Tag Archives: Brooklyn
The Mad Rooster Culler
We have some beautiful roosters. Our main man, Tough Guy, is a Black Copper Marans and he, quite literally, rules the roost. The hens belong to him and he is strut and swagger from crown to talon. He’s a truly … Continue reading
The Occasional Farmer
Over the past week or so, I’ve spent more time down at our Brooklyn restaurant than in the past six months combined. We’ve had some really wonderful staffing changes, and I’ve been there to manage the transitions. Being submerged back … Continue reading
Buying Firewood: A Comedy in Three Parts
You would think buying firewood would be a simple thing to do. But for us, the learning curve has been tremendous. Since our Brooklyn restaurant has a wood-burning fireplace, we always had firewood delivered. It would arrive a couple of … Continue reading
Coming Home
We lived in Brooklyn for 10 years. For eight of those years, we would take a week’s vacation in Cape Cod at the end of August. While the week was always wonderful, the return trip home seemed to undo all … Continue reading
Deer are Beautiful Jerks
I love deer. They are beautiful and gentle and majestic. They keep to themselves for the most part. We always enjoy seeing a group of them grazing in the neighbors’ fields. But only in the neighbors’ fields. Dave came home … Continue reading
applewood farm Photo Contest! (with Prizes!)
Since we opened applewood restaurant back in 2004, we’ve always featured the work of local photographers on our walls. We have tried to find photos that showed images of farms and farming, and so far we think we’ve done a … Continue reading
Pig in a Day: From pig pen to plate in eight hours
We are getting better at finishing pigs here on applewood farm. Our first go-round was on November 5th of last year and we made the grievous error of choosing to finish all three pigs in one day. It was a … Continue reading
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