Views: 1,234 Walk into Bardy Farms on Washington Valley Road in Warren Township, and you are entering one of New Jersey’s increasingly rare family farm businesses. Fresh produce still fills the market, plants crowd the greenhouses in Spring, pumpkins arrive… Read More »Bardy Farms: From a Russian Immigrant’s Fields to a Somerset County Farming Dynasty
Views: 2,697 RUMOR CONFIRMED:As Crane Farm approaches another turning point, word has begun circulating that Tyson and Doris Mertz are retiring October 31, 2026 and will not be renewing their lease with Somerset County. The Mertzes have not owned the… Read More »Crane Farm: The Little Farm Stand Preserves Basking Ridge’s Farming Past
Views: 2,001 Our story begins as we were researching another story tied to swim clubs in New Jersey’s Basking Ridge area, and we were preparing a story about Millington’s Clover Hill Swim Club. A fun story you can read later,… Read More »Reggie’s Playland & Farm: A Forgotten Jazz Club in Millington, NJ
Views: 47,556 Au Natural in the News:As we were updating this post, we just learned that a Steakhouse in Miami is going “au natural” just like Sky Farm. And we have another news item at the end of the story.… Read More »Sky Farm: America’s Oldest Nudist Colony is STILL KICKING in Liberty Corner, New Jersey
Views: 5,522 Lewis – Boudinot – Southard- Ross Farm in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Twp., New Jersey. The Ross Farm in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has a rich Revolutionary War history and played a notable role in the… Read More »The Ross Farm is Still Defending Liberty and Independence 250 Years Later
Views: 11,763 UPDATE:Mr. Local History is proud to announce, in partnership with The Ross Farm, the release of the 6th collectible in the series, the Somerset County 1777 Boudinot Southard Ross House. The collectible is part of the New Jersey… Read More »Lewis – Boudinot – Southard- Ross Farm in Basking Ridge
Views: 13,631 Larison’s Turkey Farm was more than just a restaurant; it was a cherished New Jersey landmark steeped in tradition. Established in 1945 on the grounds of a working turkey farm dating back to 1868, Larison’s embodied the warmth… Read More »New Life? Larison’s Turkey Farm in Chester, New Jersey
Views: 24,955 UPDATE: After decades of sitting in a pile of rubble behind Warren’s DPW, the iconic and sole surviving Egg-O-Mat has been restored and dedicated to the residents of Warren Township, New Jersey. The Egg-O-Mat, a beloved and unique… Read More »SAVED – Epstein Farm’s EggOmat in Warren Township, New Jersey
Views: 1,996 Release Party: March 1, 2025 Join Mr. Local History and learn a little bit about the KMS Farmstead…. Then get your own piece of local history! Celebrating the rich history of the Kennedy Martin Stelle Farmstead, this iconic… Read More »KMS Farmstead in Basking Ridge Honored with Painted Wooden Keepsake
Views: 15,338 Note: MLHP increased the coverage to include all of Somerset County’s lost and active farm stands, farmers’ markets, private farms, historic farms, and farm preservation projects. Specific farms for equestrian activity, Christmas trees, and other categories will also be included. Early Farming… Read More »Somerset County Farms, Orchards, Dairies, Stables & Historic Preservation
Views: 10,485 They came from all over Jersey to the sleepy section of West Millington in Bernards Township for some of the freshest farm goods anyone could get anywhere. Once a quiet enclave a few miles north of Rt. 22… Read More »Remembering Dewy Meadow Farm and Those Chicken Pot Pies
Views: 13,173 The Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R) Goes Right Through Liberty Corner, the site of the English Farm that hosted 5,000+ soldiers during the march to Yorktown. This march ended with the defeat of the British and the defeat… Read More »English Farm – Liberty Corner’s Historic Gem & Rochembeau’s Rev War Stopover
Views: 27,991 If you live in the Somerset Hills area around Bedminster and Tewksbury, you’ve probably heard the name Mellick. The Mellick name goes back to one of the founding family names in the area. In fact, the name Mellick… Read More »Bedminster History – Look To the Old Mellick Farmhouses
