Sara Kurak and James Graves operate the Full and By Farm CSA in Essex, NY, sometimes with assistance from temporary farmhands and interns. How the Share Works Our summer farm season runs from June through the end of December, followed by a storage season that will feed you from … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm CSA in Essex, NY
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Essex Farm in Essex, NY
Essex Farm is a CSA farm owned and operated by Mark and Kristin Kimball with help from an always eager rotation of farm hands in Essex, NY. Essex Farm offers a year-round, full diet, free choice membership. We produce grass-fed beef, pastured pork, chicken, eggs, fifty different … [Read more...] about Essex Farm in Essex, NY
Full and By Farm: Digging into the New Season
We have reached the final pickup of the winter share. As we take a break from distributing the trickling remains of last year's harvest we're just getting ready to dig in for the new season. Six cute black and white piglets arrived at the farm last Saturday. They have timidly … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Digging into the New Season
Full and By Farm: Time Yet for Good Things
The sugaring season has not quite looked up yet. James was reminding us at breakfast that we are officially half-way through (six weeks is generally the amount of time you have before your tap holes start closing up). We've only had two not-so-great runs so far, even the warm … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Time Yet for Good Things
Essex Farm: So Begins the Cycle of Seasons
Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! The first seeds went into soil this week. We have onions and shallots in the germination chamber, and leeks in the greenhouse. So begins the cycle of seasons. We use soil blocks to start our seeds. They … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: So Begins the Cycle of Seasons