At this time, we do not have public “open” hours on our farm. Maranatha Farm is currently closed to the public.

Items may be purchased via our farm store page, and picked up on Wednesdays from 2:30-5:30 P.M. in our farm store at 75 Willow Avenue in Peapack. We do have a limited number of items for sale in our physical store that can be purchased during normal store hours on Wednesdays. Store access is also available by appointment. Please contact info@maranatha.farm to schedule or ask a question. Thank you for your interest.

Our primary method of selling our products is through our online farm store. We currently have two options for receiving your goods: Farm Store Pickup from early April until early December, and Delivery for a $10 additional charge. If you live within 15 miles of the farm and would like delivery, you will be asked to choose this option upon checkout. If you would prefer to pick up your order when our farm store is closed, please contact us directly and we are happy to accommodate your request.

We do not currently ship any items, but if you are interested in shipping please email us so that we can track demand for this service. More information about online ordering can be found on our Farm Store page. The farm store is updated weekly. Email subscribers are the first to know about product updates.

Our farming style is regenerative, or beyond organic. In our Orchard, we have begun using Biodynamic and Holistic methods. We work with Mother Nature’s tried and true systems to focus on biodiverse microclimates, thriving soils, and sustainably-grown and nutrient-dense crops. Absolutely no chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides are used - for our family’s health, and for yours! We utilize sustainable practices like composting, hügelkultur, crop rotation, cover cropping, and tarping garden beds to let our soils rest. To encourage biodiversity and resist monoculture practices, we interplant many of our crops, and care for twelve beehives set up in the Apiary on our acreage.

• Duck eggs are larger in size than chicken eggs. Typically a standard duck egg is 1.5 times larger than a chicken egg. Our petite duck eggs are the same size as our standard chicken eggs, which is great when using them for baking.
• The whites in chicken eggs have a higher water content (more runny) than the whites in duck eggs.
• Duck eggs have larger yolks and a higher yolk-to-white-ratio than chicken eggs.
• Duck eggs taste richer, creamier, and more “eggy” than chicken eggs. In our home we like to use one duck egg with two chicken eggs to create a fluffy, slightly richer scrambled egg or frittata.
• Duck eggs are known for creating sky-high baked goods.

Eggs are laid with a nearly invisible natural coating on the shell that is applied as the last step in the laying process called the “bloom” or sometimes the “cuticle”.

This coating is the first line of defense in keeping air and bacteria out of the egg. Since eggshells are porous, if you wash your eggs as soon as you collect them, you are removing that natural barrier.

The bloom helps to keep bacteria from entering into the egg white through the shell. It also helps to keep the egg fresher longer by restricting the movement of air through the pores in the eggshell.

Unwashed eggs can be left out on your kitchen counter at room temperature for several weeks, where they will still be perfectly edible, if not quite as fresh, as when they were laid. Many of our customers love to display their colorful eggs on the countertop. Pointy side down is best to preserve freshness so that the air sac stays at the top of the egg. It's also great to have room temperature eggs on stand-by for baking.

In a perfect world, chickens’ eggs would be clean when you collect them from the nesting boxes. Certain times of the year especially, like Spring (aka mud season) and Fall, small specks of dirt, etc. appear on the egg so we wash the egg and refrigerate them. This is generally standard procedure for eggs purchased in the supermarket and why you will only find refrigerated eggs in stores.

As a general rule, we do not wash our chicken or duck eggs unless there is a speck of dirt or more present, in which case we wash them. Ducks, in general, have dirtier eggs by their nature and sometimes even lay their eggs outside! Our black Cayuga duck Rose occasionally likes to lay her egg under a bush, or next to our pond, so it’s a bit of an Easter egg hunt some days.

All of this is to say that when we have washed any of the eggs in a carton, we will apply a label that says “Washed, Please Refrigerate”. Refrigerated eggs (washed or not) will last for 3-5 weeks in the refrigerator but won't taste as fresh as unwashed eggs of the same age. It’s always a great idea to wash your eggs just before using if you have any concerns or are immuno-compromised.

At Maranatha Farm, we believe that healthy food should also be delicious and as local as possible. The way to achieve that with our baked goods is by using as many organic/regeneratively or sustainably grown ingredients from our local foodshed as we possibly can. In June of 2023 we received our Cottage Food license, which allows us to produce our baked goods from our Prep Kitchen right here on the farm.

We use our own duck and chicken eggs, as well as local fruit and flours when available. We replace refined sugar with honey, maple syrup, or coconut sugar, based on which sweetener produces the best final result. In limited cases, we will use organic sugar. We use Organic Valley butter from their Northeast regional dairy farm, and healthy cooking oils like Avocado, Coconut and Safflower.

In the case of our Gluten Free options, please note that we do NOT have a dedicated gluten free facility, and we process all of our baked goods in the same facility with products containing wheat.

In collaboration with our professional baker Marissa Coda, we spent many months testing our recipes to bring you wholesome baked goods that you can feel good about sharing with your friends and family. If you have additional questions, please feel free to reach out to us on our Contact Us page.

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