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About Pretty Bird Farm

Pretty Bird Farm is a small family farm located in Delaware Township in Hunterdon County, NJ. We live our lives and manage our farm as organically as possible. Our chickens eat organic feed and only the best kitchen and garden refuse. Our veggies and flowers are also raised organically, pesticide free, fertilized with organic fertilizer.

Mother’s Day 2021

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Pretty Bird Farm

This evening, we went for what was initially a damp walk into our woods. By the time we made it back to the house we found ourselves in a dreching and cold, yet refreshing downpour. Upon our entering our woods, … Continue reading →

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May 3rd, 2021

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Pretty Bird Farm

Autumn olive. When traveling north on 519 above our farm, it is easy to overlook the waves of autumn olives dancing from side to side throughout the hay fields. If you know what you are looking at out in the … Continue reading →

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May 1st, 2021

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Pretty Bird Farm

Hyssop. I know two things about hyssop – we have it planted in the third bed from center in the middle garden and the aromatics of this unassuming perennial remind of the northern Rhone Valley; most notably the unparalled interpretation … Continue reading →

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April 30th, 2021

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Pretty Bird Farm

It has been some time since I have written for our website. My wife Tiffany works tirelessly to keep you all updated via Instagram. So, I figured that it is time for me to get back to work via the … Continue reading →

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Garden Conservancy Open Days at Pretty Bird Farm June 15th Recap

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Pretty Bird Farm

Pretty Bird Farm is participating in The Garden Conservancy’s Open Days program two Saturdays this year.  We opened June 15th earlier this summer and I wrote a blog about it about a month ago, and here it is.  As I look at … Continue reading →

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Canning Tomato Sauce at Pretty Bird Farm

Posted on September 9, 2018 by Pretty Bird Farm

Hey! It has been too long since we have updated the blog, but we are still here! We have been living life instead of writing about it! We are still growing the farm, still growing our little Violet and we … Continue reading →

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A Secret Garden Birthday Party

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Pretty Bird Farm

A Secret Garden Birthday Party If you’ve been following along on Instagram or Facebook, you know our little Violet just turned 1! The last year has been the fastest one of our lives, packed full of learning new skill sets … Continue reading →

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Sunday Flurries

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Pretty Bird Farm
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It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Pretty Bird Farm

It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas Let’s be honest, it’s been looking a lot like Christmas at Pretty Bird Farm since the week before Thanksgiving!  I took three days off work in November to make garland, decorate our … Continue reading →

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Holy Moly!

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Pretty Bird Farm

A Mole Sauce Recipe What an election this has been.  This post isn’t about politics though, there is enough read about that right now.  This blog post is about the delightful mole sauce we made to upgrade our Taco Tuesday … Continue reading →

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