Essex Farm Store

The Adirondacks


This pioneering farm just outside of Essex has a vision to bring locally grown, sustainable food to New Yorkers all over the state through its pickup subscription box service. You can stop by the farm store any day of the week, or for one of the occasional tours (suggested donation $25, dates vary).

Essex Farm was founded by best-selling author and Lonely Planet alum Kristin Kimbell and her husband Mark. Her memoir The Dirty Life chronicles the first years of their life on the Essex Farm.


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