There is only one week left until the Champlain Area Trails Grand Inn-to-Inn Hike on May 3! Are you ready? Have you been training to build up endurance for the long trek? Or have you not signed up yet? There is still time. The Grand Hike begins at the Westport Hotel and … [Read more...] about CATS Grand Hike: Preparing for the Trek
Archives for April 2014
Cougar Sightings in and around Essex
Essex-based adventurer and environmental activist John Davis recently took up the topic of cougars in our Adirondack midst. He authored two blog posts, "Misplaced Fear of Cougars (and Other Predators)" and "We Should Welcome Cougars Back" that generated lots of chatter online and … [Read more...] about Cougar Sightings in and around Essex
Got Dinner Plans in 2015? Meet Reber Meat
Starting in just a week or two our pastures will again be full of chickens, pigs and yearlings grazing, scratching and rooting. Our meat season really begins now with these new arrivals coming by mail, by trailer and by truck. Harvest will start with chickens in mid-June, and … [Read more...] about Got Dinner Plans in 2015? Meet Reber Meat
Letters from Lakeside
Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm offers birth – 2nd grade (soon to be 3rd grade) education based on the Waldorf philosophy on a working farm in Essex, NY. Letters from Lakeside Student Name: Delaney Grimes Age: 5 Grade: … [Read more...] about Letters from Lakeside
Full and By Farm: Preparing Fields
We've made use of drier than expected weather this week—spending days in the fields preparing for vegetable seeding and transplanting. James disced the winter cover crop debris under and harrowed out the winter hearty weeds that have greened up in the past week. The soil is still … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Preparing Fields