Catch up with what’s happening on Essex Farm with an update from Kristin Kimball: "Budbreak this week on the apples, red maples, the lindens. First weeding. Lots of seeding. And snow. White on the lilacs and on the bright green grass, between the furrows of turned earth. It … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Late Spring Snowfall
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Full and By Farm: Sloggin’ Through Snow Drifts
Another cold and snowy week—a week sloggin' through snow drifts, feeding out hay and keeping water running. We've been really fortunate this year, with such bitterly cold temperatures, to have no water problems (knock on wood) yet. The animals have been great, the fully insulated … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Sloggin’ Through Snow Drifts
Essex Farm: Nor’easter Storm
Read the news from Essex Farm shared by Kristin Kimball: "That storm hovered over us like a marsh hawk, didn’t it? It was the heavy, wet stuff. The skid steer got stuck on the farm road. The horses got out, and no wonder. When I went to check on one of the dairy cows on … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Nor’easter Storm
Heavy Snow on CATS Trails
When is a hike like a trail-clearing project? When heavy snow bends saplings and branches over the trail. So, if you are out snowshoeing on the trails, we invite you to bring loppers and maybe a handsaw to open the trails as you go. We haven’t been out on all of them yet, so it … [Read more...] about Heavy Snow on CATS Trails
Full and By Farm: Shoveling Snow
We've had someone shoveling just about around the clock here for the last couple of days, with no signs of stopping. From far above it must look like an ant colony—pathways running around the barns, outbuildings and different compost piles, intersecting with one another at all … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Shoveling Snow