At Double Brook Farm, animals are treated with compassion, even as they head to slaughter. “We wanted to know where the meat we were eating was coming from…” There are only four slaughterhouses in the area, and they’re all about a two-hour drive away. Transportation in tight quarters on a moving truck is stressful to … [Read more...]
A Better Way To Go › Edible New Jersey (July 2015)
"In March 2015, after a five year process, the farm became the first in New Jersey, and just the second in the United States, to open a USDA-certified, on-farm slaughterhouse that can handle all livestock..." Click here for entire story. [PDF opens in a new window] Story by Diana CerconePhotography by Karin … [Read more...]
Escaping The Cube: A Fresh Start On The Farm › CNBC Television Segment [VIDEO]
"When Jon and Robin McConaughy resolved to start eating better food, they took it to the extreme... and became farmers." Double Brook Farm was featured on CNBC's television segment 'Escaping The Cube'. It originally aired June 19, 2015. … [Read more...]
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...]