Last weekend's promise of warm sunny days left us disappointed and chilled. The temperatures just made it above freezing Saturday morning, only to drop off by the afternoon. The sun barely making an appearance at all. Since tapping Friday we collected a little sap in the buckets, … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Snow Challenges Sugar Collecting
Maple Sugaring
Full and By Farm: Sugaring Season
Sugaring season is in the air now, an exciting time not just for the promise of days and evenings spent by the fire and the sweet, sticky goodness of fresh syrup straight from the pan. It's also a promise of warm weather and sunny days, the first tender green leaves of spinach … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Sugaring Season
Essex Farm: Maple Sugaring
Hear the most recent news from Essex Farm directly from Kristin Kimball below: Of all the work we do on this farm, sugaring is the sweetest, even if you don’t count the end product. Is it even work to spend a sunny late-winter afternoon tromping through the woods, from tree to … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Maple Sugaring
Lakeside School: Maple Sugaring!
Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm offers birth – 1st grade education based on the Waldorf philosophy on a working farm in Essex, NY. Each week our Office Administrator, Kathleen Morse, writes on the Lakeside school and community and education based on the Waldorf philosophy … [Read more...] about Lakeside School: Maple Sugaring!