Once in a great while, as when hell freezes over and pigs fly, Jon can be coaxed to the dance floor. Settings include weddings and milestone birthday parties and… that’s just about it. It really is like spotting a snow leopard, and for good reason. Jon’s technique, or what we can loosely refer to as his ‘style’, can … [Read more...]
Great Holiday Weekend
We were out walking around on Easter Sunday and came across some activity over in the veggie fields. Stephanie and John were getting ahead of the rain and setting up the beds before they headed out to watch NCAA basketball for their Easter feast. Great pic! We are using the plastic covering for hopefully the … [Read more...]
Family to Farm to Table: Double Brook Farm › Relish (July 25, 2012)
"Robin and Jon McConaughy are on a mission: to get the best food they can grow straight to those who want it. Along the way, they want to teach their sons, ages 9 and 12, where their food comes from. When they started Double Brook Farm in Hopewell, N.J., in 2004, Robin says, 'We knew right away it all had to be very … [Read more...]
Successful Double Brook Farm in Hopewell Will Also Open Farm Market and Restaurant › TownTopics.com (December 14, 2011)
In 1910, 40 percent of the United States’s population grew the food that fed the rest of the population. Today the percentage of the population that feeds the rest of the country has been reduced to two. It’s true that American farms have been disappearing as quickly as developers can snatch up… Click here to … [Read more...]