Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! Real cold this week for the first time in two years. The thermometer at the house read negative 8 just before dawn yesterday morning. I kept the woodstove jacked all day on dry split wood. I don’t know … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Real Cold
Winter
Full and By Farm: Cats Win in Winter Cold
Your pick-up may be a little faster today, and the roots a little less scrubbed (at negative five the water freezes too quickly to wash in), but dreams of a heated, indoor csa room are extra vivid on such cold, crisp winter pick-up days. James reminds me that in NYC there are … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Cats Win in Winter Cold
Full and By Farm: End of the Year
We are looking out this calm morning onto a beautiful snowy world. We are also looking in on barns filled with drifts—a clean and tidy covering on the floors, hay bales and equipment. And looking forward to a day when the barns have walls that are solid, windows with panes and … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: End of the Year
Full and By Farm: Winter Preparations
At this point in our farm's life there is no such thing as being truly prepared for winter. With our swiss cheese barn siding, missing window-panes and more than a few questionable corner posts it's still a finger-crossing season for us. Every year though we are a little more … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Winter Preparations
Kristin Kimball Writes for GourmetLive
"Here’s a little essay [Kristin Kimball] wrote for GourmetLive about the joy of winter food." [via New piece up on GourmetLive | Kristin Kimball.] Check it out: Winter Feasting at Essex Farm Related articles The Dirty Life, By Kristin Kimball (independent.co.uk) … [Read more...] about Kristin Kimball Writes for GourmetLive