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It is with much excitement that Chester and I make a *huge* announcement that has been YEARS in the making. We started a lavender farm! We have invested countless time...

We are now offering Elderberry Syrup Kits made from our own elderberries! Support your family’s immune system this fall with locally grown elderberries. Each kit comes ready to use with just...

Making elderberry syrup with fresh berries is super simple and makes your house smell amazing!

I took some time first thing in the morning to walk around our pond. It was a humid summer day and there was a mist that hung in the air. While on...

Happy Earth Day! Today also marks the start our log grown shiitake mushroom season. The logs used in our mushroom production are responsibly harvested directly on our farm within our Forest...

Owning and operating a wood stove is a simple and cost effective way to provide your home with warmth. There are many ways to start a fire in a fireplace,...

Now is the perfect time to plant raspberry plants and establish a patch in your garden or homestead. Once established, these raspberry plants will produce fruit in the summer and...

This morning we had an amazing sighting on our way to the barn to care for our baby chicks: A pair of wood ducks landed and perched in a tree...

While trimming our raspberry canes for the spring, we discovered over 30 praying mantis oothecae, also known as egg cases. Each will hatch about 100-200 praying mantises that will eat...

It was a beautiful day on the farm after today’s snow. I suited up and headed out to enjoy the stillness and capture some photographs to share with you.   ...

There’s an old saying that burning firewood heats you three times; when you cut it, when you split and stack it, and when you burn it. There’s no doubt that...

Chester had mentioned to me that he thought he saw Chicken of the Woods while working in the forest one day. However, he couldn’t remember where he saw it. I...

Chester has been craving Chicken Alfredo so I came up with this quick and easy recipe that also incorporates our log grown shiitake mushrooms. It’s a great meal that you...

Everyone knows that Vitamin D is an essential nutrient that we all need to survive. It helps keep our immune system strong and also aids our metabolism. People make vitamin D when their...

We've recently had a hawk attack our purple martin nest here on the farm. In the time we have been here, we have never had a predator attack our Purple Martin...

Firewood is a sustainable and renewable energy resource that can be used for heating and cooking purposes. The New Jersey Department of Agriculture recommends purchasing firewood within 50 miles of where...

In this blog post we are sharing a characteristic of mushrooms that is used for identification. Each mushroom has traits that are important for people to properly identify what they are. The most...

Some people might be wondering how we ended up deciding to grow mushrooms. After all, it is an uncommon crop to farm in our area.  We took a lot of time...