Farm Note

Week 41, 2021｜Kristin Kimball｜October 14,  2021

The potatoes are in, picked up by the ton from the soft, good-smelling dirt. Thanks to Juniper Hill Farm for the loan of the potato digger, and to everyone who came […]

Week 39, 2021｜Kristin Kimball｜October 1,  2021

First fire of autumn in the woodstove this week, to drive away the chill that settled on the house at night. Simultaneously, we are trying to collect and store the last […]

Week 38, 2021｜Kristin Kimball｜September 24, 2021

Quill, oh Quill. He’s English Shepherd, two years old now and not moving much closer to being a stand-up citizen. Miranda took him into the sugarbush on Saturday. Miranda, who loves […]

Week 37, 2021｜Kristin Kimball｜September 17, 2021

Farming itself is only half of it. The other half is the wild things, and when the two intersect, we get surprises. Miranda and I saddled up for a ride on […]

Week 36, 2021｜Kristin Kimball｜September 10, 2021

Apple cider, back to school, and color in the leaves. This week sure feels like fall, despite another twelve days of summer on the calendar. Fall harvest has begun, and we’ve said goodbye […]

Week 35, 2021｜Kristin Kimball｜September 3, 2021

It has been a week of friends, good food and a surprise window for dry hay. We got so lucky. The remnants of Ida that flooded the downstate area so cruelly […]

Week 34, 2021｜Kristin Kimball｜August 27, 2021

We got through what might have been the last of the summer heat. The plants loved it. Animals and farmers, not so much. The mood out there is ripe. […]

Week 33, 2021｜Kristin Kimball｜August 20, 2021

It is indisputably tomato season now. Have you seen the heirlooms? Striped German, German Johnson, Yellow Brandywine and Cherokee purple. They appeal to my love of irregular things — bumpy, streaked, imperfect, and […]

Week 32, 2021｜Kristin Kimball｜August 13, 2021

Four days of intense humidity and high temperatures that held on overnight made for an uncomfortable week here. The rules of a hot week are: Sweat, rinse, repeat, and no matter what, keep […]

Week 31, 2021｜Kristin Kimball｜August 6, 2021

Mark and Miranda and I are back from vacation (Jane is still with her exchange family in France), and it feels very August on the farm now. August is the tired month: busy, […]