Ah, spring. The melting snow, the soft rain, the green grass coming up. The mud. Tom 'Best Volunteer Ever' Gates had the thankless task opportunity of a lifetime to wash one of the workhorses on the farm after a day of work. Big thanks to Tom for keeping our equipment in great shape and leaving it ready for the … [Read more...]

Vera and Rafi had a litter of 9 pups on Feb 7. They are pretty darn cute. This is a 50-50 mix of Maremma and Great Pyrenees. Two amazing herding dogs that we use on the farm to guard our animals. Contact info, if you are interested in a puppy, at the bottom... 9 pups = a LOT of pups for one mother But Vera is … [Read more...]

As it turns out Punxsutawney Phil did indeed see his shadow. But the sheep and their lambs have no problem heading out and stretching their legs. Some even catching a snooze in the snow. When it's time to come in, the deep hay is waiting. And sometimes even the mineral … [Read more...]

As the year turns, the ewes are brought to the barn and bedded down for a a couple months of frenzied lambing. Well, that time is now and we currently have about 28 lambs running amok (soon to be close to 200!). And I mean literally running - and jumping and prancing and making a whole lot of … [Read more...]

I'm not sure about you, but I pretty much felt exactly like this at the stroke of 12:00am 1/1/21! We at the farm feel lucky to have had the ability to nourish our neighbors, friends and family through what was a very rocky year for all on so many levels. Now it is time to look ahead. We are *this* close … [Read more...]

As we roll into the last week before Thanksgiving, we know that we have so much to be thankful for. This Thanksgiving, the Brick Farm Group (Double Brook, Brick Farm Market and Brick Farm Tavern) is partnering with Biotech company, Genmab Inc.to bring a Thanksgiving dinner to those in need. Genmab has generously … [Read more...]

It's been a very strange year, but one of the constant highlights has been the process of collecting turkey eggs, incubating, and hatching the poults and watching them get out onto pasture. In the dark months of March, it was a form of therapy (see Jon in the background hanging out!).  It is our feeling on the … [Read more...]

On these lazy hot days of summer, the barn offers some cool shady spots for relaxing. But there is always a flurry of activity as the piglets get a little bigger and 'jump the fence' from the pen with their mothers to peruse the surroundings. After ranging around a bit - they nestle in, back at the hut, for a … [Read more...]