Check out this week’s Essex Farm news from Kristin Kimball‘s blog: "Miranda and I took a ride to the raspberries after school on Monday. The pony kicked up thick clouds of dust that hovered in the golden afternoon light. The air was full of the dry, decaying smells of autumn. … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Cover Crops
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Essex Farm: Processing Tomatoes
Check out this week’s Essex Farm news from Kristin Kimball‘s blog: "If you’re looking for me this time of year, try the kitchen first. The air is cool, the kids are in school, and there are so many good ingredients to play with. The kitchen is where I rest my brain after a few … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Processing Tomatoes
Essex Farm: Six Weeks of Good Weather
Read the latest news from Essex Farm in the note from Kristin Kimball’s blog below: Ninety degree heat this week, and we got lucky with the timing of the rain. The corn grew closer to harvest, and the hay rolled in like crazy. Mike, Taylor, Ethan, Scott, Ben and Jon got the … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Six Weeks of Good Weather
Essex Farm: Intersections Between Nature and Agriculture
Check out this week’s Essex Farm news from Kristin Kimball‘s blog: "On a farm walk with Mark one hot afternoon this week I noticed that different pollinators had staked their claim in different perennial crops. The raspberries were noisy with the low drone of bumblebees, and … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Intersections Between Nature and Agriculture
Essex Farm: Freezing Herbs
Check out this week’s Essex Farm news from Kristin Kimball‘s blog: "I was traveling last week and came back to find the farm subtly changed, having made the shift into post-solstice maturity. More yellows among the greens now, more grasses headed out with seed. Fat crickets, … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Freezing Herbs