Much Farming
Week 34, 2020｜Kristin Kimball ｜August 21, 2020
The rains were so localized this week, some parts of our farm caught a downpour and some got nothing. But we’ll take it, anywhere. Our weather station registered nearly nine […]
Rain at Last
Week 33, 2020｜Kristin Kimball ｜August 14, 2020
Rain, at last. 2.9 inches, gracias a Isaias. It reminded me of that magic trick where you pour a glass of milk into a cone made of newspaper and it all disappears without a […]
Drought
Week 31, 2020｜Kristin Kimball ｜July 31, 2020
Welcome, August, and the dog days that come with you, and the simultaneous repulsion and attraction we feel for the coming frost, for fall, which is suddenly within our meager grasp of […]
Still Dry
Week 30, 2020｜Kristin Kimball ｜July 24, 2020
Three meager tenths of an inch of rain over the last seven days. Vegetables would prefer an inch per week, but still, on a normal year, three tenths would be […]
So Very Dry
Week 29, 2020｜Kristin Kimball ｜July 17, 2020
It was comical, watching the radar this week. The rainstorms were all around us, big wet moving blotches that came toward us and then skirted around us at the last second. Sometimes […]
Still Hot
Week 28, 2020｜Kristin Kimball ｜July 10, 2020
More very hot weather this week, with some humidity thrown in, but no rain. The soil is 77 degrees two inches down. We got one little storm that brought the most glorious […]
4th of July
Week 27, 2020｜Kristin Kimball ｜July 3, 2020
You want the good news or the bad news? Bad first, to get it out of the way. The rain missed us almost entirely. That’s the way it goes with these spotty […]
Hot Hot Hot
Week 26, 2020｜Kristin Kimball ｜June 26, 2020
The stretch of sweltering days felt oppressive this week, not only for us humans, but for the animals. We took frequent dips in the farm pond, with maybe a little skinny dipping after dark. […]
Solstice
Week 25, 2020｜Kristin Kimball ｜June 19, 2020
We said goodbye to Jake the Great Pyrenees livestock guardian dog this week. I saw him at noon yesterday when I went to check the sheep, and he came over for pat and a […]
June
Week 23, 2020｜Kristin Kimball ｜June 5, 2020
It has been a week of reckoning for our nation, and here, with myself. I’ve thought of myself as the type of mother who doesn’t shield children from hard things. Our kids […]
Essex Farm Pancake Recipe
2 cups Essex Farm pancake mix
½ cup butter milk
2 eggs
2 Tablespoons oil (optional)
sugar to taste (optional)
Milk or water to texture
Incorporate eggs, oil, sugar, and buttermilk into pancake mix. Add milk or water while stirring until batter is slightly lumpy. Ladle about 1/3-1/4 cup batter onto hot greased pan. Makes 8-12 cakes.