Jon and I took a trip to Rutgers to learn a little more about our hazelnut trees and to see the operation at the university. Dr. Tom Molnar, a professor at Rutgers knows EVERYTHING about Hazelnuts. In fact, our hazelnut trees here at the farm were planted under his guidance and from some of the trees he has … [Read more...]
Volunteer Day With Rolling Harvest
Lindsay and Andrea, two of our vegetable farmers extraordinaire, organized a volunteer ‘gleaning’ day with Rolling Harvest. It was a huge success! The donated food will go to pantries, shelters and households in need – and will provide solid local nutrition. Cathy Snyder, the founder of Rolling Harvest, was so … [Read more...]
NJ Secretary of Agriculture Visits Double Brook Farm and Brick Farm Market
Today we got a visit from Doug Fisher, the Secretary of Agriculture for the State of New Jersey. Hopewell Borough Mayor, Paul Anzano, set up the meet-and-greet and we had the perfect day to show him our ‘terroir’: our land, our animals, our products and our excellent local staff! It was a great opportunity to … [Read more...]
Turkeys on Pasture
This time of year is very exciting on the farm. The turkeys, finally big enough to forage on their own and fend off a possible fox, are let out onto pasture. They are always tentative at first… But then they get into the spirit of the thing. By they end of the first week, there will be turkeys everywhere: all … [Read more...]
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