The scant quarter inchof rain we finally collected this week was not enough to make much of a dent in the dry soil. The vegetables and pastures are hurting badly for it with stunted vegetative growth and poor yields. Many of the crops that are starting to come in are coming with … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: We Need a Drink
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Essex Farm: Wet Hay Is Not Okay
"It is solstice time now, with long days and strong sun. Last week, the forecast promised exactly what we were hoping for: a three-day window of no rain in which to get a huge load of hay mowed, tedded, raked, and baled. Courtney, Asa, and Chad each took a team of horses and a … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Wet Hay Is Not Okay
Full and By Farm: Good Things to Come
Thigh-high by the 28th of June doesn't have quite the ring to it, but it sure looks nice. Our first ever planting of sweet corn is a tall, lush deep green. The adjacent cabbages are the size of softballs and the zucchini plants have thin, long fruits already on the … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Good Things to Come
Full and By Farm: Garlic Scapes and Soap
We've all passed the exhaustion stage and have made it safely to delirium. With just one and a half fields of hay left to make and a big concrete pour scheduled for tomorrow at 8am there is rest, a little ways off, but in sight. Peek your head in the barn doors tonight, but don't … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Garlic Scapes and Soap
Americade 2012
If you were anywhere near Lake George or Lake Champlain this weekend you saw (and heard) the motorcycles, motorcycles, motorcycles. This Americade in Essex, NY video clip reminds us of what a perfect weekend our two wheeled friends enjoyed despite the threats of rain and … [Read more...] about Americade 2012