Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! I just came inside from a glorious morning walk around the farm. Here is today’s state-of-the-farm report. It has been a mild, dry first half of the last month of the year, and the animals are still out … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Livestock Well
Essex Farm: Farmer Reunion
Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! Mark and I were away for a few days this week, speaking at Cornell and Ithaca College. On the way home, we squeezed in a pair of farm visits with some old friends. First, Northland Sheep Dairy, where … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Farmer Reunion
Essex Farm: Ode to Corn
Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! If you are a regular reader of the farm note you already know about the affection I hold for corn the plant. I feel exactly the same way about corn the food. I love it because it is our own native North … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Ode to Corn
Essex Farm: Thanksgiving
Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! I always think of Thanksgiving as our holiday, the farmers’ holiday. But it’s not just ours. People throughout the ages have held harvest home feasts this time of year. The crops are secure, so we … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Thanksgiving
Essex Farm: No Misato Rose Radish
Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! With temperatures predicted to plunge into the teens, most of the past week’s effort went toward pulling in the crops that would be damaged by such a severe chill. Luke led the team through double-pace … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: No Misato Rose Radish