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DBF Turkeys on TV!

Robin McConaughy

Robin McConaughy

We are getting all the pieces of the puzzle in place for the big push to Thanksgiving and we cannot wait to for our customers to enjoy the best pastured heritage turkeys on their tables. If you are still on the fence, ORDER SOON (orders will close next week)!

Turkeys on pasture at Double Brook Farm

**Please note – All Thanksgiving orders and pickups will be through the Brick Farm Butcher at Maria’s Market (the newly relocated market that sells all Double Brook Farm meats) which is located within the Ottoburger Building at 65 East Broad Street in Hopewell, NJ.

Maria's Market logo

As is their routine, the turkeys have already been stars of the early morning circuit as Good Morning America came to film at the farm.

Trevor Ault with the Good Morning America crew filming turkeys against a rainbow backdrop at Double Brook Farm

Things don’t always go as planned. There was a rainbow, even some rain drops, and then ‘the talent' all startled and flew up at once and got dust, dirt and feathers all over the equipment and the host, Trevor Ault. But the GMA crew were great sports! And the turkeys were flaunting their feathers with pride all morning long, basking in the attention.

Turkeys on pasture at Double Brook Farm

We have a busy, physically demanding week ahead, but it is a great time of year for our team, with everybody (including some friends, neighbors and family members) pitching in to get it done.

In this busy wind up to get ready for Thanksgiving, the rest of the farm goes at a slower pace. Sheep graze in the sunshine…

Sheep on pasture at Double Brook Farm

Mushrooms gain heft slowly…

Jon McConaughy

And these sunrises remind us of the dry days we’ve been having as we head deeper into fall.

Sunset at Double Brook Farm

We so look forward to this annual time of food and family coinciding with the end of the harvest season!

Thanksgiving table setup

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