19/11/2024
On Saturday I had the pleasure of touring Mama Farm and Early Girl Farm in Brookhaven, New York.
Mama Farm specializes in raising heritage chicken breeds, which lay eggs in a variety of 🌈 colors, including blue, green, pink and chocolate brown, and their egg size is always different. The 🐥🐓chickens are a thing of beauty, and one reminded me of a Shaggy Coos 🐮cow. We also got to meet many 🐑 sheep and 🐐goats, including a cashmere goat with the softest coat I’ve ever touched. They have five breeds of sheep that are nearly extinct, including one who is one of only 11 left.
Mama Farm also has 🐝 beehives and 🍯honey, of course! We were generously gifted a bottle of honey that I'm excited to use for a catering order later this week. Stay tuned!
I also had the pleasure of meeting Patty Gentry, a former chef turned farmer who runs Early Girl Farm. Patty grows vegetables 🥕🥬🥦🥒on 2.5 acres of land using organic, regenerative, no-till methods.
Thank you to Anthony for being an amazing tour guide and thank you to Alex for arranging it all!