End of the Year at Essex Farm

Essex Farm View

Essex Farm View

“It’s been a week of tidying up for the end of the year, both physically and financially. The team put a big effort into moving all the equipment to winter storage, to get ready for the snow and the plowing that comes with it. The popcorn is in, shucked, and drying. The laying hens moved to the greenhouses. The breeding sows came up from pasture, to the snug east barn. Meanwhile, Mark and I sat down with folders of receipts, the big ledger, and our various checkbooks to get a sense of our 2011 numbers so Mark could meet with our accountant. The numbers we finally flushed out of all those scraps of paper told the story of a farm that has truly become community supported…” [Continue reading.]

About Katie Shepard

Passionate about reading and writing stories, Katie Shepard enjoys discovering more about her home while writing for Essex on Lake Champlain. Katie recently joined the Depot Theatre family after graduating from SUNY Plattsburgh where she studied literature, philosophy, and Asian studies. Connect with her on Twitter or at Linked.in.

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