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TableIt’s Local!
Issue 5 • Summer 2011
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THE GUIDE TO OUR REGION’S FOOD, FARMS & COMMUNITY
Summer’s
Splendor
Cultivating School &
Community Gardens
Plus: PYO Berries
Farmers’ Markets & CSAs
Farm Directory
Summer Events
Gardening Tips
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Contents
Features
Our Local Farmer: Father of the First CSA
10
Local Eats: Meet Sunflowers’ New Chef
12
Community Gardens Sprouting in Keene
16
School Gardens: Cultivating Young Minds
18-20
Columns:
Publishers’ Note: Take that Side Trip4
Table Talk: News from Around the Region6-7
Commentary: I’m a Latecomer, but I’m In8
Dig In!: Summer Gardening Questions Answered14
Future Farmer: Jacob Blake22
Made Here: Cheshire Garden23
Local Bookshelf: This Life is in Your Hands32
The Back Page Backyard: On Blueberry Hill34
In-Season Recipes:
Blueberry and Red Onion Compote
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20
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Colorful Confetti Pancakes
Veggie Boats
Italian Bread Salad (Panzanella)
Fresh Blueberry Crostatas
Calendar of events 30
Directories
Pick Your own berries
farmers’ markets and CSAs
FARM guide
list of advertisers
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26
28-29
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on the cover Sawyer Fields by Dan Thibeault. Oil on canvas. 16” x 20.”
Daniel Thibeault is a New Hampshire native who is widely recognized throughout the area for
his artistic and entrepreneurial skills. Thibeault began painting at the age of twelve and after
high school enrolled in a commercial art school in Boston. To earn money for school, he worked
as a chef. Dan paints almost every day. His work hangs in galleries in New England and is
collected by many for his scenes of Vermont, New Hampshire and Italy. For more information
about Daniel Thibeault’s work, contact him by email at: danielgthibeault@gmail.com.
Photos (top to bottom): Summer barn in Chesterfield by Shaundi Kane; Sunflowers Restaurant entrée by Michael Moore; children in the garden
courtesy Sophia’s Hearth; Blueberries by Jodi Genest; Cheshire Garden berries by Trish Crapo; Jacob Blake courtesy Cheshire County Cooperative
Extension; Dan Thibeault by Jodi Genest. Al Karevy took the photograph of our cover painting.
Summer 2011
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Take that Side Trip
Publishers
Marcia Passos Duffy
Jodi Genest
Editorial
EDITOR: Marcia Passos Duffy
COPY EDITOR: Donna Moxley
PROOFREADER: Carol Urofsky
It is easy to take our farms for granted. We may even put off buying something
at a farmstand, farm store or farmers’ market because it may be a bit out of the
way, or we are simply just too much in a hurry to stop.
We make a mental note to stop in “next time.” After all, with all this abundance
our farms will always be there for us the next time, right?
But we all know that farmers struggle – and sometimes they don’t make it. The
evidence of that often hits us when we are making our rounds distributing this
magazine. A farm that may have been open one season is shuttered the next –
its barn eerily quiet, a quickly scrawled “closed” sign at the door.
The Monadnock Region is fortunate to have such a diversity and plenitude
of farms: For this issue we have 132 farms listed in our farm directory and this
summer there’s a farmers’ market for each day of the week (see page 26). Not
bad for a small region with a mixture of great to poor farming soil, not to
mention a short growing season. Our farmers are to be commended for doing
such a great job getting so much food and farm products to us. But they can’t
survive without us.
So this summer, do more than make a mental note to stop. Take that drive
down that long dirt road to buy fresh eggs, stop at that roadside farmstand for
your tomatoes and corn, and visit your farmers’ market. Our region’s farms will
flourish because of those little steps – and side trips.
Contributing Writers:
Steve Chase, Katherine Cox, Dave Eisenstadter,
Katrina Hall, Amanda Maurmann,
Christine Parshall, Jeanne Prevett Sable
DESIGN
CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Jodi Genest
CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS:
Maryann Mullett, Daniel Thibeault
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS:
Shaundi Kane, Al Karevy, Michael Moore
PRODUCTION: Laura Borden, Margo Hrubec
Advertising
DIRECTOR: James Duffy
SALES ASSOCIATES: Angy Lombara,
Liz MacEachran, Jane MacLachlan, Jeanne Morin
Advisory Board
Jacqueline Caserta, The Inn at Valley Farms
Amanda Costello,
Cheshire County Conservation District
Russ Fiorey, Crescendo Acres Farm
Bonnie Hudspeth,
Monadnock Community Market Co-op
Amanda Maurmann, Stonewall Farm
Kate O’Connor, Keene State College
Jen Risley, Hannah Grimes Center
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Photos: top, Rosaly’s Farm Stand - Jodi Genest; bottom left - Emily Duffy, bottom right - Mei Genest
It’s so easy to think about our region’s farms in the summer. After all, summer
is that time of year when our farms are bursting at the seams with all kinds of
goodies: plump berries, colorful vegetables; eggs in brown, tan and blue, crispy
greens in all hues. We see the fruits of our farmers’ labors displayed with
flourish at farmers’ markets, farmstands, in our village markets and local stores.
