Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! While you and I have been ogling the gorgeous carrots and the bodacious cabbages, the dairy cows have been eyeballing the oat/pea cover crop that is growing in Monument and Pine fields. It is so lush … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Cover Crop
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Full and By Farm: Bean Picking
The shelling beans are about as crispy as they are going to get, with a dry week behind them and another storm moving in this weekend. We're going to try our luck on Saturday and see if we can get everything in before the rains start up again. This means we need your help!! … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Bean Picking
Essex Farm Fall Tour
It's time for another tour of Mark and Kristin Kimball's Essex Farm! This CSA farm in Essex, NY, has been operating for several years. If you haven't gotten the chance to explore it before maybe now is the time? What You Need to Know Date: October 27th, 2012 Time: Tour at … [Read more...] about Essex Farm Fall Tour
Essex Farm: New Boar
Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! I had the note prettily written by dawn today, but at some point in the chaos of a two-child, no-school morning, Miranda got hold of the paper I had written it on, and though I’ve searched all her hidey … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: New Boar
Full and By Farm: Officially Changed Eating Seasons
With a couple of nice, frosty nights under our belts we've officially changed eating seasons. This is the time of year where the kale, carrots and leeks sweeten up. Simmering, hearty soups take the place of light salads and pans of roasting vegetables warm up the kitchen. Our … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Officially Changed Eating Seasons