April 6, 2011 by Kate.

UNH Cooperative Extension is offering a Farmstead Planning Twilight Meeting on Monday April 18, 6 -8 pm at Riverslea Farm (362 North River Road, Epping NH, off Route 125).

Farmstead planning involves having an overall master plan and then placing buildings on the farm property so they won’t be in the way of future structures and will be located for efficient operation. The basic concepts include: siting buildings, traffic flow, environmental concerns, separating business and personal space, dealing with vehicle and people traffic, allowing for materials handling, etc.

This twilight meeting is a part of a series of agricultural engineering twilight meetings with John Porter, UNH Extension Professor, Emeritus and Stan Weeks, consultant from New York.  Stan is an agricultural engineer who has had a lot of experience in farmstead layout. He is contracted on a regular basis by UNH Cooperative Extension through the Andrew C. and Margaret R. Sigler Foundation. This series is conducted in cooperation with UNH Cooperative Extension and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

For more information contact Nada Haddad, Rockingham County Agriculture Extension Educator, UNH Cooperative Extension at Nada.Haddad@unh.edu or 679-5616

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March 24, 2011 by Kate.

Get out on a Friday night and enjoy some local fare!  There are 2 Localvore Dinners coming up this month at Chez Bouchon Bistro, 32 Depot Square, Hampton. Chef Ted McCormack of Harvesting Hermit will be the guest chef for these 2 special events.  The four course dinner is $45 per person, served at 6:30pm, community seating.  The menus include lots of food from local farms and fishermen, including locally raised vegetables, meat, seafood, cheeses, and more! To see the menus, click here. To make a reservation call 926-2022.

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March 10, 2011 by Kate.

Interested in joining a CSA this year.?  Here’s a recent announcement from the farmers at Riverside Farmstand in North Berwick:

Riverside Farm Stand & Greenhouse has CSA shares available for the 2011 season!   Our CSA covers not only fresh fruit and vegetables but includes items from our greenhouses (bedding and vegetable plants, hanging baskets, etc) and commercial kitchen (fresh bread, chicken pot pies, jams, relishes, etc).   We also include items that we source locally like milk, honey, and eggs.   Our CSA program is unique in that we offer full choice and do not prepack a box for you.  If you are interested, please check our website, www.riversidefarmstand.com for details.

Come talk to the farmers in person this Saturday at the Winter Farmers’ Market in Exeter!

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December 29, 2010 by Kate.

Are you growing or storing crops for sale during the winter months?  Are you interested in expanding your farm’s winter harvest? 

Click here to take the online survey, and get connected with a network of winter growers and resources for year-round farming.

This survey will inform a new project to help farmers expand their winter crop production, and improve crop storage structures on their farms. Seacoast Eat Local is proud to be a partner on this project, which will provide much-needed information and resources to the farmers who are working hard to grow a year-round supply of vegetables. The project will also support the development of  winter farmers’ markets in the region.

Northeast SARE has provided funding for a 3-year Research & Education project to expand winter harvest and sales for New England vegetable crops. Partners include University of Massachusetts, University of New Hampshire, Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) and Seacoast Eat Local. We are currently interviewing growers, setting up research trials, organizing winter markets, and planning educational workshops and meetings for farmers. Please complete our survey, and tell us about what you’re doing on your farm, and what issues are important to you.

Stay tuned for details about upcoming workshops and events!

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November 30, 2010 by Kate.

The Harvesting Hermit now has a website (www.harvestinghermit.com) where you can find out what delicious local food is on the menu - like house-cured ham and brie, locally raised pulled pork, breakfast sandwiches served all day, or how about a maple milkshake? Chef Ted is now offering pre-ordered pies and cakes for the holidays too. Check out their website, or stop by the cafe at 32½ Depot Square in Hampton, 603-967-4696. Down to the homemade pickles and chutneys, this place is all about locally grown ingredients!

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November 29, 2010 by Kate.

Field to Fork Farm (Chester, NH) is selling some of their laying hens.  Here’s a message from the farmers:

Our ISA Brown laying hens were raised on our farm from chicks and now range on our organic fields and are fed only organic grain. These hens are great layers and are now 9 months old and will lay until next summer. This will be the only time we sell hens this year so please act now if you are interested. $12 Call: 603 548 4331  Please visit www.fieldtoforkfarm.com for more information about our farm.

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