Here’s the recent news from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm: The seasons of the year can be read as an equation that comes out even in the end. Addition and subtraction. Positive and negative. Sun and shadow. Objects and their absence. We farm in the north country. Here, summer is … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Transfigured
Kristin Kimball
Essex Farm: The End of the Year
Here’s the recent news from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm: Here it comes. The end of the year, in full view. Before it arrives, we begin again. Mark and I curled up with the seed catalogue last night, at bedtime. There’s a new variety of kabocha squash! That’s what passes for … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: The End of the Year
Young Farmers Take Root in Essex County, N.Y. (SEVEN DAYS)
The two are part of the young farmer boomlet in Essex County. While Vermont's farm economy has blossomed, giving birth to small-scale veggie growers, artisan cheese makers, grass-fed beef operations and organic dairies, a similar trend is taking root in and around the vast … [Read more...] about Young Farmers Take Root in Essex County, N.Y. (SEVEN DAYS)
Essex Farm: Climax of Tomato Season
Here’s the recent news from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm: "The harvest wagon is stacked high with heavy, red-ripe tomatoes today. This is probably the climax of tomato season. The drizzle and humidity we had this week will accelerate the growth of the various blights and … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Climax of Tomato Season
Essex Farm Institute Invites Community to Public Forum on August 29th
On August 29th the Essex Farm Institute will host a Public Forum at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall. The forum topic is: "Resilient Farms, Resilient Community: How can agriculture help the Adirondacks respond to climate change?" The forum will begin at 6:30 pm, but stop by earlier … [Read more...] about Essex Farm Institute Invites Community to Public Forum on August 29th