Talk about your Government Mules! Bella and Sassy have been our guard mules for a few years now and we originally adopted them from the Bureau of Land Management.  They do a great job, even though they look like they do nothing. All photos are by our neighbor and farm-mule enthusiast, Molly Schneider (thank you, … [Read more...]

We love this time of year on the farm. Everyone is in the spirit of the season and talking about what they have planned over the holidays. One of the most important things we do in winter is to make sure the animals all have the right shelter from the elements. All are quite hardy, but they do need the occasional … [Read more...]

Thanksgiving is always a huge push for the farm and it was a relief to get to Black Friday. Now we are headed into Christmas and Hanukkah and and it starts all over again! Meanwhile, we have a small short on the Farm, Market and Restaurant being shown on American Airlines this winter. Here is the piece. **Warning**Jon … [Read more...]

The day is here and it is time to harvest. We are, of course, thankful to these birds but also to Frank Reese of Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch for the best poults we can find to raise on pasture here in NJ. Stop by Brick Farm Market for all your Thanksgiving needs. It is our favorite holiday at Double Brook Farm and we … [Read more...]

Some have been asking where Blue is and when she's getting back. Well, she's finally back and has learned so much about herding! Here she is getting ready to 'walk on'. The sheep, naturally, take umbrage when they catch sight of Blue and retreat to the far corners of the paddock. But with a little … [Read more...]

In keeping with the mood of the season, I was not surprised to step outside and find this 5-inch praying mantis feasting on a banded woolly bear caterpillar. It didn't even look up, it just kept eating..like a zombie. I wonder if the mantis slowed down enough to detect whether a long or short winter was … [Read more...]

Thanksgiving comes but once a year and we have the goods.  Well, we are supplying the goods to our market, Brick Farm Market. Pasture-raised heritage breed turkeys. Never given antibiotics or hormones, these birds are out in the fields every day picking through grasses and soil for greens, seeds, insects and … [Read more...]