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    Home » Dinner » Eat Local – Lima Family Farms

    Eat Local – Lima Family Farms

    Published: Sep 12, 2018 · by Anne · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

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    I am always curious about where my food comes from, and I was excited to have an opportunity to take a tour of Lima Family Farms in Hillsborough, NJ.

    Lima Family Farms entryway

    This!  Is what I see when I pull into the driveway each week to pick up eggs, meat and fresh produce.  Wouldn’t you agree that it’s much easier to look at than a crowded supermarket parking lot?

    As you turn into the driveway of the property, there is a  sense of calmness and serenity as you drive past the free-roaming animals that are living the way nature intended them to.

    Farm entry chickens

    Lima Family Farms sits on approximately 360 acres on  Amwell Road in Hillsborough, New Jersey.  It’s a farm with a mission to feed the community with high-quality sustain-ably raised food. They pride themselves on the humane treatment of livestock and land, and it shows.

    Grazing cows

    Lima Family Farms follows organic practices to grow and raise their food. Their crops are grown without the use of any synthetic pesticides or fungicides. Their animals are not given hormones and are pasture raised and rotated on a regular basis.

    LIMA FAMILY FARMS TOUR

    Lima offers walking tours to anyone that’s interested in seeing the farm and learning about how natural food is raised.  I recently had a tour of the farm, and the one thing surprised me was how calm and friendly all of the animals are. Here are the highlights of my tour.

    Mother Pigs

    The mother pigs live near but not with the young pigs. They spend their day wallowing in the mud and eating.

    Lima family farms pig in mud

    Doing what pigs love to do – wallowing in the mud.

    Lima Pig2

    Mother pig heading out for food.

    Young Pigs

    Younger pigs live in a wooded area on the farm, once they saw us coming, they came up to greet us.

    Lima family farms baby pigs

    Young pigs living in their natural habitat

    Young Pigs saying hello

    Baby Poultry – Brooder House

    Baby chickens and turkeys are fed and housed in the brooder house until they are old enough to live in the pasture.

    Lima Family Farms Chickens

    Baby Chickens

    Lima Family Farms Turkeys

    Baby Turkeys

     

    Pastured Poultry

    We had to stop to pet the playful watch dog before seeing the mature poultry in the pasture. She protects the chickens and turkeys from predators.

    Watch Dog

    Lima Family Farms Turkeys

    Turkeys grazing in the pasture

    The Sheep

    The sheep were happy to see us and were not afraid to get close to us.

    Sheep – happy to see us

    Lima Sheep

    A friendly sheep saying hello

    The Cows

    Mother cows and their babies live separately from the grazing cows.The babies live with their mothers for about 8 months until they are weaned.

    Once they are on their own, the cows are tagged so that they can be traced back to their mother. They stay on the farm until they are  about 18 months old enjoying a diet of grass.

    Mother Cows with their babies

    Lima Mother cows

    Baby Cow with their mother

    Lima cattle

    Young cows grazing in the field

    Cow feeding on grass

     

    Green Houses

    Lima Family Farms also grows fresh produce. They have a few hoop green houses on the property which is where they start their greens, and grow their tomatoes.

    Lima Family Farms Greenhouse

    Field Greens that are ready to be transplanted to the field

     

    It’s near the end of the tomato growing season, the tomato plants are still flourishing!

    The Market At Lima Family Farms

    Lima Family Farms Market

    The Farm market is open to the public three days a week.  You can purchase fresh vegetables, fruits, flowers, farm fresh eggs, chicken, and a variety of meats.  They have a nice selection of uncured versions of typically cured meats such as ham, kielbasa, liverwurst, bacon, Canadian bacon and one of my favorites, pork roll.

    I picked some up some pork roll, ground beef, fresh tomatoes, and lettuce so that I could make my favorites, a Jersey burger.  If you aren’t from New Jersey you might be wondering what pork roll is.  It’s a type of sausage that was born in New Jersey. jersey burger simple and savory.com

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    Lima Family Farms In  A Nutshell:

    Lima Family Farms is Located at: 826 Amwell Road, Hillsborough NJ

    Farm Market Hours: Friday 1 to 6 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 4 pm, you can also find them at the Princeton Farmer’s Market on Thursday’s from Mid-May through Mid-November.

    Products Offered: Vegetables, fruits, flowers, grass-fed and finished beef, pasture raised pork, lamb and chickens

    Other Places You Can Find Lima Family Farms:  Princeton Farmer’s Market, Thursday’s 10:00 am to 3 pm Mid-May through Mid-November.

    CSA: Yes, Market Style

    Growing Practices:  Organic standards, pasture raised

    Website: https://www.limafamilyfarms.com

     

     

    Grilled Jersey burger made with grass fed beef and uncured pork roll simple and savory

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      1. Amy Lents

        October 03, 2018 at 3:34 pm

        Yum! This burger looks delicious!

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      2. Valentina | The Baking Fairy

        October 03, 2018 at 4:33 pm

        It’s so important to know where your food comes from and try to buy local when you can. What an awesome post! I need to get informed about how to do something like this around me!!

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      3. Jolene

        October 04, 2018 at 9:15 am

        That is a gorgeous burger! I’m so happy I live in an area with lots of farms and orchards.

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      4. Caroline

        October 04, 2018 at 12:06 pm

        What a great experience! And the burger looks great too.

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