💡 A Note on Sourcing Raw Dairy: We love helping you find local raw milk, but please note that Primalguide.org does not oversee or manage individual farm production, packaging, or cleanliness standards. We always encourage our community to be active consumers: ask vendors about their testing protocols, and choose the sources that best fit your family’s standards!
📍 Quick Info
- Address: 2503 State Route 22, Essex, NY 12936
- Website: essexfarmcsa.com
- Hours: Self serve farm store open 24/7
⏰ Farm hours and stock change with the seasons. Call ahead to check what’s available or request a hold.
🐄 What’s Available
- Raw milk from grass-fed Jersey cows
- Meat, eggs, vegetables, fruit, and maple
- Glass and returnable packaging
Essex Farm was founded in 2004 by Kristin and Mark Kimball, and it’s become one of the best known farms in the Adirondacks. Kristin wrote about the farm’s early years in her memoir The Dirty Life. The farm isn’t certified organic but follows organic standards, and its Jersey cows are grass-fed.
Raw milk is sold from the farm’s self serve store, open around the clock, and you can pay by cash, card, or Venmo. New York allows raw milk to be sold only on the farm where it’s produced, and only by farms holding a state raw milk permit. Permitted farms are inspected and have their milk sampled and tested by the state, and they post a sign letting customers know the milk is unpasteurized.
Our tip: The farm is about a mile from the Essex to Charlotte ferry, so it’s an easy stop if you’re crossing Lake Champlain.
