Check out this week’s Essex Farm news from Kristin Kimball: "At morning meeting today, Mark looked around at the assembled crew of twenty and wondered aloud how long it has been since this piece of good land has seen so much concerted effort applied to it, in the form of … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Movement on the Farm
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Essex Farm: Calves Escape
"[...] The dairy calves had an exciting week. They are not yet well trained to electric fence, and they are also young, reactive, and energetic. They spooked at a truck and broke out of their pasture next to the driveway, sprinted up Route 22, and then just kept running. Megan … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Calves Escape
Essex Farm: Mid-May
Hear the most recent news from Essex Farm directly from Kristin Kimball below: "I’m writing from the back step of the farmhouse today. The soft south breeze is carrying the heavy scent of lilacs, and the barn swallows, on morning shift, are swooping low over the pond, which is … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Mid-May
Essex Farm: New Equipment & Trigger the Pony
Want the news from Essex Farm? Hear the update from Kristin Kimball below: "Mark went to an auction last weekend and came home with an I&J two-horse cultivator, the newest model we’ve ever owned. It has a padded seat (!) for the driver and rubber wheels and heavy metal … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: New Equipment & Trigger the Pony
Essex Farm to Host “Celebratory Spring” Farm Tour
Essex Farm is hosting a Celebrate Spring farm tour on Saturday, May 23rd. The tour leaves from the barnyard at 10am and will cover the vegetable fields, pasture, and livestock areas. "Spring is a wonderful time of year to see a highly diversified farm running at full tilt," says … [Read more...] about Essex Farm to Host “Celebratory Spring” Farm Tour