On the day in September 2003 when Mark and Kristin Kimball pulled their bicycles off an Amtrak train and wheeled their way into the town of Essex, New York, no one would have guessed that one of the most important experiments in contemporary American agriculture was about to … [Read more...] about How One Farm Saved Essex, New York (Eating Well)
Mark Kimball
Big Ideas Brewing at Essex Farm Institute (The Sun)
Lightning flickered across a bruise-colored sky. Thunder rumbled; the party paused, the air quivered with tension and eventually, Mark Kimball bounded through the shimmering green rows and dusted himself off. Several minutes later, he’d helped tame a spooked horse. Now, he … [Read more...] about Big Ideas Brewing at Essex Farm Institute (The Sun)
Essex Farm: Stopped Counting the Rain Gauge
Here’s the news from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm in Essex, New York: "June ended the same way it started. Rain, rain, rain. We stopped counting inches on our rain gauge a while ago, but Mark told me this morning that the official tally across the lake was a whopping 15” for … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Stopped Counting the Rain Gauge
Essex Farm: Raining & Pouring
Here’s the news from Kristin Kimball at Essex Farm in Essex, New York: "The solar panels are locked into their most horizontal position now, faces to the sun in its high-in-the sky trajectory. We’re here whenever you choose to appear, sun, they say, and very well washed, too. … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Raining & Pouring
Essex Farm: Puddles & Mud
"We made our evening farm walks through puddles and mud once again this week. After twelve seasons, I know we have a choice when the weather gives us challenges. We can either bemoan the rain, over which we have no control, or marvel at the beauty of the clouds piled on the … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Puddles & Mud