Check out this week's Essex Farm news from Kristin Kimball's blog: Every few years the rat population takes a bounce around here, we have one too many sightings of our sleek gray friends in the barn, and we must clamp down. I am on rat patrol this week. Spring traps are set … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Rat Patrol
Essex Farm: Maple Sugaring
Hear the most recent news from Essex Farm directly from Kristin Kimball below: Of all the work we do on this farm, sugaring is the sweetest, even if you don’t count the end product. Is it even work to spend a sunny late-winter afternoon tromping through the woods, from tree to … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Maple Sugaring
Essex Farm: Soybean Products
Read the latest news from Essex Farm in the note from Kristin Kimball’s blog below: "Miranda was sick all week so I took advantage of the enforced home time by finally doing the two project I’ve been meaning to get to since our beautiful soybean harvest in the fall. On Tuesday … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Soybean Products
Essex Farm: Annual Vet Meeting
Read the latest news from Essex Farm in the note from Kristin Kimball's blog below: "I had my annual kitchen-table meeting with the state vet, Roger Ellis, and our own David Goldwasser this week. We’ve been enrolled in a New York State program for dairy cow health ever since we … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Annual Vet Meeting
Essex Farm: Lamb Forecast
Check out the latest news from Essex Farm in this note from Kristin Kimball: "The light seems stronger this week. It’s warmer. The forecast is a little ominous – snow coming? – but what I feel in my bones is surely spring. I also see it on the to-do list. We have about ten more … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Lamb Forecast