Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! After bragging to Mark about how dang successful I’ve been at avoiding illness this year, I’m down with fever and sniffles today, so a quick note before I crawl back to bed. Last Sunday, Mark and I rode … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Using Beer
Essex Farm: Dare to Dream
Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! It’s planning season, always an optimistic time. It’s good to dream of what could be while the days are short and our spirits are fresh. It makes for some BIG dreams, and they might lose some of their … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Dare to Dream
Essex Farm: Real Cold
Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! Real cold this week for the first time in two years. The thermometer at the house read negative 8 just before dawn yesterday morning. I kept the woodstove jacked all day on dry split wood. I don’t know … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Real Cold
Essex Farm: Our Little World
Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! The year is tiptoeing toward its exit, white and hushed, and here on the farm, it is going happily, peacefully. Amy, Cory and Stephen stuck around for Christmas, and Kelsey and Travis came back just in … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Our Little World
Essex Farm: Sick Calf
Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! I’m traveling today, so am sending news from afar, and it may be a little stale, as I haven’t had news from the farm since yesterday morning. Clara had her calf this week, a little heifer named Corey. … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Sick Calf