https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty3WWCDrCc8This is what it sounds like on a relatively quiet afternoon with over 100 lambs in the pasture. The little lamb in the front was looking for its mom for about 30 minutes while we were there (it found her!). This is what happens: 1) Lamb feeds. 2) Lamb lies down and … [Read more...]
Pig Food and New Rams
When we talk about farm-to-table-to-farm, this is what we really mean: the food that does not get used (i.e., vegetable shavings, leftover pastries, past-prime produce, the pulp from the juicer, leftover salads and other dishes) gets taken from the Brick Farm Market back to the farm as pig food. Everything goes except … [Read more...]
Spring Happenings
The lambs are here! Well, at least two are… We had our first lambs (twins) born this morning. Brett, Orlando and Jess are battening down the hatches for what’s to come in the next 3-4 weeks! In other farm news: We got a call from a neighbor who had a strange turkey in his driveway. Prancing around, resting on his … [Read more...]
An EGG-cellent Start to the Week!
Brett sent me this picture from the fields this morning: 5 baskets of eggs!!! It’s time to start baking, poaching, frying, scrambling and otherwise consuming eggs, STAT! Usually, we’re at about 2-2.5 baskets, but when the warmer weather kicks in, the ladies get a little more prolific. This is a serious haul. Now, … [Read more...]
Spring in the Fields
We are gearing up for a busy spring. The last snows should be finished as of this week (please, oh please!). Surveying the fields are the ever-present red-tailed hawks. JK snapped this picture of one of the birds taking flight. Beautiful! The grasses are turning greener and the sheep are looking forward to new, … [Read more...]
Bring On The Sunshine
Can the snow really be melting? Have you had enough? For some there is never enough snow… But for others, it just might be better to let the thaw begin. Look at this fur! The sheep seem very happy in and around the tree line, but especially in the sun. And when they see Jess, who might just have a little grain … [Read more...]
Double Brook Farm Now Has USDA Inspected Abattoir
This is HUGE news for us. We built a slaughter facility for on-farm processing and it is finally USDA inspected. To date, we are only the second federally inspected on-farm processing facility in the country, able to slaughter all livestock. Why is this such a big deal? For several reasons, but first and foremost, … [Read more...]
Blue on Perimeter Patrol
Oh it’s so frustrating when those varmints are just on the other side of the fence. So close… And yet, so far… Blue tried for the better part of 45 minutes to get into the enclosure with the pigs. Just to get one little nip at the heels in on all those tender hocks! But no. In fact, she needs to steer clear … [Read more...]
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