This is a sight you NEVER want to see in your garden… And so it was with my blueberry bushes earlier this week. My beautiful, almost perfectly ripening fruit against these voracious, predatory Japanese beetles. And they were having at it! Searching for methods to rid the bushes of the beetles in a natural way, … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2014
Fresh Double Brook Produce Hitting the Market in Droves
While our farmers harvest (and clean and harvest and clean some more), deliveries are being made throughout the day from the farm to the Brick Farm Market. And every week, there is more to buy direct from Double Brook Farm. For the full menu of fruits and vegetables available, click HERE. Above is Andrea weeding and … [Read more...]
Just When You Thought You’d Seen It All…
I got a text from Brett over at the sow’s pen this week. They found a giant snapping turtle in with the pigs! Orlando was holding this hissing, snapping creature well away! Photo by Brett Hansen Look closely at this picture. Doesn’t this turtle remind you of something else? Something powerful and destructive, … [Read more...]
Lambs and Pigs on Pasture
The grass just keeps getting higher and higher. When the sheep bed down for the night, they are well hidden: from foxes, coyotes… and humans. And they are loving these cool nights and dry, warm days. So we have close to 300 lambs. Bea is doing great work keeping an eye out for predators and protecting her … [Read more...]