Books & Speaking
Kristin’s Memoirs
The Dirty Life (2010) and Good Husbandry (2019) chronicle both Essex Farm’s history and the Kimball family’s start in rural Upstate New York.
Good Husbandry
From the celebrated author of the beloved bestseller The Dirty Life, a “beguiling memoir about the simple life” (Elle), Kristin Kimball describes the delicious highs and sometimes excruciating lows of life on Essex Farm—a 500-acre farm that produces a full diet for a community of 250 people.
The Dirty Life
From a “graceful, luminous writer with an eye for detail” (Minneapolis Star Tribune), this riveting memoir explores a year on a sustainable farm.
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The Kimballs (Kristin, Mark or both together) speak to audiences worldwide about farming, writing, food, and building community food systems.
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