Your pick-up may be a little faster today, and the roots a little less scrubbed (at negative five the water freezes too quickly to wash in), but dreams of a heated, indoor csa room are extra vivid on such cold, crisp winter pick-up days. James reminds me that in NYC there are … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Cats Win in Winter Cold
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Full and By Farm: End of the Year
We are looking out this calm morning onto a beautiful snowy world. We are also looking in on barns filled with drifts—a clean and tidy covering on the floors, hay bales and equipment. And looking forward to a day when the barns have walls that are solid, windows with panes and … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: End of the Year
Essex Farm: Our Little World
Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! The year is tiptoeing toward its exit, white and hushed, and here on the farm, it is going happily, peacefully. Amy, Cory and Stephen stuck around for Christmas, and Kelsey and Travis came back just in … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Our Little World
Full and By Farm: No Adventures This Week
I heard last week that "adventure is just poor planning"—a quote by Roald Amundsen, leader of the first team to successfully reach the South Pole in December of 1911. I'm happy to report very little excitement from this past grey and soggy week. We've continued to quietly … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: No Adventures This Week
Essex Farm: Sick Calf
Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! I’m traveling today, so am sending news from afar, and it may be a little stale, as I haven’t had news from the farm since yesterday morning. Clara had her calf this week, a little heifer named Corey. … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Sick Calf




