"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
Activities
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
CSA Farms Increasing | Kristin Kimball
"I was in Corvallis, Oregon, last week, to talk at the Oregon Small Farms Conference. There were close to 800 people there, and I’d guess about three quarters of them were farmers, and the vast majority of those farmers were under the age of 35. This is the conference’s 12th … [Read more...] about CSA Farms Increasing | Kristin Kimball
Essex Farm Tour
Essex Farm Spring Tour: Sun-Fed Systems DATE: March 17th, 2012 TIME: 10am to 4:30pm COST: Free for Essex Farm members. Non-members, $25 per adult, $5 for kids BRING: Food for potluck, appropriate clothing. See details below. ADDRESS: 2503 NYS Route 22, Essex, NY, 12936. We … [Read more...] about Essex Farm Tour
Full and By Farm: Sweet Syrup and Politics
We boiled syrup late into Monday night. I split wood by the nearly full moon as it reflected brightly off of new snowfall, pin point stars and bright planets shining down. And the crisp, crisp air burning into your lungs and fingertips if you stepped more than a few paces from … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Sweet Syrup and Politics