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The Dover Cassily Community Garden is offering two workshops this coming weekend, both free and open to the public!

Garlic Planting Workshop on Saturday, October 17, 10-2pm

The Dover Cassily Community Garden is hosting a garlic workshop on Saturday, October 17th from 10am until 2pm. In this hands-on workshop, we will plant garlic cloves and learn how to grow and harvest garlic.

Sheet Mulching Workshop on Sunday, October 18, 10-2pm

The Dover Cassily Community Garden is hosting a sheet mulching workshop on Sunday, October 18th from 10am until 2pm. In this hands-on workshop, we will create new garden beds for the Dover Cassily Community Garden to use next spring. Sheet mulching is a quick and easy way to create gardens from lawns without the back-breaking work of digging or rototilling. Furthermore, sheet mulching can be done with readily available, inexpensive (or free) materials.

Both workshops are free and open to the public. Whether you are new to gardening or an experienced gardener, please join us in expanding the growing potential of our garden. Community members of all ages are welcome. Please provide your own food and drink. Registration is not required. Donations welcome. The garden is located off of Hillside Dr. near Beckwith Park. For more information or directions, please contact doverccgarden@yahoo.com.

      Final NH Growers’ Dinner of 2009 to be held at Enfield Shaker Museum

The final official 2009 NH Growers Dinner will take place at the Enfield Shaker Museum in Enfield, NH on Oct. 24. This caps off a series of special dinner events, organized by the NH Farm to Restaurant Connection, that highlight the use of local farm and food products at local restaurants.

The Enfield event is the finale to a day-long Culinary History Symposium, however the symposium and dinner events are separate and attendees may chose to attend either event, or both. The setting for both the symposium and the dinner is the Enfield Shaker Museum, once the home of the Enfield Shakers, known for their exceptional culinary herbs, meals, and agricultural products. To see the full symposium program visit www.newhampshirefarms.net.

The Enfield growers’ dinner is being prepared by well-known local chef, Jason Dacier who is the Head Chef for the Hanover-Lebanon Co-op Food Stores.  Jason and his staff create a full range of prepared foods available daily for Co-op customers.  He also oversees the Co-op’s catering service. The dinner menu will feature hard cider braised beef, an array of seasonal vegetables from farms in the Enfield region, presented in soup, salad and unique side dishes. A delectable maple crème brulee is planned for dessert.  For reservations, call the Enfield Shaker Museum at: 603-632-4346, by October 19th.  Visit www.newhampshirefarms.net for more details.

 For information about the NH Farm to Restaurant Connection, contact Gail McWilliam Jellie at the NH Dept of Agriculture, Markets and Food at: 603 271 3788, gmcwilliam@agr.state.nh.us or visit www.nhfarmtorestaurant.com.