If All Else Fails Eat Butter
Week 42, 2021｜Kristin Kimball｜October 21, 2021
We are deep into the work of bringing the harvest home this week. Half the carrots are in and stored now, with six rows left to dig. Thanks to Echo Farm for the […]
Peak Fall
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 […]
First Fire
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 […]
Who Loves a Rebel Spirit
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 […]
The Half of It
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 […]
Back to it
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 […]
Make Hay
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 […]
Full Table
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. […]
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 […]
Sultry
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 […]
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.