Check out this week’s Essex Farm news from the recent update at Kristin Kimball‘s blog: "August is a transition month, when the focus shifts from growing to harvest. We worry less about weeds now – the frost will take care of them before they go to seed – and more about … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Haymaking Frenzy
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Essex Farm: Surprise Lamb
Check out the latest news from Essex Farm in this note from Kristin Kimball's Blog: "Farming is many things, but it is never dull. This morning, Mike came in from animal chores to tell me that he’d found a newborn lamb in the flock. None of the ewes is supposed to even be … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Surprise Lamb
Essex Farm: Consider the Egg
Check out this week’s Essex Farm news from the recent update at Kristin Kimball‘s blog: "Consider the egg. All magic, it is. Forged from grass, worms, insects and grain in the mysterious depths of the hen, it appears like a gem in the nest box each day, cased in a flawless … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Consider the Egg
Essex Farm: Beautifully Mature
Check out this week’s Essex Farm news from Kristin Kimball's blog: I was away for a few days this week and when I came back I could see the farm had shifted. Mark had left a welcome home note on the counter. “We just passed that moment where the plants were unencumbered by … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Beautifully Mature
Essex Farm: Owls and Bok Choy
Check out this week’s Essex Farm news from the recent update at Kristin Kimball‘s blog: "We are all rooting for the pullets to come into full lay, and for the older hens to regain their composure, stop going broody, and get back down to business. The hens have been through a … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Owls and Bok Choy