Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! If you are a regular reader of the farm note you already know about the affection I hold for corn the plant. I feel exactly the same way about corn the food. I love it because it is our own native North … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Ode to Corn
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Full and By Farm: New Calves
Winter and Willa, the jersey cows are in the barn for the winter, along with their calves and two young heifers. Each morning they head up the laneway for a few hours of grazing on pea and oats before returning in the afternoon. Wallace was born last week out in the cool, muddy … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: New Calves
Essex Farm: Thanksgiving
Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! I always think of Thanksgiving as our holiday, the farmers’ holiday. But it’s not just ours. People throughout the ages have held harvest home feasts this time of year. The crops are secure, so we … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Thanksgiving
Full and By Farm: Thanksgiving Fixings
We have a special Thanksgiving week pick-up TONIGHT [at Full and By Farm] between 4 and 6—sweet potatoes, brussel sprouts and potatoes for your big meal, and something other than turkey for the day after. The pullets have been hard at work making extra eggs this week for holiday … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Thanksgiving Fixings
Full and By Farm: Progress on the Cellars
We said goodbye to our latest round of construction help on Saturday. Having traveled up from Louisville, David and Drew helped us make another push on the cellars, finishing framing and insulation of the basement against these chilly nights and putting in a healthy start on the … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Progress on the Cellars