"I’m on my way back to Essex from the Canadian Organic Growers Conference in Toronto. Thanks to Tanmayo and all the volunteers who put together a great conference. I met loads of new friends, including Gavin Dandy, who runs a farmer training program at Everdale farm here in … [Read more...] about Canadian Organic Growers Conference
Essex Farm Updates
"Mark is away this week, giving workshops at the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture’s annual winter conference. He’s also catching up with friends from his days of farming in State College. Yesterday, he spent the morning in the Stoltzfus family’s butcher shop. … [Read more...] about Essex Farm Updates
Kristin Kimball Writes for GourmetLive
"Here’s a little essay [Kristin Kimball] wrote for GourmetLive about the joy of winter food." [via New piece up on GourmetLive | Kristin Kimball.] Check it out: Winter Feasting at Essex Farm Related articles The Dirty Life, By Kristin Kimball (independent.co.uk) … [Read more...] about Kristin Kimball Writes for GourmetLive
Surprisingly Warm
"Marco came over [to Essex Farm] this week to teach Ashlee and me how to artificially inseminate dairy cows. I learned several things. 1. A cow’s rectum is a good place to warm your hand. I was in the house when Marco arrived, so threw my big barn parka over the cashmere … [Read more...] about Surprisingly Warm
Going Back to Horse Power
For Essex Farm, "[w]inter is the time we consider what comes next, as a family and as a farm. Mark and I go on a retreat every February, to talk about what we’ve done and what we want to do. But this year we’re starting early. We’re already calling 2012 The Year of the Horse. We … [Read more...] about Going Back to Horse Power