Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm offers Elementary and Early Childhood education based on the Waldorf philosophy on a working farm in Essex, NY. The surrounding Adirondack mountains, rivers and fertile farm land of the Boquet River Valley provide a spectacular and enriching … [Read more...] about Lakeside School Wreath Sale
Archives for November 2014
Unofficial Town Board Meeting Minutes November 13, 2014
Town of Essex New York Unofficial Minutes of Town Board Meeting November 13, 2014 Supervisor: Ed Gardner Councilmen: Claire LaPine Bryan Garvey (Absent) Harold MacDougal (Absent) Mark Wrisley Town Clerk: William Morgan Members of the Public … [Read more...] about Unofficial Town Board Meeting Minutes November 13, 2014
Full and By Farm: Fresh Greens Still Coming In
November has just started to show itself on the greens in the field. The less tolerant varieties of lettuce have started to wilt, the tips of the leaves whitening with frost damage. There are plenty of heartier heads out there and depending on just how cold it gets we will … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Fresh Greens Still Coming In
Join First Public Hike on Wildway Passage Trail
Join the first public hike on the new Wildway Passage Trail in Westport on Saturday morning, November 22 from 9:30 – 11:00. We invite hikers of all ages to meet on Angier Hill Road, about ½ mile north of Lakeshore Road, to walk the easy two-mile trail loop and then go to Dogwood … [Read more...] about Join First Public Hike on Wildway Passage Trail
Adirondack Lean-To
When I was a kid, we went to the Adirondacks to go hiking. Usually we would start out from Keene Valley and over the course of multiple days of hiking, inevitably spend at least one night in an Adirondack lean-to. I remember the smell and the sense of security the simple … [Read more...] about Adirondack Lean-To