The pumpkin field is brimming with giant, beautiful orange globes begging to be carved. In celebration we are holding our annual fall CSA dinner on Sunday, October 21st.—starting with pumpkin carving and finishing up with a tasty dinner and year-in-review discussion. Come for … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Upcoming Dinner & Work Party
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Essex Farm: Reconsidering Draft Horse Power
"Mark and I have been doing some deep thinking about draft horse power here. We do not yet have answers, but I’ll share our conclusions to this point, and invite your input. As many readers know, we crafted this farm around the idea of using horses as our primary source of power. … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Reconsidering Draft Horse Power
Full and By Farm: Rain at Last!
I ran outside in the pre-dawn darkness yesterday to check the rain gauge. I was greeted with an incredibly gorgeous three inches. Rain gauges aren't particularly tricky to decipher, they are nothing more than a tall, skinny measuring cup on a stick, but I was so disbelieving that … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Rain at Last!
Essex Farm: A Perfect Melon
"The cantaloupe melons are coming in, their flesh the color of mangoes, sweet and precious as these last days of summer. I harvested bushels and bushels of them this morning with Lindsay and Amy and Lindsay’s mom, Martha. Lindsay split one in half on the wagon with a harvest … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: A Perfect Melon
Full and By Farm: A Field Wasteland Improved
The hot summer weather last weekend drained our soil of anything resembling moisture once again. We're back to the dry, dusty fields, wilting leaves and daily trips to monitor the spring. We made a rushed effort in the beginning of the week to seed down two of our newly turned … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: A Field Wasteland Improved