Cranbury Brook Farm is is a quaint and private family farm (visitors by appointment. only) located in the heart of Central New Jersey, in Monroe Township. Although we are only a "stones throw away" from exit 8 of the New Jersey Turnpike, we are nestled in our own little private hide-a-way right here in central suburbia. We are a 9+ acre farm bordering on the historic Cranbury Brook, and Federal Road. Our history shows that George Washington and his troops marched down Federal Road (around 1765) and battles during the revolutionary war were fought right here on our property (and surrounding properties) back in the 1700's. We are a proud and hard-working family of seven; Mom and Dad, and five children ranging in ages from 30 down to 12.
We have a 10 stall barn with full boarding facilities, and another large pasture with another small private 2 stall barn (& tackroom).
We proudly raise all our farm animals on open pasture and meadows almost all year round. They are penned only at nightfall to keep them all safe from predators. During the winter months when pasture is dormant, we supplement with grass hay (sometimes light alfalfa mix for our milking goats).
We practice outstanding management skills with all our animals ... we raise NPGA registered Pygmy goats, ADGA registered Togg goats (milkers), Boer meat goats, & a few crosses. We are extremely proud of our herd, and we are well-known for our very friendly and lovable animals by most townsfolk. All of our goats are always disbudded as soon as possible after birth; we have no goats with horns on our farm as we feel they serve no purpose in domestic life here on our farm. Our herd is always current on their vaccinations, and are wormed regularly. We keep their hooves nice and trim, ears cleaned, etc. approximately every four months. We are also very lucky to have one of the best veterinary groups anywhere in the state of New Jersey.
We are now proudly expanding to include farm parties for children and their families, and some tours (again, by appointment only). Please contact us (there is a link above) re our farm parties which includes our bottle-fed baby goats, learning to milk a goat, pony rides, lionhead rabbits, ducks, and chickens.
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