Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! Mark and I were away for a few days this week, speaking at Cornell and Ithaca College. On the way home, we squeezed in a pair of farm visits with some old friends. First, Northland Sheep Dairy, where … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Farmer Reunion
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Essex Farm: Ode to Corn
Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! If you are a regular reader of the farm note you already know about the affection I hold for corn the plant. I feel exactly the same way about corn the food. I love it because it is our own native North … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Ode to Corn
Essex Farm: Thanksgiving
Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! I always think of Thanksgiving as our holiday, the farmers’ holiday. But it’s not just ours. People throughout the ages have held harvest home feasts this time of year. The crops are secure, so we … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Thanksgiving
Essex Farm: No Misato Rose Radish
Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! With temperatures predicted to plunge into the teens, most of the past week’s effort went toward pulling in the crops that would be damaged by such a severe chill. Luke led the team through double-pace … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: No Misato Rose Radish
Essex Farm: Storm Safe
Enjoy this Essex Farm Note from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm, in Essex, NY! For the non-local readers who follow news from here, we were barely brushed by the tail of Hurricane Sandy. Thanks for all the notes of concern. All animals and buildings are fine. Good thing, too, … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Storm Safe