Check out this week’s Essex Farm news from the recent update at Kristin Kimball‘s blog: "We are all rooting for the pullets to come into full lay, and for the older hens to regain their composure, stop going broody, and get back down to business. The hens have been through a … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Owls and Bok Choy
Essex Farm: End of June Report
Check out this week’s Essex Farm news from the recent update at Kristin Kimball's blog: "We are sleep deprived and red-necked, the house is a total disaster, the lawn is shaggy, and we’ve been eating cold scraps out of a nearly barren fridge. And this is exactly the way it … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: End of June Report
Essex Farm: Haymaking
Check out this week’s Essex Farm news from the recent update at Kristin Kimball's blog: "Every weekday here begins with team meeting, at 6 sharp. We review notes from the previous day, set priorities, and divide tasks among the farmers. These days, the crew is as large as the … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Haymaking
Essex Farm: Fields Filling with Green
Check out this week’s Essex Farm news from Kristin Kimball‘s blog: "These last few days of gentle, soaking rain made the crops very happy. We’re only a week away from the summer solstice, and the fields are filling with green. We have new spinach, lettuce mix, and chard in the … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Fields Filling with Green
Essex Farm: Bird Scaring
Read the news from Essex Farm in Essex, NY directly from Kristin Kimball's blog: "The sweet corn is at the stage I call beak-ready. Birds love to use the sweet tender greens to pull up the remnants of the succulent buried corn kernel. We have scare balloons and flashy CDs hung … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Bird Scaring