Jon Stewart, wife Tracey paid $4m for 45-acre NJ farm; now grows crops, rescues animals

Jon Stewart, wife Tracey paid $4m for 45-acre NJ farm; now grows crops, rescues animals (Image Credit: The Two River Times) Jon Stewart’s life away from television has included an unusual investment in New Jersey’s agricultural landscape. In 2016, the comedian and his wife, Tracey Stewart, bought the historic 45-acre Hockhockson Farm in Colts Neck for $4 million. According to The Two River Times, which reported the purchase based on property records and local planning documents, the couple intended to turn the site into a working farm and sanctuary-education centre. Today, the property is known for both its agricultural use and its role in caring for rescued farm animals.A historic Colts Neck propertyHockhockson Farm sits along Route 537 in Colts Neck, between Laird Road and Swimming River Road. The property has a long agricultural history, with the farm dating to around 1780. When the Stewarts purchased it, the site included a farmhouse, two smaller houses, barns, other farm buildings, horse corrals and a farm stand.The property had also remained connected to the same family for generations. According to The Two River Times, members of the Cooke family had owned the farm for a cou...