Kristin Kimball shares the news from Essex Farm in Essex, NY: I was traveling the last two Fridays and did not write the weekly notes. In this season of rapid transition, it feels like the entire world has changed since the last one. Grass grass grass. Seeds seeds seeds. A … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Shearing Sheep
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Essex Farm: Peepers
Check out this week’s Essex Farm news from Kristin Kimball‘s blog: "The rule holds: the first week we hear the spring peepers singing from the pond is the first week the fields are dry enough to work. It has been so every year here and it was so this week. I had my doubts. The … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Peepers
Lakeside School: Sprouts News
Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm offers birth –2nd grade (soon to be 3rd grade) education based on the Waldorf philosophy on a working farm in Essex, NY. Sprouts News Hello everyone! Twice a week Barbara Kunzi, former owner of Black Kettle Farm, comes to Lakeside to … [Read more...] about Lakeside School: Sprouts News
Essex Farm: Finds a Way to Humble Me
"This is our ninth season and whenever I am feeling a little smug about our progress, the farm finds a way to humble me. We went out for dinner on Wednesday, and got home past our usual bedtime, looking forward to sleep. But as we pulled into the driveway, two lambs greeted us, … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Finds a Way to Humble Me
Sweet Day at Essex Farm | Kristin Kimball
"It’s a very sweet day here at Essex Farm. First, the literal. Chad, Kim, Sabrina, and a small pack of helpers got well over 300 sugar maples tapped this week. We’ve had decent runs for the last 48 hours, and Chad and our neighbor Ron Jackson have been firing the evaporator since … [Read more...] about Sweet Day at Essex Farm | Kristin Kimball