Shifting in Favor of the Light
Week 12, 2022｜Kristin Kimball｜March 26, 2022
The balance of day and night shifted this week in favor of the light. There are great things happening out there, unseen. It’s a perfect time to remember what the Buddhists say: no […]
Mud Frost Mud
Week 11, 2022｜Kristin Kimball｜March 18, 2022
Mark called from New Field on Wednesday evening, just as we were getting dinner on the table. “Come out!” he shouted. “But dinner – “ I started. He pretended not to hear me. “Bring the […]
March-ish
Week 10, 2022｜Kristin Kimball｜March 11, 2022
Here in the north country, summer, fall and winter are visual delights. The north country spring, on the other hand, is decidedly homely, pocked with patches of dirty snow, dead plants, bare trees. But no […]
Gratitude
Week 8 & 9, 2022｜Kristin Kimball｜March 6, 2022
Mark and I started this farm in November of 2003. We’d met 18 months earlier, when I went to interview him for a story I wanted to write about the first generation farmers […]
Sugaring
Week 6 & 7, 2022｜Kristin Kimball｜February 18, 2022
We’re in that stretch of winter when the weather report reads like a suspense novel. Some days require all the insulating layers, while others bring on the tee shirts; […]
Fat Moon Nights
Week 3, 2022｜Kristin Kimball｜January 23, 2022
Winter temperatures again this week, with a nice snowstorm thrown in. I’ve loved walking along the farm roads on the crystalline fat moon nights, clear skies above and squeaky snow underfoot, that special […]
Next Level Cold
Week 2, 2022｜Kristin Kimball｜January 15, 2022
I am forced to lead with the cold this week, though it seems way too obvious. It’s -9 with -27 wind chill as I type. We haven’t seen these temperatures in a while, […]
Tongues
Week 2, 2022｜Kristin Kimball｜January 10, 2022
Most of what Mark and I go through as a couple is relatable. We can quibble over division of household chores, have mild disagreements over money or the children’s education, etc. But some […]
Clean Slate
Week 52, 2021｜Kristin Kimball｜December 31, 2021
Happy holidays, everyone, and hurray for the turn of the year. It’s not goodbye to the old year that I like so much but hello to the fresh, unblemished new one. Who knows what […]
Looking Forward
Week 50, 2021｜Kristin Kimball｜December 19, 2021
Solstice week, the deepest dark of the year. Five inches of snow fell fast last night, blanketing the farm in silence. The preceding days were a blur of preparation, cleaning the sides of the roads […]
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.