When was the last time you went bowling? How much fun did you have? Here’s an opportunity to spend time with your neighbors and have a couple of laughs. Essex Initiatives and The Willsborough Bowling Center are hosting a fun event for all of Essex on December 4th. The … [Read more...] about Essex Goes Bowling
Archives for October 2015
So You’ve Never Heard of Wollastonite? (Adirondack Life)
"WHEN A MAN NAMED KOERT BURNHAM uncovered deposits of the mineral wollastonite in the Adirondacks nearly 50 years ago, it was no earth-shaking event. Nobody got up and cheered. The existence of wollastonite, a form of calcium metasilicate named for William Hyde Wollastone, an … [Read more...] about So You’ve Never Heard of Wollastonite? (Adirondack Life)
CATS Accepts Accreditation
Chris is "on the road again," this time to the Land Trust Alliance (LTA) Rally in California, accepting the accreditation certificate and pennant from Rand Wentworth, executive director of the LTA on behalf of CATS. The Rally also provides many wonderful workshops, learning … [Read more...] about CATS Accepts Accreditation
Essex Farm: Calving Time
Check out this week’s Essex Farm news from Kristin Kimball‘s blog: "It doesn’t get much better than this at harvest time. Soft warm days, cool nights, some color in the trees, and the dairy calves coming steadily, easily, almost one per day. Three heifers calved during the day … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Calving Time
CATS’ First Autumn Hike and Harvest Lunch
We invite you to an especially beautiful fall event—CATS’ first Autumn Hike and Harvest Lunch at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 17 at DaCy Meadow Farm in Westport. The leaves should be in their full color as we hike the easy 2 mile trail through fields and forests with wonderful … [Read more...] about CATS’ First Autumn Hike and Harvest Lunch