Central Jersey Blog
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Over the River and through the Woods for a Holiday Forage
Fresh Heritage Turkeys & Much More Holiday trips in the family car while growing up in the 1970s often featured my mother leading the family in singing “Over the River and through the Woods,” a holiday poem and song written by a prominent abolitionist in 1844. It...
Central Jersey Tastings: Cheeses of Bobolink Dairy, Cherry Grove Farm
Central New Jersey’s organic cheesemakers, Bobolink Dairy and Cherry Grove Farm, are producing high-quality cheeses that reflect a Central Jersey Terroir, our reviewer writes.
It’s Harvest Season in Central Jersey!
Your Guide to Visitor-Friendly Farms in the Garden State New Jersey is the Garden State for a reason. For more three centuries, the state’s fertile fields and valleys have fed America’s cities and armies. Indeed, Central Jersey was the site of the “forage wars” of...
Finally, A True Count of Women Farmers in the Garden State
For a full year now, I’ve been showing a documentary about three centuries of local farming in central New Jersey’s Millstone Valley to enthusiastic audiences, including many who are farmers themselves. One section of the film almost always gets a “gasp.”...
Discover the Beauty and the Bounty of Central NJ
Discover Central NJ is a collaborative initiative of leading farmers, restauranteurs, beverage makers, and businesses people in the central New Jersey counties of Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset. Its leader is Brad Fay, a national marketing expert, historic...
Where to Stay in Farm Country
The Chauncey Hotel & Conference Center is a 100-room jewel of a hotel located in the middle of Central Jersey’s farm country, just minutes from farms, farm-to-table restaurants, great beverage makers, historic sites, recreation areas, and arts venues. Located a...
Sourland Mountain Festival
Sourland Mountain Festival–Music with a View in Central Jersey is a “best kept secret” wilderness just an hour from New York and Philadelphia. The Sourland Mountain Festival on June 22 let’s you discover the beauty of Central Jersey with a soundtrack of live music...
Central NJ Farms–History & More
A coalition of farmers, beverage makers, and farm-to-table restauranteurs this week launched DiscoverCentralNJ.com to help you find the special places, food, and drink that earned the Garden State its nickname. Just 1 Hour from NYC & Philly... Learn about farms...