasto and more, you can put something together yourself — or make life even easier and order one of our platters. Go to weavers way-catering.square.site to see our menu by store.

However you serve it up, hope your Thanksgiving is fun, cozy and filled with people you love. Enjoy!