Now that summer is in full swing, it’s time to get down to some real R&R. That means loitering about a body of water trying to achieve a melanin density that will carry you through November at least. And cooking all that’s fresh. This little still-life took me all but 15 minutes to pick and assemble… Then another … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2013
Double Brook Farm Takes An All-Encompassing Approach To Farming › 150ish The Local Dish (July 2013)
Back in 2002 Robin McConaughy was reading “Power Steer,” Michael Pollan’s landmark cover story about the beef industry for the New York Times Magazine. A lot of people read that piece and became vegetarians, but for Robin and her husband Jon, it planted the seed for what would become Double Brook Farm. Click here to … [Read more...]
Article in Princeton Magazine and ‘The Sheep That Thought it was a Pig’
We were honored to have the Princeton Magazine feature us in their publication out this month. If you missed it click here. Love the title! Now for our other big story. As you may know, we move our animals quite a bit to new pastures and fields. Several weeks ago, as we were getting ready to move some sheep away … [Read more...]
Bringing the HEAT!
We love summer on the farm, what with all the vegetables coming in, animals on a salad bar of pasture and brambles fruiting all over the place – it’s the time to showcase what NJ can grow. But this past week is for the birds – with heat and humidity so intense that it’s making us wish for additional TV listings of … [Read more...]