Stratton Hall 1794 LLC

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Stratton Hall 1794 LLC

Stratton Hall 1794 LLC is a livestock farm. The Gov. Charles C. Stratton house is located here.

We offer tours and events, and sell a variety of farm products such as fresh eggs, hand-spinning fleeces, sheepskins, yarn, and wool blankets.

05/24/2026

On Memorial Day, we remember and honor all who died to secure our freedom.

05/21/2026

The American sycamore tree produces solitary fuzzy brown seed balls that hang from single stems throughout the winter. Each seed ball contains hundreds of seeds. In spring, they break apart, dispersing the individual seeds via wind. The seeds from our sycamore trees fill crevices and cracks in walkways, mound along slopes and walls, and land on everything as they search for a place to root and grow. Early settlers used the dense inner core left behind to make buttons providing another name for the tree - the buttonball tree. Sycamore seed balls are also used in crafting.

05/01/2026

Need eggs? We sell fresh, delicious, nutritious, colorful, unwashed eggs (they retain their natural seal or bloom) from our pasture-grazing chickens. Collected daily. Help keep our hens employed by purchasing their eggs at our Woolwich Twp. farm. $5/dozen. Call or message the farm to place your order and schedule your pickup day/time. Phone 856-430-1208. 538 Kings Hwy., Woolwich Twp. (across from Rode’s Fireside Restaurant).

04/26/2026

Wisteria has been a favorite of mine since I was a little girl and Dad planted one in our front yard. Stratton Hall came with two beautiful mature wisterias. Every spring, in mid- to late April or early May, depending on the season’s weather, their fragrant flowers, in shades of lavender and purple, hang in graceful clusters that resemble bunches of grapes. Stratton Hall’s wisterias - and the wisteria planted by my father long ago - are non-natives as they produce a fuzzy seed pod rather than the smooth seed pod of the American wisteria, and are considered invasive. However, at least on our farm, they have not spread beyond their location near the house, nor is there any wisteria in the surrounding woodland. Perhaps the sheep help keep them in check?

04/08/2026

Join me on Saturday, April 11, 2026 as we remember the 1778 Skirmish at Swedesboro. The day’s free events, which begin at 11 AM, are sponsored by the Swedesboro – Woolwich Historical Society and include the opportunity to meet authors of books about local history and purchase signed copies of their books. I’ll be there with copies of my book, Stratton Hall, A House With A Name. The day’s events also include a judged art exhibit of works depicting the American Revolution, dramatic readings from the writings of those who experienced Patriot and British activity in the area, and a tour of the historic Trinity “Old Swedes” Church cemetery to visit the graves of Revolutionary War soldiers and notable citizens. Look for me in the Trinity Church Parish Hall, 1202 Kings Hwy., Swedesboro, where you will also find the art exhibit, dramatic readings and refreshments. I look forward to meeting you and discussing the history of our community as we celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday!

03/28/2026

Farm fresh eggs collected daily from our free-range hens. Fresh, local, delicious, good for you eggs with three times more omega-3 fatty acids than eggs from a caged hen. Assorted colors. Pick up this weekend. Call 856-430-1208 or send a message to order and schedule a pick up time. $5/dozen.

03/19/2026

I am pleased to participate in a panel discussion at the Indian King Tavern, 233 E. Kings Hwy., Haddonfield, NJ, at 2 PM on Saturday, March 21, 2026. I will share what I discovered about Flora and her descendants, formerly enslaved occupants of Stratton Hall, while researching my book Stratton Hall, A House With A Name. Other panelists will discuss the Creighton family who owned the Tavern and for whom Flora once worked, and the research being done today to learn about the fates of other formerly enslaved residents of South Jersey. I will have signed copies of my book available to purchase at the conclusion of the program.

03/07/2026

One last post about winter farm chores, this one featuring our Runner ducks. While their neighbors, the chickens, remained in their coop protected from winds gusting at 40 to 50 mph, a temperature in the single digits and the windchill even lower, the ducks came outside on this February morning to eat and drink and - wait for it! - take turns bathing in their water bowl. They have waterproof (oiled) feathers and down to keep their body warm, and a special circulation system in their legs and feet which protects them from the cold and prevents them from freezing. Runner ducks are known for their upright stance, speed, strong flocking instinct, egg production, and foraging ability, dining on insects and snails and grazing in the pasture. Best of all, they’re endearingly funny and always look like they’re smiling. Schedule a farm tour this year to see the ducks, chickens and sheep in person.

03/05/2026

The chickens stayed in their coop during the worst of this winter’s extreme temperatures and snowstorms. Inches of wind-driven snow blew into their run and they didn’t like it, choosing to remain in the coop even after I shoveled most of the snow out of the run. I brought warm water from the house to them and filled their feeders with my own recipe: organic layer feed, grains and black oil sunflower seeds, cracked corn, and dried meal worms. The hens have resumed laying and I have a few dozen eggs on hand to sell, $5/dozen.

03/01/2026

The January snow and ice storm kept the farm covered with ice until well into February. Sheep are fine in cold and snow but could fall on ice and not be able to get up or be injured. So I kept them in the barn until the stuff melted enough to provide traction. Come with me as I fetch water, toss flakes of hay into feeders, tear the flakes into loose hay, and pour water, sweet feed and minerals.

Address

538 Kings Highway
Swedesboro, NJ
08085

Telephone

+18564672889

Website

http://strattonhall1794.com/

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