Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! I’m traveling today, so am sending news from afar, and it may be a little stale, as I haven’t had news from the farm since yesterday morning. Clara had her calf this week, a little heifer named Corey. … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Sick Calf
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Essex Farm: Livestock Well
Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! I just came inside from a glorious morning walk around the farm. Here is today’s state-of-the-farm report. It has been a mild, dry first half of the last month of the year, and the animals are still out … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Livestock Well
Full and By Farm: Farm-made Crafts
We have handouts in the share today. Fabric grocery bags from Adirondack Harvest, a new batch of lavender soap from Racey (made with farm lard and tallow, and lavender oil) and last year's dried-out bottleneck gourds for the kids. These gourds grow in all sorts of funny bottle … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Farm-made Crafts
Full and By Farm: Winter Preparations
At this point in our farm's life there is no such thing as being truly prepared for winter. With our swiss cheese barn siding, missing window-panes and more than a few questionable corner posts it's still a finger-crossing season for us. Every year though we are a little more … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Winter Preparations
Essex Farm: Farmer Reunion
Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! Mark and I were away for a few days this week, speaking at Cornell and Ithaca College. On the way home, we squeezed in a pair of farm visits with some old friends. First, Northland Sheep Dairy, where … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Farmer Reunion