Check out this week’s Essex Farm news from the recent update at Kristin Kimball's blog: "What a warm close to the year. Last year at Christmas, we were dealing with frozen pipes and frost-bitten ears. This year, our neighbor Ron brought us some oyster mushrooms that sprouted … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: End of Year 2014
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Essex Farm: Nor’easter Storm
Read the news from Essex Farm shared by Kristin Kimball: "That storm hovered over us like a marsh hawk, didn’t it? It was the heavy, wet stuff. The skid steer got stuck on the farm road. The horses got out, and no wonder. When I went to check on one of the dairy cows on … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Nor’easter Storm
Essex Farm: From Flat to Fat
Catch up with what's happening on Essex Farm with an update from Kristin Kimball: "Pancake the piglet has gone from flat to fat this week. (Thank you, Miranda and Kate, for that evocative phrase.) We’ve been feeding him cow colostrum, which is denser than cow milk, and … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: From Flat to Fat
Essex Farm: Pancake the Piglet
Here’s some recent news from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm in Essex, New York: "One of the first-time mama sows farrowed on Monday, and things did not go well. When Matt went to check her he found she had killed the whole litter of seven. He wasn’t sure if she had squashed … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Pancake the Piglet