August is harvest, harvest, harvest time, and nowhere is this more evident than the new Essex community garden. If you haven't visited the lawn behind Essex Town Hall lately, you're in for a surprise. Veggies galore! Essex Community Garden: Back Story I stopped in to speak … [Read more...] about Essex Community Garden
Agriculture In and Around Essex, NY
Essex Farm: Haymaking Frenzy
Check out this week’s Essex Farm news from the recent update at Kristin Kimball‘s blog: "August is a transition month, when the focus shifts from growing to harvest. We worry less about weeds now – the frost will take care of them before they go to seed – and more about … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Haymaking Frenzy
Essex Farm: Surprise Lamb
Check out the latest news from Essex Farm in this note from Kristin Kimball's Blog: "Farming is many things, but it is never dull. This morning, Mike came in from animal chores to tell me that he’d found a newborn lamb in the flock. None of the ewes is supposed to even be … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Surprise Lamb
Essex Farm: Consider the Egg
Check out this week’s Essex Farm news from the recent update at Kristin Kimball‘s blog: "Consider the egg. All magic, it is. Forged from grass, worms, insects and grain in the mysterious depths of the hen, it appears like a gem in the nest box each day, cased in a flawless … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Consider the Egg
Full and By Farm: Rain Continues
After last week's quick rain storm refreshed the plants James remarked that we really needed about 4 more inches to replenish the soil fully. With 3.5 by the end of Monday, and new storms moving through now, I say we could have stopped awhile back. The soil in the fields is … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Rain Continues