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"Fresh Choice Manchester up and running at 'full speed'"
Article via Union Leader
Fresh Start Manchester, the city health department’s initiative to close the geographic gap between some residents and corner grocery stores, is “up a... Learn More
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"Looking Back, Looking Forward: A Reflection on the 25th Anniversary of the UNH Sustainability Institute"
Blog post via Tom Kelly of the Sustainability Institute at UNH
Blog post via Tom Kelly of the Sustainability Institute at UNH Learn More
Horses drawing a carriage at Iron Kettle Farm in Walpole, NH
Monadnock Food System Spotlight of the Month: Tom Hasselman & Sarah Sinclair of Iron Kettle Farm, Walpole
Blog post via Monadnock Farm & Community Coalition
Tom Hasselman and his fiancé, Sarah Sinclair, purchased Iron Kettle Farm from Tom's parents who were ready to retire after years of farming. Learn More
Northeast Forest Farmers Coalition (NFFC) Survey
Northeast Forest Farmers Coalition (NFFC) Survey
The Northeast Forest Farmers Coalition (NFFC) is distributing a survey to better understand the sourcing issues in the Northeast around forest botanic... Learn More
Blackfire Farm in Hancock, New Hampshire.
Monadnock Food System Spotlight of the Month: Elizabeth White and Douglas Higley of Blackfire Farm in Hancock
Doug Higley and Liz White co-own and operate Blackfire Farm, a small diversified farm in Hancock, NH. Higley is a Hancock native and met White at a fa... Learn More
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Six Phases of Racial Equity Practice
Resource via CORE Food Systems
Six Phases of Racial Equity Practice a resource via CORE Food Systems Learn More
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Local Regulation of Agriculture Toolkit from the NH Coalition for Sustaining Agriculture
The New Hampshire Coalition for Sustaining Agriculture is pleased to present the Local Regulation of Agriculture Toolkit, developed with grant funds p... Learn More
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"USDA Launches $100 Million Healthy School Meals Initiative, Announces Grant Program for Rural Schools"
Press Release via USDA
The USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service launched the first phase of its $100 million Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative aimed at improving the nutritio... Learn More
A drawing of a milk carton, steak, sugar cubes, apple, bread and broccoli.
"How US government diet guidelines ignore the climate crisis"
Article via The Guardian
To keep the climate habitable, most scientists agree that switching to renewable energy alone isn’t enough – Americans also need to change the way the... Learn More
Eli Shimiyemana rips up weeds from a row of beets in a field at Brookford Farm in Canterbury on Tuesday.
"As NH organic group turns 50, climate change gives its practices new urgency"
Article via The Concord Monitor
When it comes to growing food organically in New Hampshire, numbers may not tell t he whole story. For almost two decades the state has certified o... Learn More