Mark had surgery to fix his knee on Tuesday. The top of his tibia got crushed by his femur when he fell, and the tibia was cracked. Fourteen screws, a plate, several pins, and one big bone graft later, we’re home. The operation took somewhere between four and five hours, and Mark … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Good Updates on Bad Luck
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Essex Farm: Baby News
Lots of baby news on the farm this week. The first sow had her littler last night. We went to check her just before supper, Miranda in the backpack, Mark on the crutches, Jane trotting alongside. The pig was up, grunting, looking fine, and her feed and water looked good, but just … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Baby News
Essex Farm: Injury
Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! Well, Mark wrecked his knee at Whiteface last week. It was supposed to be a recreational day of skiing for our whole crew. I was tempted to go, to watch a pack of farmers careen down the mountain, but I … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Injury
Essex Farm: A Bloody Week
Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! It was a rather bloody week here at the farm. The hens in the south coop began picking at each other’s feathers over the weekend, and the picking quickly escalated into cannibalism. By mid-week we had … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: A Bloody Week
Essex Farm: Using Beer
Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! After bragging to Mark about how dang successful I’ve been at avoiding illness this year, I’m down with fever and sniffles today, so a quick note before I crawl back to bed. Last Sunday, Mark and I rode … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Using Beer