Doublebrook Farm LLC

Doublebrook Farm LLC, establishment M44791, is a very small USDA-inspected meat plant at 37 Bayberry Road in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey. FSIS lists it for meat slaughter and meat processing, with hogs and sheep and lamb reported as species slaughtered under inspection, and a grant of inspection date on file of July 20, 2021. The plant also reports custom-exempt processing. Its reported slaughter volume falls in the lowest FSIS category, under 1,000 head per year.

The website on file belongs to Double Brook Farm, a pasture-based livestock farm in Hopewell, New Jersey, that describes itself as raising sheep, pigs, turkeys, chickens, and limited cattle on over 800 acres of owned and leased land using rotational grazing and regenerative practices. The site says the farm began in 2004 and that in 2015 it became one of the only farms in the country with an on-farm USDA inspected slaughterhouse. Sheep and cattle are described as 100 percent grass fed; pigs and poultry are said to supplement foraged diets with a locally grown non-GMO grain blend, with no hormones or antibiotics used. The farm is associated with Brick Farm Butcher retail and Brick Farm Tavern, a restaurant in a renovated 1800s farmhouse.

The available sources describe the facility as processing the farm's own animals for animal shares, large orders, farmers market sales, and wholesale outlets. Nothing in the sources states whether the plant takes in livestock from outside producers, and no processing schedule, fees, or booking window for outside customers is on file. Details beyond what is stated here are not yet on file.

The federal record lists Doublebrook Farm LLC for meat slaughter and meat processing of hogs and sheep and lamb, and reports custom-exempt processing, with volume under 1,000 head per year. The website presents the facility as an on-farm slaughterhouse built so the farm's own animals do not have to travel to a processor, and the ordering instructions on the site are written for retail customers buying animal shares rather than for producers hauling in livestock. Whether the plant books slaughter or cut and wrap work for outside farms, and any minimums, fees, or lead times, are not stated in the sources on file. A grower would need to contact the plant directly to confirm availability.

Doublebrook Farm LLC reports custom-exempt processing to FSIS, which means it can process an animal a customer already owns (a whole, half, or share bought before slaughter) and return it in packages marked Not for Sale. Most small farms have one or two plants they book with, and the plant's calendar decides the delivery date.

The farm sells whole and half pig and lamb shares, described on the site as all of the cuts from the animal, packaged and frozen, with the price including processing at the on-farm USDA inspected facility and cutting to the specifications on the customer's cut sheet, plus value-added options such as sausage, bacon, and ground meat. Ordering is by downloading a fillable cut sheet and order form, emailing it to info@doublebrookfarm.com, then a call from the farm to confirm the order and take a deposit; the balance is paid at pickup at 37 Bayberry Road in Princeton. Questions and custom orders can go to (609) 466-3594. Chickens, turkeys, bulk sausage, and raw dog food are sold as large orders and come frozen; fresh pickup on shares can be arranged by calling ahead, with all sausage frozen regardless. Smaller quantities are sold at Brick Farm Butcher, at the Princeton Farmers Market at Hinds Plaza on Thursdays 10:00 am to 3:00 pm and the Lambertville Farmers Market on Sundays 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, and at Hopewell Fare in Hopewell and Hun-Val Dairy Farm in Ringoes. On-farm purchases of custom cuts and special orders are by appointment only, arranged by email.

If you are buying a half or quarter animal, the plant is where the animal is processed; the farm sells you the animal. Read how to buy a half cow for the sequence and the math.