Browder's Birds
CERTIFIED ORGANIC, PASTURE-RAISED CHICKEN & EGGS North Fork, Long Island. CERTIFIED ORGANIC TURKEYS, PASTURE-RAISED DUCKS & HERITAGE SHEEP.
Open everyday from 9-5.
04/07/2024
Looking for volunteers to help skirt & sort wool during shearing day, Monday, April 8th from 10:30–1:30P. Bonus: you might end up in a News 12 segment!
10/21/2023
New York State Sheep and Wool Festival saturday & Sunday! Browder's Birds representing the East End of Long Island with wool, yarn and handknits.
09/24/2023
Join our Fall Egg CSA for the 2023 Season. Receive two dozen organic eggs at each of 6 pick-ups for the season. Members receive a total of 12 dozen eggs this fall for the price of ten dozen. All pick-ups will be Friday - Sunday of every other weekend beginning September 29th. Become a member at https://www.browdersbirds.com/csa
09/22/2023
BROWDER4050 is our sustainable collection of sweaters and accessories made from the wool of our Cotswold sheep. These fibers grow on healthy, climate beneficial soil right on our farm, and we partner with an upstate mill and small manufacturers that are family-owned, ethical and based in New York. We just restocked East End surf beanies and classic cardigans in gorgeous fall hues. Shop online with shipping or farmstand pick-up.
Another successful wool harvest on a spring shearing day. Stay tuned for more farm-grown yarn and knitted surf beanies! Reel cameos
04/01/2023
Help us harvest the next collection of surf beanies and whaler sweaters. Sheep shearing is the process of trimming wool off of the sheep. It’s like giving them a haircut. Sheep, unlike other animals, do not shed their wool. We’ll turn it into yarn and eventually sustainable knitwear. Spring shearing is scheduled for Monday, April 17th. Please register online to attend & learn more about the process. And even “skirt” a fleece or two!
03/20/2023
Signs of Spring!! Always certified organic and raised on pasture. The farmstand is open everyday 9-5. Spring Egg CSA starts Easter weekend. Find our organic eggs .farm .period (reopening this Friday) .market …did I miss anyone?
03/14/2023
Hop to it! The Spring Egg CSA starts Easter weekend. Members receive 2 dozen certified organic & pasture-raised eggs every other weekend through June 4th. The CSA is flexible and missed pick-ups will carry-over. Sign-up https://www.browdersbirds.com/shop
Calling all kids ages 5-12 years old for fun on the farm! Free-range Kids Camp returns this summer for three sessions: July 17-20, July 31-Aug 3 & Aug 14-17. Register: www.Browdersbirds.com/happenings
01/23/2023
Brighten up a dreary day! Locally-grown East End Surf Beanies in all new shades hand-dyed in small batches with botanicals. Wool’s natural resistance and ability to wick away moisture are among its most impressive qualities. Our woolens are grown on Long Island and made in New York. South Fork fiber artist created these beautiful colors for us. Open everyday 9-5 or shop anytime: https://www.browdersbirds.com/shop/p/surf-beanie .
01/17/2023
Behold… the humble dryer ball! Made in small batches from discarded wool of our Cotswold sheep. The farm stand is open everyday 9-5.
12/28/2022
Leave your Christmas trees next to the farmstand so they become a treat for the sheep to eat. Pine is a good source of vitamin C and a natural dewormer. Feed the trees! Open everyday 9-5.
12/23/2022
High winds blew open the gate today and Rudolph escaped with (we are not kidding) eight prancing Ewes. However their plan to pull Santa’s sleigh was foiled after a wild afternoon on the run. All is calm and all are back behind a fence.
12/18/2022
Happy Holidays! Love, The Dexters - April with her children, May (age 3) and Rudolph (2weeks)
12/08/2022
Little Rudolph the Red-Dun Dexter!
12/05/2022
An early Christmas present! April gave birth to a (surprise) calf this afternoon. We were collecting eggs and noticed a third cow in the field. Mom & baby are doing great!
12/02/2022
Farm grown woolens & homemade Chicken Pot Pies? This farmstand has the lock on cozy!! Open everyday 9-5.
11/18/2022
He’s back!! Chris returns to the for the last one of the season. He’s bringing plenty of organic eggs, chicken, homemade quiche and farm-grown woolens. Visit the market from 9-1 on Saturday and stock up for the holidays.
