Fish Brook Farm

09/02/2024

05/25/2024

Eggs are laid with a protective covering called a bloom or a cuticle.

While this bloom is intact the eggs are sealed up and protected from bacteria. This bloom is the reason that farm fresh eggs can be stored unwashed at room temperature. Unwashed farm fresh eggs stay freshest for longest when stored pointed end down in a carton in the refrigerator.

I however, prefer to keep mine unwashed and unrefrigerated pointed end down in a carton at room temperature. When stored this way they can stay fresh for 3 weeks or longer. When unwashed and refrigerated they can stay fresh for 3 months or more and when washed and refrigerated they stay fresh for around 2 months. Farmfresh eggs in the United States and other areas of the world that do not vaccinate their hens for Salmonella MUST be washed immediately prior to using.

Once an egg is washed it must be eaten or refrigerated. To wash an egg you need to use a little bit of elbow grease and water warmer than the egg- cold water will cause the contents of the egg to contract drawing bacteria inside. Do not use scented soaps, bleach, or other harsh or abrasive chemicals and do not allow your eggs to soak in the water.

If I gather eggs in the rain or in the cold and the bloom is disrupted by condensation or other forms of liquid I consider that egg as washed and refrigerate it. Gather your eggs daily, candle them for cracks, store them pointed end down either refrigerated or unrefrigerated, and wash immediately prior to use!

01/30/2024

❤️Honey for your honey on Valentine’s Day! ❤️ Makes a great gift for that special someone to make their life a little sweeter. A great gift for teachers, care givers, coaches, Girl Scout leaders, friends and family! 🌹

11/29/2023

Look “HOO” paid a visit to the farm during the first snowfall of the season. Maybe he just got finished mailing his wish list to Santa…

11/27/2023

🐝The Sunday buzzzz 🐝 Did you know that raw unpasteurized honey can crystalize and harden when the outside temperature drops? It can appear cloudy when this happens. There’s nothing wrong if your honey does this, in fact it’s a great sign that the honey is pure, raw and unpasteurized! So what’s a honey lover to do?

Add enough hot (not boiling) water to a container and place your honey in the container. Water should just reach the top of the honey in the bottle. Once the water has been added, remove the lid and let the jar sit until the honey warms to a drizzly liquid, about 15 minutes. You can do this anytime you want to use your honey.
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11/16/2023

What’s that? Thanksgiving is a week away and you don’t have a hostess gift!? What about a gift to give to your guests to bring home?

We got you! There’s still time to make an order and get it by Thanksgiving! You’ll be sure to be the hit of the dinner table with a jar of Fishbrook Honey! Hurry! Order here! https://fishbrookhoney.com/

10/31/2023

Everybody’s doing it 🤷🏻‍♀️

10/08/2023

When posts your cows and professes her love for them on her insta stories 💗

09/12/2023

Hi farm friends! We have officially started Fish Brook Honey and will be taking orders soon! Please like our page for updates on when orders will be able to be placed and to be abreast of the buzz on the farm! https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550822115120&mibextid=LQQJ4d

Nestled on Fish Brook Farm in Morris County, NJ. Bringing raw honey to you, straight from the hive.

07/23/2023

It’s a beautiful day.. Happy Sunday everyone!!