About Goffle Brook Farms

After 50 years of serving Bergen County, Goffle Brook Farm is successfully managed by founders Richard and Dancy’s daughter, Donna Dorsey, along with their son-in-law Kurt Dorsey. The family traditions remain alive and well. Kurt and Donna have two boys, Clinton and Kyle and there’s reason to believe there might be a third generation running Goffle Brook Farm someday.

Easy To Grow Herbs with Powerful Health Benefits

Herbs are the leaf part of a plant that is used in cooking – these can be used fresh or dried. Any other part of the plant, which is usually dried, is referred to as a spice. These include, for example, bark (cinnamon), berries (peppercorns), seeds (cumin), roots (turmeric), flower (chamomile), buds (cloves) and the stigma of a flower (saffron). Herbs are a fantastic way to add flavor and color to any sort of dish or drink, whether sweet or savory, without adding fat, salt or sugars. In addition to flavor and color, they each also tend to have their own set of health-promoting properties.

By Goffle Brook Farms|2021-04-22T11:23:47-04:00January 16th, 2021|Container Gardening, Herbs, Vegetable Gardening|

Companion Plants – like a good neighbor

Try to think of your garden beds as your neighborhood. Just as in the area you live in, good neighbors make for a pleasant atmosphere to live within. One helps the other, this one can do that and that one can do this; and we all prosper. Well, plants are the same way…

By Goffle Brook Farms|2023-06-08T17:12:07-04:00January 14th, 2021|Container Gardening, Herbs, Perennials, Plant Care, Seasonal Color, Vegetable Gardening|

Its A Winter Wonderland

Starting in November we begin transforming the Garden Shop into a fully-fledged Christmas Shop that's a winter wonderland filled with decorations for both inside & outside your home, gifts for everyone in the family, & gift plants including Poinsettias. From the moment you walk in the door, you’re immersed in the charming sights, scents and spirit of the season.

By Goffle Brook Farms|2021-04-22T11:33:06-04:00November 18th, 2020|Christmas, Seasonal Color|

Ridgewood Landmark Ornaments

Goffle Brook Farm has the perfect ornaments in stock this year, our Ridgewood landmark ornaments make perfect hostess and teacher’s gifts! Limited Edition RWD ornaments featuring Village landmarks including the Ridgewood Tree Lighting, Warner Movie Theater, Ridgewood Post Office, Schoolhouse Museum, Ridgewood Station, Ridgewood High School and the Kasschau Memorial Bandshell.

By Goffle Brook Farms|2023-06-08T17:16:54-04:00November 18th, 2020|Christmas|

Help, my flower beds are a smorgasboard!

What’s Eating My Flowers? Depending on where you live, you might be dealing with critters and squirrels nibbling your flowers and eating your plants. So, how can you keep squirrels away out of your garden beds?

By Goffle Brook Farms|2023-06-08T17:16:33-04:00October 18th, 2020|Container Gardening, Herbs, Perennials, Plant Care, Seasonal Color, Vegetable Gardening|

A Frightfully BOOtiful Halloween

“The farther we’ve gotten from the magic and mystery of our past, the more we’ve come to need Halloween.” Our Halloween displays are looking frightfully BOOtiful! Welcome trick-or-treaters to your home with a unique Halloween themed setting created from the decor found at Goffle Brook Farms in Ridgewood. We celebrate Halloween in a big way at the garden center.

By Goffle Brook Farms|2023-06-08T17:16:12-04:00October 17th, 2020|Container Gardening, Lawn and Garden, Seasonal Color, The Farmers Market|

The Pumpkin Patch

The staff of Goffle Brook Farms in Ridgewood N.J. love fall for many reasons, but playing with pumpkins is one of our favorite reasons! Coming in so many different shapes, sizes and colors, pumpkins are so versatile and can be carved, painted, used in cooking and as planters; making the creations endless in nature.

By Goffle Brook Farms|2023-06-08T17:15:42-04:00October 7th, 2020|Container Gardening, Lawn and Garden, Seasonal Color, The Farmers Market|

There is still time

Have you been debating whether or not to reseed or over-seed your lawn this fall? Well, we’ve got great news: it’s not too late! Fall seeding is always preferable to waiting until next spring! Our recommended product for this is Jonathan Green Black Beauty Fall Magic Grass Seed, containing turf grasses specially bred to ensure a successful fall seeding and can be used on both sun and part shade lawns.

By Goffle Brook Farms|2023-06-08T17:15:20-04:00October 2nd, 2020|Hard Goods, Lawn and Garden|

1st Annual Porch or Yard Decorating Contest

Are you crazy about decorating your yard or porch for fall/Halloween? Goffle Brook Farm & Garden Center is having a contest to pick the best decorated front porch or yard. Contest runs from September 25th to October 28th.

By Goffle Brook Farms|2023-06-08T17:15:09-04:00September 24th, 2020|Container Gardening, Lawn and Garden, Seasonal Color, The Farmers Market|

Have we got a sweet deal for you

Have we got a sweet deal for you. Frank's Honey is now available in our garden center/farmer's market. Produced locally by Ridgewood's own beekeeper and best selling author Frank Mortimer. Frank’s Honey is 100% pure, raw, all-natural, local honey, hand-harvested and hand–extracted from his family cared for hives. Plus, it’s the best tasting honey you'll ever have!

By Goffle Brook Farms|2023-06-08T17:14:59-04:00August 28th, 2020|Hard Goods, Recipes, The Farmers Market|

We Hung Our Prices Out To Dry!

