"Spring has been an especially hectic time in the already busy lives of Jon and Robin McConaughy. In addition to preparing for the birthing of lambs, pigs and calves, they opened the doors to Brick Farm Market. And while the gestation period for a cow is nine months, and a pig roughly half that, it took a full two … [Read more...]
Fresh New Farmers In New Jersey Feed The Demand For Crops That Are Produced Locally › For The Times, NJ.com (June 2, 2013)
"Jon McConaughy was an unlikely pick for a farmer. Formerly a trader at Credit Suisse on Wall Street, he gave it all up several years ago to raise animals and crops and run a market in Hopewell. As the recession unfolded, and he and his wife were getting their new business going, his investor’s mind understood that … [Read more...]
Family to Farm to Table: Double Brook Farm › Relish (July 25, 2012)
"Robin and Jon McConaughy are on a mission: to get the best food they can grow straight to those who want it. Along the way, they want to teach their sons, ages 9 and 12, where their food comes from. When they started Double Brook Farm in Hopewell, N.J., in 2004, Robin says, 'We knew right away it all had to be very … [Read more...]
Successful Double Brook Farm in Hopewell Will Also Open Farm Market and Restaurant › TownTopics.com (December 14, 2011)
In 1910, 40 percent of the United States’s population grew the food that fed the rest of the population. Today the percentage of the population that feeds the rest of the country has been reduced to two. It’s true that American farms have been disappearing as quickly as developers can snatch up… Click here to … [Read more...]