Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! If you are a regular reader of the farm note you already know about the affection I hold for corn the plant. I feel exactly the same way about corn the food. I love it because it is our own native North … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Ode to Corn
Archives for 2012
Thanks to Champlain Area Trails
Boquet Mountain Boondoggle by Betsy Tisdale is the final story of ten entered in this round of the Champlain Area Trails (CATS) writing contest. Voting ends today, so if you haven't made your choice you better hurry and vote in the contest! Hiking before the Champlain Area … [Read more...] about Thanks to Champlain Area Trails
Essex Views
Another one of the stories entered in this round of the Champlain Area Trails (CATS) writing contest is E. C. Hughes' Visiting Coon Mountain: A Walking, Hiking and Boating Adventure! If you haven’t yet, you should go vote in the contest. Voting ends today! Hughes and a friend … [Read more...] about Essex Views
Live Music at the Essex Inn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKY4e78bbT4 Delevan’s Tavern will be hosting live music this Saturday, December 1st between 8:00-10:00 pm at the Essex Inn, featuring Donna Lou Sonnett on guitar and vocals, Donald Vicaro playing guitar and mandolin, and a special … [Read more...] about Live Music at the Essex Inn
Full and By Farm: New Calves
Winter and Willa, the jersey cows are in the barn for the winter, along with their calves and two young heifers. Each morning they head up the laneway for a few hours of grazing on pea and oats before returning in the afternoon. Wallace was born last week out in the cool, muddy … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: New Calves