Check out this week’s Essex Farm news from Kristin Kimball‘s blog: "Frost came again on Thursday morning, dusting each blade of grass with glitter. The day before, there was the annual scramble to bring in the tender things that could be gathered and stored. The cellar of the … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Unexpected Guests
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Essex Farm: Digging Potatoes
Here's the recent news from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm in Essex, New York: "I’m home on a 24 hour visit, halfway through my writing residency at the Blue Mountain Center. The residency is heavenly but I have missed family and farm. I watched the leaves turning and falling … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Digging Potatoes
Indian Summer 2014
"The air is perfectly quiescent and all is stillness, as if Nature, after her exertions during the Summer, were now at rest." ~ John Bradbury, 1817 (noaa.gov) Aaahhh... Indian Summer. There's no finer epilogue to decadent July and August than a string of autumn days exactly … [Read more...] about Indian Summer 2014
Essex Farm: First Frost
Wondering what's happening on Essex Farm? Check out this update from Kristin Kimball: "First frost last night! The forecast inspired the annual rush yesterday to harvest the tender plants — basil, eggplant, tomatoes, peppers, plus many tons of butternut, delicata and acorn … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: First Frost
Full and By Farm: Frost in the Forecast
Patchy frost is in the forecast for tonight so we're preparing the fields for our first real cold of the season. The tomatoes have been suffering from the chilly weather all week and early blight for the last month. They are happy to call an end to the season. The peppers are … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Frost in the Forecast