This has been a pretty beautiful season so far. Three-quarters of our fields are in some stage of haying and should be up in the mow by this weekend. It's a lot of sweaty, exhausting work to tackle all at once, but also a welcome relief to have so much under our belts so early in … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: A Pretty Beautiful Season
Haying
Full and By Farm: Cutting and Baling Hay
We got one more hay field cut and baled this week. This round only got rained on one half inch. Our entire definition of what a hay window looks like has changed in the last couple of months. Generally you want to make sure there is no rain whatsoever in the forecast for at least … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Cutting and Baling Hay
Essex Farm: Hay & Rain
Check out the recent news from Essex Farm directly from Kristin Kimball‘s blog: "We cut 80 acres of hay last Friday and no sooner was the last row laid down than the next day’s forecast changed from sunny to chance of rain. It takes three clear days in a row to make hay. On … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Hay & Rain
Full and By Farm: Big Projects, Less Sleep
A largely sleepless week has left all of us dragging in our boots. Haymaking and construction projects have had everyone staying up late. The long days of June force the sleep from our eyes extra early. There are plenty more of both projects in the coming week—sunny days in … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Big Projects, Less Sleep
A Local’s Look at Kristin Kimball’s The Dirty Life
The Dirty Life is a memoir about Kristin Kimball's transition from an urban life and career in New York City to launching a bootstrap CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm in rural Essex, New York with her then soon-to-be husband, Mark Gunther. At one point in my … [Read more...] about A Local’s Look at Kristin Kimball’s The Dirty Life