11/17/2022
The East End Surf Beanie. Farm-grown Cotswold wool locally knit and botanically dyed. Open everyday 9-5 (shop online https://www.browdersbirds.com/shop/p/surf-beanie) also has them for sale!! This Saturday only shop our woolens pop-up Holiday Market and
11/14/2022
All creatures great and small.
11/07/2022
The Pick-up Artist! Open everyday 9-5. Organic eggs & chicken, baked goods, homemade chicken pot pie, raw honey and farm-grown woolens. Shop online browdersbirds.com
11/06/2022
Embracing the arts today with a farm tour with actor (also a farmer) and family. Then JB’s first theatrical experience at rocking out to Cry Baby.
11/05/2022
Fresh Chicken Pot Pies ready to eat! Pick one up this weekend! Open everyday 9-5. All of our baked goods are handmade in small batches.
10/31/2022
No tricks, just treats! Sign-up for the Winter Egg Share snd receive 2 dozen Certified Organic eggs every other weekend starting November 18th - March 26th. All pick-ups are self-service from the farmstand and missed pick-ups can be rescheduled. Support local year-round. Sign-up: https://www.browdersbirds.com/shop
10/25/2022
Counting Sheep in Rhinebeck, New York At the annual New York Sheep and Wool Festival, one writer find nuns, needlepoint, and a surprising lesson in community.
10/22/2022
Farm Tales with is (today) Saturday at 1pm. Afterwards collect farm fresh eggs to take home for $10.
10/15/2022
10/14/2022
It's 176 miles to Rhinebeck, we've got a full tank of gas, a six-year-old, 18 skirted fleeces, 30 pounds of milled roving & yarn, 20 Heritage Whaler Sweaters and 16 of our new Seafarer cardigans. Wish us luck at the New York Sheep & Wool Festival! One of the largest annual gatherings of fiber-arts enthusiasts in the United States, it is held at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds this weekend. If you happen to be attending, find us in Building 36, Booth 7.
10/12/2022
So many sheep, so little time… wool harvest was finished by moonlight and the best fleeces are skirted and heading to in Rhinebeck Oct 15-16. Find us in Building 36, Booth 7 with farm-grown wool, milled roving & yarn, and small-batch woolens. Thanks to shearer and volunteers from and others.
10/10/2022
A beautiful day & our last Farm Tots of the season. Join us October 22nd for a free Story-time with at the farm followed by egg collecting ($10 fee).
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ABOUT US
The dream of ditching the city to become small-scale farmers is nearly impossible, right? The small farmer in America is dying or already dead, or so the story goes.
Chris & Holly met in the summer of 2006 at Mashomack Preserve on Shelter Island during a weekend retreat with the Nature Conservancy. We were both living and working in the city, with a mutual interest in the local food movement. The Omnivore’s Dilemma, written by Michael Pollan, was trending at the time, causing many people to re-evaluate our food system. And for some, our lifestyle choices. The idea of sustainable farming interested us. We liked the pastured livestock model that Farmer Joel Salatin was preaching at Polyface Farms in Virginia. Research led us to organizations like the Peconic Land Trust and their Farms for the Future Initiative. We became aware of enough farmers who were making a go of it by selling organic produce/livestock locally direct to customers. There seemed to be substantial demand and limited supply. That’s a formula we understand – perhaps this was worth a try after all!
With no agricultural experience, Chris first became an apprentice at Garden of Eve Organic Farm in Riverhead, NY. He’s been told that he wasn’t their oldest apprentice, but he hasn’t met anyone older in that position. While at Garden of Eve, he raised, processed and sold broiler chickens on pasture. Ted Lee, co-author of the Lee Brother’s Southern Cookbook, was our first customer while vacationing on the North Fork. We officially launched Browder’s Birds in 2010 with a lease from the Peconic Land Trust for a 5 acre parcel of preserved farmland in Southold. Over the years we continued to grow and in addition to broilers, we raise laying hens, ducks, turkeys and a flock of sheep. In 2012, we purchased our 16-acre farm and home in Mattituck. Our farmstand is open every weekend. We process our own poultry on-farm in a licensed, mobile facility. Our poultry is Certified Organic by NOFA-NY. We sell nearly everything we raise on the East End.
The North Fork is a magical place. Our dream led us here to a life of farming – getting dirty every day, sleeping like a rock at night, planning and more planning, and meeting lots of great people. We could not be luckier!
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4050 Soundview Avenue
Mattituck, NY
11952
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| Monday | 9am - 5pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 5pm |
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