Here’s the recent news from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm in Essex, New York: There is a very specific feeling you get at the end of a long day, when you are close to the bed you desperately want to be in, and you glance out the window to look at the sunset and see instead eight … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: The Sound of Contentment
Essex Farm: Late Spring Snowfall
Catch up with what’s happening on Essex Farm with an update from Kristin Kimball: "Budbreak this week on the apples, red maples, the lindens. First weeding. Lots of seeding. And snow. White on the lilacs and on the bright green grass, between the furrows of turned earth. It … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Late Spring Snowfall
Essex Farm: Lambing
Catch up with Essex Farm happenings with an update from Kristin Kimball: Last week, hearing the forecast, I got the same physical, fluttery feeling I get when contemplating a fresh double espresso. The body knows before you even taste it: with this there will be action. Dry warm … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Lambing
Essex Farm: Farrowing Struggles
Catch up with what’s happening on Essex Farm with an update from Kristin Kimball: "Are you tired of repetitive news about difficult farrowings? Me too. But difficult things happen, and I’ve always thought it important to share the bad news as well as the good. So, the third gilt … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Farrowing Struggles
Essex Farm: Animals Eager for Grass
Here’s the recent news from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm in Essex, New York: "The poor little peepers got refrozen into their pond this week. Good thing we haven’t taken the snow tires off yet, nor cleared the hall closet of mittens and parkas. Mark and the team installed two … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Animals Eager for Grass