The good news is that we found local-ish organic wheat for the season, six tons were delivered from Vermont yesterday. With last year's flooded season we were not able to get any grains from our usual Essex/Willsboro farms. The bad news is that the scarcity and high gas prices … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Grains Drain the Wallet
Agriculture In and Around Essex, NY
Signs of Spring | Kristin Kimball
"Mark and I took a farm walk this morning [around Essex Farm], and it felt like the launch of the 2012 growing season. Here is what we discovered. This morning’s rain carried the softness of spring with it. The frost is out of the ground now, all trace of snow is melted. The … [Read more...] about Signs of Spring | Kristin Kimball
Full and By Farm: A Stolen Month
We've yet to take down the buckets but it seems that sugaring season has come to a close, a full week before we had even tapped last year. The grass is greening in front of our eyes now, and the soil thermometer registered 75 yesterday in our sandy field. Even more than the … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: A Stolen Month
Sweet Day at Essex Farm | Kristin Kimball
"It’s a very sweet day here at Essex Farm. First, the literal. Chad, Kim, Sabrina, and a small pack of helpers got well over 300 sugar maples tapped this week. We’ve had decent runs for the last 48 hours, and Chad and our neighbor Ron Jackson have been firing the evaporator since … [Read more...] about Sweet Day at Essex Farm | Kristin Kimball
Full and By Farm: Farm Ambiance
It's been another busy sugar-season week, dominated by long days and late nights of boiling sap. This time of year we get to have all of our meals outside by the fire as well as farm meetings, rarely returning inside other than for sleep. Watching weather come and … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Farm Ambiance