Here’s the recent news from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm in Essex, New York: "We hired the three Great Pyrenees livestock guardian dogs I mentioned in last week’s note. So far, so awesome. When breeding and instinct and training line up with a job that needs to be done, you can … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Livestock Guardians
Kristin Kimball
Essex Farm: Bread-Baking
Mark has been on a bread-baking tear the last couple of weeks. He recently read Michael Pollan’s Cooked, and has been working on Pollan’s no-knead 100% whole wheat sourdough loaves. It’s not an easy feat, but these loaves have been really good and getting even better. Pollan … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Bread-Baking
Essex Farm: Transfigured
Here’s the recent news from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm: The seasons of the year can be read as an equation that comes out even in the end. Addition and subtraction. Positive and negative. Sun and shadow. Objects and their absence. We farm in the north country. Here, summer is … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Transfigured
Essex Farm: The End of the Year
Here’s the recent news from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm: Here it comes. The end of the year, in full view. Before it arrives, we begin again. Mark and I curled up with the seed catalogue last night, at bedtime. There’s a new variety of kabocha squash! That’s what passes for … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: The End of the Year
Essex Farm: Climax of Tomato Season
Here’s the recent news from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm: "The harvest wagon is stacked high with heavy, red-ripe tomatoes today. This is probably the climax of tomato season. The drizzle and humidity we had this week will accelerate the growth of the various blights and … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Climax of Tomato Season