Kellie Brook Farm

by | Jul 1, 2021 | Producer and Farmer Profiles

Kellie Brook Farm
Contact: Tim Rocha
Address: 1024 Portsmouth Ave. Greenland, NH, 03840
Email Address: kelliebrookfarm@comcast.net
Phone: 603-702-0342
Website: http://www.kelliebrookfarm.com

About Us
Kellie Brook Farm is a family owned and operated farm on 30 acres in Greenland NH. Purchased in 1992 we started converting the abandoned fields into production by planting Christmas trees and then vegetables for the farmers markets. Ten years later we added pigs and chickens, the start of us specializing in natural raised meats.

Practices
Today Kellie Brook Farm produces: Pork, Chicken, Turkey and Duck, all raised free ranged or pasture raised and grain fed. Our animals are not fed growth stimulants, hormones, antibiotics or animal by products.
We feed alternative feeds, such as: bread, yogurt, whey, apples, pumpkins and other vegetables as much as possible. These feeds when combined with a non-medicated grain make for a slower growing animal and cuts of meat that are juicy and full of flavor, like the meats available at the local butcher when you were growing up.
Custom cuts and standing orders are always available, just contact us directly.

Julie’s Happy Hens

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Julie’s Happy Hens
Contact: Matt Gelbwaks and Julie Whitcomb
Address: 43 Old Milford Rd. Mont Vernon, NH, 03057
Email Address: julieshappyhens@gmail.com
Phone: 603-320-2353
Website: www.julieshappyhens.com

About Us
Julie’s Happy Hens is the largest pasture-raised table egg producer in the state. It is a terrible award to be bestowed on such a small operation, but it probably best defines how dire the agricultural situation has become in New Hampshire. Never the less, we are approximately 3500 birds producing free-range, possibly fertile, eggs in the lee of the Monadnocks. Most of our birds are laying hens, but we also have roosters, guineas, ducks, geese, peafowl, and turkeys.

We also raise a flock of milking sheep to produce cheese and yogurt as well as wonderful cuts of lamb.
Practices
We focus on sustainable agriculture using natural and humane practices. Our philosophical approach has as its keystone the well being of the land and our animals. We welcome visitors and are always proud to show off our farm. In fact, we encourage people to visit and participate in the animal’s lives, as that is the best way to understand the basis for your food and the responsibilities you have as a consumer, as well as the responsibilities we have as your farmer.

We do not use specifically non-gmo feed, as we can not source it without adding considerably to our carbon footprint. We have a special mixture formulated for us by BlueSeal and ground to order. it is pro-biotic and homeopathic in nature, but uses conventional soy and corn. Our husbandry practices for all animals go well beyond the rigors of the Organic Standards, but without the non-gmo feed, we are not certifiable. We use no pesticides, herbicides, or hormones and only antibiotics in life or death situations (and then, only with the sheep). We are also record keeping fanatics.

Joy Lane Farm

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Joy Lane Farm
Contact: Joel and Katy Waechter
Address: 1 Front St. st. 333 Rollinsford, NH, 03869
Email Address: joylanefarm@gmail.com
Phone: 603-380-3568
Website: joylanefarm.com

About Us
We’re Joel and Katy, the makers behind Joy Lane Farm. We are second generation soap-makers who live in Rollinsford, NH with our three daughters and love gardening, entrepreneurship, and puzzling.

We believe high quality products come from high quality, natural ingredients, that lilac candles should smell like real lilacs, and that if a product is absorbed into your skin, it shouldn’t contain parabens. We partner with local farmers for all our goat milk, because we know what it’s like to raise goats. We believe lotion should be thick, never watery, and that lip balm should moisturize, never dry out your lips. In our products, every ingredient has a purpose, absolutely no fillers.

As 2nd generation soap-makers, we believe the integrity and beauty of what we make reflects the generations before us and the generations after, and that investing in our community, locally and globally, is part of our inheritance. When we’re not making stuff, we’re playing with our girls and enjoying our little town of Rollinsford.

Our FAVORITE part of being business owners is connecting with our customers, which we mostly do through the local farmers market, Facebook, and Instagram. You can follow us there or on our blog on joylanefarm.com. We love to hear from you. Thanks for helping us build Joy Lane Farm!

<3 Joel and Katy
#LiveJoyfullyDoGreatThingsCelebrateFamily

Practices
All our products are made with non-GMO botanical oils and we use goat milk from Evergreen Gables Farm in Milton, NH.

Jaju Pierogi

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Jaju Pierogi
Contact: Vanessa and Casey
Address: 271 Western Ave. Lynn, MA, 01904
Email Address: hello@jajupierogi.com
Phone: 413-219-6348
Website: www.jajupierogi.com

About Us
Founded by two sisters in 2016 using their grandfather’s recipes, Jaju Pierogi makes pierogi in traditional from scratch in Lynn, MA. Four years later, Jaju Pierogi is distributing to stores and homes across New England. Sales are supported by a very active social media presence and events throughout the region.

Hungry Heart Farm

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Hungry Heart Farm
Contact: Terry O’Brien
Address: 116 Exeter Road Kingston, NH, 03848
Email Address: terrence.obrien22@gmail.com
Phone: 732-757-5793

About Us
Hungry Heart Farm is a small, diversified, culinary-driven vegetable farm. Hungry Heart was born from a love of food, and aims to use food as way to bring awareness to and improve our natural environment.

Practices
Hungry Heart Farm uses organically approved sprays, naturally derived fertilizers, cover crops, crop rotation, and otherwise grows following organic practices. In addition, we use reduced tillage methods whenever possible to maintain and, over time, improve the quality of our soil.

Huckins Farm

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Huckins Farm
Contact: Matty Huckins
Address: 52 Magoon Road New Hampton, NH, 03256
Email Address: events.huckinsfarm@gmail.com
Phone: 603-630-8720
Website: huckinsfarm.org

About Us
We are a family-owned, 200+ year old, Grade A Dairy Farm settled in the heart of New Hampshire. Our mission is to provide wholesome, nutritious products for you and your loved ones while promoting education through workshops and classes as we work together to cultivate a more healthy, sustainable, and loving world.

Located on more than 132 acres of lush, rolling countryside, it has been a working farm since 1784, and has been owned and operated by the Huckins family since 1906. Matty Huckins currently manages the farm with the help of family and friends.

Practices
Our small herd of Jersey and Guernsey cows enjoy pasture-based rotational grazing and a non GMO custom feed. Our products are made in small batches right at the farm where customers can meet the cows, view the process, and are welcomed as friends and neighbors.

Our cows enjoy the benefits of comfortable living quarters in a large, free-stall barn and get plenty of fresh air, sunshine, and exercise in the barnyard in winter. We know them all by name and treat each one as an individual with specific needs and temperament.