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Cue the Holiday Music
When one season just slides into another (Thanksgiving/Hannukah/End of School/Christmas/New Year) in the same way a Grateful Dead set rolls through the songs without breaks (Bertha/Playin’ in the Band/Uncle John’s band/drums/Playin’ reprise/Sunshine Daydream/Touch of Grey), you simply have to let the ‘season’ wash over you. But before we depart fully …
Big Day. Long Day.
When all was said and done the turkey processing day was a success, but the the hours were long. Did anyone else catch this sunset Saturday? We were about 2/3 of the way through at this point! What started at dawn, when the processing trailer pulled up to the barn, …
Are You Ready for Thanksgiving? Double Brook Goodies at Brick Farm Market
**Please take note of our ADDED DAY at Brick Farm Market. We will be open the Monday before Thanksgiving for you to start picking up turkeys and roasts, get breads, cheeses, meats and all manner of snacks for you holiday feasting. We have brought in additional pastured eggs (among other …
Cattle Loose on Aunt Molly
Photo by Taylor Stuart Well, it all looked rather orderly. The herd was meandering up Aunt Molly Road within the confines of the barrier Taylor, Brett and Orlando had put up. Strolling, really…until one got outside of the temporary fence and took off! Photo by Taylor Stuart A note on …
Turkey is as Turkey Does
Photo by Charlie Tutela Every year around this time, the turkeys start to explore. I mean REALLY explore their surroundings, work the space, test the limits. This is not a good time of year to park your truck anywhere near the barn (Exhibit A, above) or leave equipment unprotected (Exhibit …
Fall Bounty On Its Way
The cornucopia of fall vegetables are making their way to the market. The delicata and several other squash varieties have been there for a while, but we have roasting pumpkins coming in. So good to make into a soup, using the pumpkin itself as a bowl! Our sweet potatoes are …
Horticulture at the Farm and ‘Gordita’
Last weekend, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society included Double Brook Farm and the Brick Farm Market on their ‘PHS Celebrates Fall – Homegrown‘ walking tour in the greater Princeton area. It was a low-key event with people from all over the Keystone State walking the gardens, asking questions and exploring Hopewell. …
Poultry, Pigs and Peppers
We have combined our layers and broilers on one pasture and have them following the cattle. Bill, the poultry man, has the task of feeding, watering, moving and otherwise tending to the poultry..and the dogs! Bill is below with Kasey. The broilers in the hut below move every day to …
Double Brook Farm Gets Ivy Credentials
Over the summer, a professor at Princeton, Adam Maloof, approached the farm with a strange request. He wanted to know if he could take some of the bones from carcasses in the meat cutting operation and bury them on Princeton’s campus for study by his class. We got the obligatory …
Apple Harvest in the Neighborhood – New Cat Name
Good friends of ours invited us over to witness their first ever apple harvest and pressing. Ok, I brazenly invited my family over and they graciously accepted! I had to see their new apple press in action. First, they set out to pick a variety of apple types from the …
Market in Full Swing – with Hopewell Ginger
Well, it’s finally here!! Brick Farm Market, the dedicated purveyor of all things Double Brook Farm, will be open full time starting Tuesday September 3. We are so excited to be bringing product fresh from the farm to you on a daily basis! Below are the market hours (please note …
Maremma Reunion
After being separated for a bit, working with layers, broilers and sheep independently, we decided to combine forces. Bea, Kasey and Ranger are now together working with ALL the chickens. They could not be happier. Lots of tail wagging! Bea especially liked seeing her ‘cousins’. Or was she just looking …
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