Here’s the recent news from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm in Essex, New York: "The poor little peepers got refrozen into their pond this week. Good thing we haven’t taken the snow tires off yet, nor cleared the hall closet of mittens and parkas. Mark and the team installed two … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Animals Eager for Grass
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Essex Farm: Reminder from Nature
"We were wishing for rain this week. An inch would have been perfect. The three we got were a reminder that nature doesn’t take orders from us humans. Fine, fine. On a highly diversified farm, something, somewhere is always happy, no matter the weather. The pasture, the hay … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Reminder from Nature
Essex Farm: Movement on the Farm
Check out this week’s Essex Farm news from Kristin Kimball: "At morning meeting today, Mark looked around at the assembled crew of twenty and wondered aloud how long it has been since this piece of good land has seen so much concerted effort applied to it, in the form of … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Movement on the Farm
Essex Farm: Mid-May
Hear the most recent news from Essex Farm directly from Kristin Kimball below: "I’m writing from the back step of the farmhouse today. The soft south breeze is carrying the heavy scent of lilacs, and the barn swallows, on morning shift, are swooping low over the pond, which is … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Mid-May
Full and By Farm: Mud Brings Changes
This week the horses are muddy, the chickens are muddy and the people are muddy. But mud brings lots of big changes around the farm. We planted our first fruit trees yesterday—34 delicious apples. We're already salivating at the thought of sweet juicy apples for eating, baking … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Mud Brings Changes