The Henderson's Homestead

06/17/2026

Asparagus is now out of season but I forgot to share this when it was🤧
I used to harvest asparagus all summer long when the typical harvesting season is about 2 months long. I’d love to be able to harvest and offer our asparagus all summer long… in about 2-3 years when it is ready😅

06/17/2026

This past weekend marked the end and beginning of the asparagus season for us.
The asparagus we offered at the farmers markets came from my grandfathers family farm in pittsgrove. He spent his career breeding asparagus and developed many different varieties. My first job after high school was cutting asparagus with him at the Rutgers research station in Bridgeton.
He recently moved to Georgia, the farm is staying in the family, but they want to use the space differently. We were able to dig the crowns and transplant them on our farm.

Asparagus grows by a crown like a bulb or tuber. These crowns were huge! Very excited to keep these plants growing.

06/06/2026

Meals after the farmers market are always better. This breakfast was brought to you by the 2 vendors next to us last night at the Elmer’s Farmer’s Market.

English muffins by Floured Hippie
Microgreens by VeggoVerde
Our eggs and asparagus

Who knew micro greens were a baby food?😂

We had such a great time last night! There was more time for better conversations with customers and other vendors. One customer was a chef and shared a recommendation for cutting asparagus into small coin like slices, so naturally I had to try it today- game changer!

Time to make a tincture or syrup with the leftover elderflowers!

06/05/2026

06/04/2026

It is time to reserve your pasture-raised pork!

Half and Whole Shares are available now. Our pigs are raised outdoors on pasture allowing them to express their natural behaviors while producing flavorful pork.

You will get at-least 50 lbs with a half share and 100lbs from a whole share. They will be ready for your freezer this Fall.

This summer we will be hosting a “Meet your Meat” farm tour so our customers can see how we raise their pork.

Budget friendly:
$50 deposit will reserve your spot now
Payments split into two 50% increments
Butcher fees will be due when they are processed.

Reserve yours now! 👇🏼
https://thehendersonshomestead.com/pork-shares/

06/03/2026

Come check us out THIS FRIDAY at Elmers’s Farmers Market at the Lost Elephant Brewery.

We will have:
Fresh Elderflowers
some Asparagus (the season is coming to an end soon)
Eggs
Homemade Vanilla extract
Kombucha Scoby
Soap + accessories
Stickers
Bunny Berries (💩)

05/25/2026

Some of our piglets on to their next pasture! 🐖
Fresh air, dirt, and sunlight! Living the good life at Willow Oak Farmstead, LLC

05/22/2026

Such a good comparison of pasture raised chicken vs grocery!🍗🐓

05/22/2026

A year ago today.
We were seeing our floor plan come to life. Making last minute changes. Relieved to know we can really build our own house.
We hired Mark Cimino Construction LLC. to build the exterior of our home. Best choice we made. He is very easy to work with and does great work!
After a year and a half of waiting to get approval to build, Mark and his team built this house fast.
The rest of it is on us. Jake is our general contractor. We both have project management and construction experience, so we felt capable going the owner-builder route in order to save $40,000 lol.
I haven’t shared much about our home build because the process is slow. We are still learning along the way.
Is there anything you want to know about building your own home?