Annual Francisca Irwin Community Service Award recognizes volunteerism The Essex Community Fund (ECF) at Adirondack Foundation is pleased to announce that the recipients of the 2024 Francisca Irwin Community Service Award are Kristin and Mark Kimball. “Mark and Kristin are an … [Read more...] about Essex Community Fund honors Kristin and Mark Kimball
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Neighbors Series at Library Continues with Kristin and (Maybe) Mark Kimball
Our series, Getting to Know Your Neighbors, continues on Thursday, November 1 at 7:00 p.m. with Kristin Kimball and (maybe) Mark Kimball. Their talk will be followed by Q&A. This event is a fund raiser for the library with a suggested donation of $5.00 (children … [Read more...] about Neighbors Series at Library Continues with Kristin and (Maybe) Mark Kimball
Essex Farm: Bread-Baking
Mark has been on a bread-baking tear the last couple of weeks. He recently read Michael Pollan’s Cooked, and has been working on Pollan’s no-knead 100% whole wheat sourdough loaves. It’s not an easy feat, but these loaves have been really good and getting even better. Pollan … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Bread-Baking
Essex Farm: Transfigured
Here’s the recent news from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm: The seasons of the year can be read as an equation that comes out even in the end. Addition and subtraction. Positive and negative. Sun and shadow. Objects and their absence. We farm in the north country. Here, summer is … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Transfigured
Essex Farm: The End of the Year
Here’s the recent news from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm: Here it comes. The end of the year, in full view. Before it arrives, we begin again. Mark and I curled up with the seed catalogue last night, at bedtime. There’s a new variety of kabocha squash! That’s what passes for … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: The End of the Year