Some good news from Essex Farm! Hear the update from Kristin Kimball below: "Blue skies and sweet, cool air today. That’s more like it! The forecast for the coming week is hot and sunny. Suddenly, it’s haymaking weather. Mark and I just took a spin around the farm, to see if the … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Excellent, Considering
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Full and By Farm: Good News and Bad News
A beautiful seven day forecast is in front of us. The fields are still mushy, but the water that has been standing for so long has finally disappeared, soaking into the ground or evaporating under the hot sun. The return of blue skies and a break in the hot, muggy weather … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Good News and Bad News
Essex Farm Tour in (Wet) Photos
Take an Essex Farm tour in photos. These pictures were taken last week. Hear the reports and see some samples of the images from Kristin Kimball below: Mark and I did some reconnaissance on the home 80 this morning. It was drizzling, of course. The rain has been unrelenting for … [Read more...] about Essex Farm Tour in (Wet) Photos
Essex Farm: Firecrackers
Unfortunately all this rain is bad news for Essex Farm! Hear the update from Kristin Kimball below: "It’s fair to say we’re in disaster mode at this point. We got another .7” of rain yesterday, and though I’m away, Mark reports that it’s raining again right now. The storm clouds … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Firecrackers
Full and By Farm: Bank Barn
A few weeks ago Doug realized that the Bank Barn got it's name because it's built into a bank of land (the beauty of which is that you can drive right up to two different levels of the barn as well as take advantage of the temperature moderation below ground). Prior to … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Bank Barn