It’s true! Planting perennials in late summer and early fall is an excellent way to get a jump start to enjoy a bigger, more beautiful, and more bountiful garden the following year. While most gardeners are more accustomed to planting in spring, now is also an ideal time to get perennials established in your garden. Plants planted at the end of summer enter a hospitable environment due to more reliable rainfalls and lower, less hostile temperatures.

By Goffle Brook Farms|2023-06-08T17:14:49-04:00August 27th, 2020|Container Gardening, Perennials, Seasonal Color|

Autumn Lawn Care

Late August through early September is the perfect window to establish a new lawn (or repair an existing one) with seed. The warm soil insures fast germination and the cooler fall weather that follows mimics the climates these grasses are native to. Grass is a plant and plants need water to survive, especially in the hot and humid summer months, and coming off the August we’ve just experienced we all were more than a little thirsty this year.

By Goffle Brook Farms|2023-06-08T17:14:37-04:00August 25th, 2020|Hard Goods, Lawn and Garden|

Mid August at the Garden Center

Mid to Late August is a collage of colors at the garden center / farmer’s market. The perennials are bursting with a mesmerizing display of hues and colors, accented with the seasonal color of annuals in their most productive stage of flowering before cooler weather sets in next month.

By Goffle Brook Farms|2023-06-08T17:14:22-04:00August 23rd, 2020|Container Gardening, Houseplants, Lawn and Garden, Perennials, Seasonal Color, The Farmers Market|

Honey – Mother Nature’s Super Food

Honey, specifically raw, pure and unpasteurized, is considered a super food. Raw honey comes straight from the honeycomb. Most of the honey you see in the grocery store is processed and the pollen is removed and it is a far cry from the health promoting powerhouse of its raw, pure unpasteurized counterpart. At our farmers market in Ridgewood N.J. we have the “real deal“ Nina's Red Barn Farm Honey.

By Goffle Brook Farms|2023-06-08T18:12:32-04:00July 27th, 2020|Recipes, The Farmers Market|

Did you know? – Interesting Plant Facts

Here’s a selection of unique, bizarre and interesting plant facts. I got the idea for this post when my good friend Mags was browsing our website and espied an image of Yarrow on the herbs page. She said “why’s yarrow on the herb page? Aren’t they flowers?” I replied “Yes they do flower, however they are classified as a medicinal herb.” To this she replied “oh, I never knew that. That’s interesting”. We both shared a smile and some laughter over that little conversation. She then said; you should do a blog post called “did you know that”.

By Goffle Brook Farms|2023-06-08T18:12:43-04:00July 22nd, 2020|Herbs, Perennials, Seasonal Color, The Farmers Market, Vegetable Gardening|

Farmers Market Produce

Fresh produce is available in our farmer’s market. Here is our produce availability list. We are looking forward to enjoying nature’s nutritious bounty with you. The food you purchase at our farmers market is seasonal. It is fresh and delicious and reflects the truest flavors. Incorporating a local farmers market into your routine will help you to reconnect with the seasonal cycles of nature in our region.

By Goffle Brook Farms|2023-06-08T15:31:48-04:00July 15th, 2020|The Farmers Market|

Kurt Says Water Wisely

Looks like we're in for a run of scorchers the next two weeks. Temperatures climbing into the high to mid nineties for quite a stretch with little or spotty rain forecast. Man those iced teas are gonna quench your thirst while relaxing on the patio. Don't forget your porch/patio containers and your garden beds. Chances are those plants are going to be mighty thirsty also.

By Goffle Brook Farms|2023-06-08T18:13:14-04:00June 29th, 2020|Container Gardening, Herbs, Perennials, Plant Care, Seasonal Color, Vegetable Gardening|

Mandevilla

Oh my gosh! What is that? It’s beautiful. These common statements are often heard around the patio during summer gatherings or family get-togethers. Mandevilla has become a common and stunning patio plant. It’s brilliant flowers of reds, pinks and whites add a tropical flair to any landscape and/or garden setting.

By Goffle Brook Farms|2023-06-08T15:31:46-04:00June 18th, 2020|Container Gardening, Hard Goods, Plant Care, Seasonal Color|

Custom Garden Containers

Container plantings are a simple and elegant way to change the look of a terrace, outdoor living area, front porch or entry. With all of our annuals, tropicals, perennials, and houseplants, the possibilities are endless. Be sure to check out our ready made seasonal selection of containers. It is one thing to sell plants, it is another thing to know how to combine them to make stunning and successful combinations that will last for months at a time.

By Goffle Brook Farms|2023-06-08T18:13:38-04:00June 17th, 2020|Container Gardening, Houseplants, Plant Care, Seasonal Color|

4 Inch Potted Geraniums

Geraniums are one of the most popular plants in the garden. You can plant a mass of them in a bed for a stunning focal point, planted in containers they put on a stunning display of elegance. And when the weather turns chilly, start to move them inside to a sunny window sill and they’ll make a lovely houseplant. And last but not least, they are so easy to care for.

By Goffle Brook Farms|2023-06-08T18:13:58-04:00June 16th, 2020|Container Gardening, Houseplants, Plant Care, Seasonal Color|

So why does Miracle-Gro or any other fertilizer help plants grow bigger and healthier? Fertilizer is material added to the growing medium of plants to supplement nutrient minerals that may be lacking. The minerals are used in very minor, and in some cases almost microscopic, amounts, to help construct all the different parts of the plant, it’s enzymes, proteins, vitamins, reproductive processes, etc. A deficiency of minerals will limit plant growth, while adding certain minerals to the soil (or other medium) can increase growth and yield.