Seacoast Eat Local

Do you want to be a farmer but don’t know where to begin? As part of their Food & Society Initiative, the UNH Office of Sustainability has just posted a new online guide, “Resources for Aspiring Farmers.” It gathers together in one handy place listings that will help get you started. The different categories include:

• UNH Academic Programs

• Farming Internships & Apprenticeships

• Practical Farmer Training Programs

• Resources for New Farmers

• and Additional Educational Resources for Farmers & Gardeners

These listings may also be of interest to farms looking for interns or apprentices, or for a place to post their own available opportunities.

The Rye Energy Committee is collaborating with the Seacoast Science Center and Clean Air Cool Planet to hold its third annual art and energy project: Honor Your Home. To participate, Rye residents must commit to taking three or more actions that lesson their carbon footprint. Committed participants will be honored by an artist painting a picture of their home. These pieces of art will be on exhibit and for sale at the Seacoast Science Center from November 12 through December 16. The proceeds from the sale of the paintings will support the Rye Energy Committee, Seacoast Science Center, and local artists.

In addition to the paintings there will be the Green Saturday Morning Program at the Seacoast Science Center. These programs are open to anyone, even people who are not Rye residents. The programs will be on Saturday mornings beginning in May, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The program on September 11, 2010, will be “Local Foods, Farming, and Sustainable Practices” with UNH professor John Carroll.

For more information download the Honor Your Home Green Saturdays flyer, visit the Rye Energy Committee website, or the Seacoast Science Center website.