Essex Farm Tour

Draft horses at Essex Farm — Take an Essex Farm Tour and perhaps you’ll see some draft horses in the field! (Image courtesy of Essex Farm)

Would you like to take a tour of Essex Farm? Get your chance this summer on May, 11!

May is plowing and planting season. Weather permitting, we’ll hitch some horses and see what horse-powered tillage looks like. We tour the fields and barnyard together from 10 until noon, then have a potluck lunch. In the afternoon, you are free to explore the remote parts of the farm on your own, or join Mark for a walk or a work project.

All the tours involve a lot of walking over uneven ground. Wear sturdy footwear. Families with small children might want to bring an all-terrain stroller. Potluck lunch! Bring a dish to share and your own place setting. While reservations are not necessary, it’s nice to know how many to expect, so if you know you’re coming, please send us an email with the number of people in your party. (Essex Farm)

Essex Farm Tour Details

May 11, 2013
Time: Tour at 10am; Lunch at Noon; Afternoon session 1-3pm
Suggested Donation: $25 adults; $5 for kids
Bring: Weather-appropriate clothing, sturdy footwear, delicious food for potluck, your own place setting.
Address: 2503 NYS Route 22, Essex, NY, 12936. We are one mile from the Essex-Charlotte Ferry.
Contact: essexfarm@gmail.com

If you can’t make this tour, but really want to see the farm, then keep an eye out for upcoming tour dates.

Essex Farm (www.essexonlakechamplain.com)
Essex Farm: And So It Begins (www.essexonlakechamplain.com)
Essex Farm: Muddy-Sweet (www.essexonlakechamplain.com)
Farm Store Essex Update (www.essexonlakechamplain.com)

About Essex Farm

In 2004 Mark and Kristin Kimball founded Essex Farm in Essex, NY. It was the first full-diet CSA farm formed (as far as they know)! Kristin wrote her memoir, The Dirty Life, chronicling her transition from city girl to farm wife and the first year of life at Essex Farm. Since then Kristin continues to chronicle life on the farm on her blog, which we give you snippets of here on the Essex on Lake Champlain Blog.