We are in the final week of this year's haymaking, with the last two beautiful, clover-rich fields cut and drying. We've been slowed all summer by broken parts and pieces, with lots of help from friends and neighbors to keep up a cobbled together hay making system. Our horse … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Final Haymaking Week
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Essex Farm: The Farm Feels Young
Kristin Kimball shares the news from Essex Farm in Essex, NY: "No complaints about the weather this week. The rain left the fields steaming in yesterday’s late-afternoon sun. The grass is taller and greener every time I cross the pasture. The farm feels young and fecund. We have … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: The Farm Feels Young
Full and By Farm: Choosing Seeds
I sat down this week to peruse and place the big annual seed order, one of the coziest and most delightful of winter tasks. Last year I nestled in close to a warm fire, with wind and snow whipping against the windows, the view a sheet of pure white. This year, not so … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Choosing Seeds