Here’s the recent news from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm: "Here we are at the solstice, and doesn’t it feel like it? The forecast calls for clear weather until Monday, and it has been clear all week, so we, like every other farmer in the region, are maniacally making hay. We … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Solstice 2016
Essex Farm: Power of June
Here’s the recent news from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm in Essex, New York: "We are almost halfway through the 100 day sprint now, in the annual race to capture as much sunlight as we can, and keep it. I see surprised exhaustion on the faces of some of our new farmers these … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Power of June
Essex Farm: Dizzy
Here’s the recent news from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm in Essex, New York: "I was away for six days and when I came home everything was dramatically changed. The strawberry plants had gone from bud to flower to fat green fruit. The cover crop of rye on Monument Field, which … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Dizzy
Essex Farm to Host Tour May 28
Essex Farm is hosting a farm tour on May 28th. The tour leaves from the barnyard at 10:00 am and will cover the vegetable fields, pasture, and livestock areas. Owner Mark Kimball says, "This is the best tour of the year because the grass is green and hopes are high. It is all … [Read more...] about Essex Farm to Host Tour May 28
Essex Farm: Teats Out
Here’s the recent news from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm in Essex, New York: "The vegetable team has worked to get the new greenhouse staged and ready for raising, lots of transplants and seeds in the ground, and, already, hours of the never-finished work of weeding. The … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Teats Out