Our 2009 conference on January 9 will feature an up close look at the innovative systems of two successful farm operations. Essex will be one of the featured enterprises. To learn more about the conference, send an email to localfoodproject@airlie.org.
Kristin and Mark Kimball came to Essex Farm (in Northeastern New York near Lake Champlain) in the fall of 2003 and quickly set to work creating a unique CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) enterprise that provides members with a full grocery bag of food each week—vegetables, orchard fruits, grains, baked goods, dairy, and grass-fed meats. Powered by a team of Belgian draft horses, Essex Farm feeds 75 families year-round. Members experience the full spectrum of local food, enjoying not only summer classics like tomatoes and peppers, but nutritious (and storable) winter squashes and root vegetables.
Next time, we'll look at how Half Pint established lasting relationships with area restaurants.
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