Advocacy Works: the White House garden
After innumerable emails, entreaties, blog posts, video contests, op-eds, letters to the editor, and interviews, Roger Doiron, Michael Pollan and others have convinced the President and First Lady to...
View ArticleCatching up on the news
I’m taking the easy way out today and just giving you all some links to make sure you’re keeping on the news. Much of this comes from NHPR, so good for them and don’t forget to pledge! Below we have...
View ArticleOilseed & Grain Growing Workshop at UNH
On Saturday, June 13 from Green Start, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing the use and availability of biodiesel, is hosting a workshop entitled “Putting Oilseeds & Grains into your Rotation:...
View ArticleFarmers and Farmland, a match made in heaven
For farmers trying to enter into farming as a full-time profession affordable farmland is hard to come by. Many landowners and older farmers have land that they wish was being put to good use as...
View ArticleSeacoast Harvest Returns!
The 2009 Seacoast Harvest is now available and ready to help you find local sources of your favorite foods. Copies of Seacoast Harvest can be picked up for free at the Portsmouth, Durham, Newmarket,...
View ArticleMany NH Dairies Continue to Struggle
On August 6 the Concord Monitor ran a good story by Chelsea Conaboy on the challenges currently facing New Hampshire’s dairies. The gist of the story is this, the process by which prices for bulk milk...
View ArticleHomebrewing and Microbrew Tastings
For those of you who enjoy beer, there are a few nice events coming up in the next month. First, on October 3 Redhook Brewery, WHEB and Prescott Park are hosting NH Brew Fest 2009. There will 30...
View ArticleAnother Good Reason to Support Local Farmers…
It’s easier than having to grow it all yourself. Beth Poitier has nice post up at UNH’s Discover(ing) Sustainability blog. She’s thankful that the Seacoast’s farmers have had more success with their...
View ArticleAgricultural Commissions
According to the NH Coaltion for Sustaining Agriculture’s guide, How to Create an Agricultural Commission in Your Hometown, “The purpose of an agricultural commission is to protect agricultural lands,...
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No Farms, No Beer
Through sheer persistence and offers of free labor I recently managed to worm my way into a tour and tasting at the soon to be opened Throwback Brewery in North Hampton. Annette and Nicole were...
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