Any time you can find a way to bring a cute, furry animal to school, it’s going to be a hit. Photo by Karin Belgrave So, our son created his science fair project entirely around bringing ‘Smalls’ to school. Smalls (as you may have guessed, she’s our littlest lamb) is an orphan and the project was to determine … [Read more...]
Shiitake Mushroom Innoculation
Did you ever wonder how mushrooms are produced by growers? If you’re not foraging for them and want to have a steady supply of mushrooms, it takes some doing. Andrew and the vegetable crew were busy this week doing just that: innoculating logs with shiitake mushroom spores to secure future harvests. First you have … [Read more...]
Great Time Had by All at Hopewell Cruise Night
Wow. We flung open the doors (and the garage bay) and just let it happen. People got to see what we’ve been working on for 3 years and I think they liked it! I know the farmers and Andy (our long-suffering GC) had a good time… And they really got to connect with our customers – the people who will end up buying … [Read more...]
Cruise Night at the Market – This Friday, 5-8 PM
Join us at the Brick Farm Market for Cruise Night in Hopewell this Friday, May 10! We will be open from 5pm – 8pm with sandwiches, sweet treats, drinks, ice cream and bands for you to feast on as you watch the cars cruise by. Come early for giveaways and samples while they last! DSC_0091 Bands will be The DRB … [Read more...]
Cinco De Mayo Fiesta at the Farm
To prepare for the upcoming opening of the market and all the intense work that will entail, we decided to have a party Sunday to celebrate farmers, the market staff and their families. Dubbed ‘The First Annual Jerry Baker Invitational’ for the varsity-caliber soccer that was played, we had a perfect day. Tim was … [Read more...]
Orphan Lamb in the House
The kids have really taken to Jenny, one of the Katadhin lambs that was rejected by her mother. Following is a pictorial update on how she’s doing. I think you’ll see that she is being well- fed (or perhaps I should say ‘often-fed’ or maybe even ‘over-fed’). Check out her tail above. When lambs nurse, they wag their … [Read more...]
Guard Dog Switcheroo
Last week, along with the delivery of about a million lambs, we also took delivery of two more Maremma guard dogs. And just in the nick of time – one lamb had already been taken by a fox out on Carter Road. Introducing Ranger… And Casey… We have paired them with the chickens for now and they are learning the … [Read more...]
Screening of ‘American Meat’ in NYC
This Friday and Saturday, there will be a screening of the movie ‘American Meat’ in New York at Cinema Village (22 East 12th St, NY, NY), which features none other than Jon McConaughy! He is one of several farmers who share their approach to finding a sustainable solution to raising livestock within today’s meat … [Read more...]