We have combined our layers and broilers on one pasture and have them following the cattle. Bill, the poultry man, has the task of feeding, watering, moving and otherwise tending to the poultry..and the dogs! Bill is below with Kasey. The broilers in the hut below move every day to new grass underneath. But let’s … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2013
Double Brook Farm Gets Ivy Credentials
Over the summer, a professor at Princeton, Adam Maloof, approached the farm with a strange request. He wanted to know if he could take some of the bones from carcasses in the meat cutting operation and bury them on Princeton’s campus for study by his class. We got the obligatory questions out of the way (How many … [Read more...]
Apple Harvest in the Neighborhood – New Cat Name
Good friends of ours invited us over to witness their first ever apple harvest and pressing. Ok, I brazenly invited my family over and they graciously accepted! I had to see their new apple press in action. First, they set out to pick a variety of apple types from the orchard. They got the whole family involved … [Read more...]
Market in Full Swing – with Hopewell Ginger
Well, it’s finally here!! Brick Farm Market, the dedicated purveyor of all things Double Brook Farm, will be open full time starting Tuesday September 3. We are so excited to be bringing product fresh from the farm to you on a daily basis! Below are the market hours (please note that we will always be closed on … [Read more...]