"If Kristin were writing this note this week all we would hear about would be sheep and sheep dogs. Since we first started farming here eight and a half years ago she has constantly entreated me to bring on the sheep. My response has almost always been snarky “…so that we … [Read more...] about Sheep Invade Essex Farm
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Canadian Organic Growers Conference
"I’m on my way back to Essex from the Canadian Organic Growers Conference in Toronto. Thanks to Tanmayo and all the volunteers who put together a great conference. I met loads of new friends, including Gavin Dandy, who runs a farmer training program at Everdale farm here in … [Read more...] about Canadian Organic Growers Conference
Essex Farm Focus
"Mark and I just got back from our annual retreat to Montreal. We were wearing our town clothes and I thought we were looking pretty good, but not good enough for all the attention we were drawing on the street. Then I saw that Mark had his knit hat on inside out, and it was all … [Read more...] about Essex Farm Focus
The Dirty Life – A Barncast by The Wild Center
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ-EgT1Llcg Author, Kristin Kimball and husband Mark, owners of the Essex Farm provide a glimpse into their lives and how they came to their unique calling. During The Wild Center's first-ever remote "barncast", Kristin read excerpts from her book, … [Read more...] about The Dirty Life – A Barncast by The Wild Center
Musicians Inspired | Champlain Area Trails
One of the finalists in the Champlain Area TrailsTravel Writing Contest, Catherine Bahn's "Musicians Inspired" shows us the stark contrast between life in the Champlain Valley compared to city life. Rural life certainly beats out the dreary cityscape Bahn describes, and the … [Read more...] about Musicians Inspired | Champlain Area Trails