WELCOME TO HEAVEN on earth!

    This Holland Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey farm is historic and beautiful.  It is part of the original “Hawk Farm” purchased by Joseph Hawk in 1819 for $3,420, a tidy sum in those days.  This date is as far back as county title records take us.  The stone farmhouse dates to this period, and there is a one-bedroom stone “Spring House” on the property that dates to the Revolutionary War.

     We acquired the property in 2004 and meticulously restored and renovated these two stone buildings in 2005-2006.  The month of acquisition housed a blue moon, hence the farm’s name.  A lovely stream meanders throughout the acreage, and natural springs abound.

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Got Garlic??? - Gourmet Hardneck Garlic!
Our crop of beautiful German Extra Hardy garlic from the 2011 summer is sold out.  Garlic is planted in the fall and we just finished planting our crop for 2012 (1,500 cloves of Blue Moon Farm Xtra Hardy and we added some Georgian Fire too).  
You won't find this garlic in grocery stores.  "The cloves are larger and juicier than supermarket types...The best garlic you ever roasted."  We'll keep you posted as to when the 2012 crop is ready next summer.


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Our Turkeys are Famous! 

Check out this Internet TV network show called "Hungry in Brooklyn" which airs on the Hungry Nation Network, and featured our turkeys.  The link is below.   http://youtu.be/38Edt0hvlS8

We are sold out of our heritage breed turkeys for 2011. 
 

Winter Update 2011

The barn is beautiful and now 95% complete.  The Amish are masterful craftsmen and it has been a pleasure working with them.  As we recently completed the final walkthrough, there was very little to add to the list.  The interior is magnificent and will be the perfect setting for our daughters wedding in August.  She will be married August 31, 2012 under the light of a blue moon...really.  

  

THE BARN REBUILDING:  Unfortunately, prior to when we purchased the property the barn was allowed to deteriorate beyond repair.  We are rebuilding on the same footprint and as close as we can to replicating the original.  This is a major project both in time and expense.  A wonderful Amish company is doing the construction.  Below are some pictures of the construction to date.

    Historically, the property was utilized as a dairy and poultry farm.  Like many family farms from a bygone era, the property was self-sufficient with multiple cisterns for drinking water, crops for humans and animals, barns and a silo, a windmill to generate power to deliver fresh water to the barns and farmhouse, and orchards throughout.  The 42° fresh spring water flowing constantly through the Spring House kept dairy products cool for use in the farmhouse as milk, butter, and cheese.  Acres of dense timber stands provided firewood and construction material.  
    By the eve of the millennium, the farm had fallen into decline and the buildings were abandoned.  The current owners rescued the property and cleared years of neglect and acres of overgrowth.  They hope to re-establish its nobility and original mission.  New fencing is installed in places and chickens have the run of the yard when not laying or roosting in their beige hen house.  Farm fresh free-range brown eggs are available for a reasonable price.  Lean healthy heritage breed broilers raised humanely with constant access to fresh air and sunshine are available seasonally, along with fresh produce, hand crafted natural shea butter soap, and seasoned firewood.