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Table Talk
food and farm news from the region and beyond
PETERBOROUGH—Nubanusit Neighborhood and Farm, a condominium co-housing
community, has won a 2011 Plan NH Merit
Award of Excellence. The community, located
on over 70 acres of farmland, fields and woodlands with trails, a pond, and nearly a mile of
riverfront, also runs an organic farm and CSA.
Each year Plan NH (Plannh.org) recognizes
outstanding projects that exemplify excellence
in planning, design and/or development, while
incorporating smart growth principles, social
responsibility and/or collaboration and coopThe Nubanusit Neighborhood and Farm runs an organic farm and CSA
eration. The neighborhood, one of four N.H.
a safe pedestrian environment for its residents. In addition, the
recipients of this year’s award, was designed by O’Neil Pennoyer
Nubanusit Neighborhood and Farm incorporates all eight of the
Architects and built by Bruss Construction for Nubi River
NH Smart Growth principles including fostering neighborhood
Partners, owners.
scale and community life.
The project was viewed by the Plan NH jury as “…an innovaOther Plan NH award recipients for 2011 included: Hanover
tive planned community approach to living, with multiple sustainable design and construction elements,” according to a press release. Coop Community Market, Manchester’s N.H. Institute of Art
and The Flying Monkey Movie House and Performance Center
The organization also praised the project’s preserved agricultural
in Plymouth.
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Nubanusit Neighborhood & Farm
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WALPOLE — Two Monadnock Region
farms have won the 2011 N.H. Farm of
Distinction award: Walpole Valley Farms and
Alyson’s Orchards. A total of four state farms
were chosen to receive the distinction this
year and were selected by an independent
panel of state agricultural leaders, historic
preservationists and the general public. The
other N.H. farms that won the award were
Stoneridge Farm of Bradford and Zorvino
Vineyards and Winery of Sandown.
Alyson’s Orchard of Walpole features 50
varieties of apples, as well as peaches, pears,
plums, berries and grapes – available in PYO
and at the farm stand. The orchard also has a
large function hall and lodging on the site to
host weddings and other events.
Walpole Valley Farms is a multi-generational family farm that raises grass-fed beef,
livestock and poultry. Beef, turkey and eggs
are available at the farm and at numerous
local stores and restaurants. There is also a
bed and breakfast on the property, the Inn
at Valley Farm, which is a renovated 1774
farmhouse.
N.H. Farm of Distinction awards attractive
farms with well-tended and maintained crops,
fields and livestock.
Monadnock Waldorf School Awarded Farm-to-School Grant
KEENE — Monadnock Waldorf School was recently awarded a $500
grant from Stonewall Farm as part of the New Hampshire Farm-toSchool Program. The grant will be matched with a gift from the Parent
Council at the school. It will allow the school to expand its gardening
program through the purchase of garden tools, soaker hoses and fencing, as well as fruit stock like blackberries, blueberries and raspberries.
The gardening activities happen at Monadnock Waldorf School NurseryKindergarten on Old Walpole Road in Keene. The garden, planted and
tended by children, teachers and parents, provides beans, potatoes,
carrots, pumpkins, gourds and squash for the school program and for special events. Third
graders are building a specially designed beehive the grant will also help to fund. Stonewall
Farm established the grant program to make healthy eating habits, fresh food and gardening more accessible to schools in the Monadnock Region. Using the grant awards and local
resources, it is hoped that teachers will enhance their curriculums.
To learn more about Waldorf education or Monadnock Waldorf School, visit
Monadnockwaldorfschool.org.
NH Honey Bee Buys Bee Tree Farm
GILSUM — Will and Carole Vogeley, owners of Chesterfield-based
Bee Tree Farm, have retired and sold their 25-year-old business to
Gilsum-based The New Hampshire Honey Bee. While the Vogeleys
said they hope to travel and spend more time with their grandchildren
during retirement, they won’t be traveling too far for at least a year,
since they have agreed to help New Hampshire Honey Bee owners
John and Alison Solomonides with the transition.
John Solomonides says the company’s name has changed to
“Bee Tree Farm & The New Hampshire Honey Bee” and will continue to carry the Bee Tree Farm’s
label. The couple’s purchase of the Chesterfield business adds creamed honey, jams and jellies, hand
cream and lip balm to their existing offerings, which include honey, beeswax products and beekeeper
equipment. For more information visit NHhoneybee.com.
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Commentary
I’m a Latecomer, but I’m In
By Steve Chase
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I’m a latecomer to all of this. I used to think that promoting
n February 22, 2010, the national nonprofit
local food, community supported agriculture, farmers’ markets,
organization Transition U.S. sent out a press release
food cooperatives and household efforts to turn lawns into foodabout me and a handful of my neighbors in Keene.
Inspired by the international movement discussed in Rob Hopkin’s producing gardens were fine things to do, but a bit of a distraction
from creating much more urgent and needed social change. I now
“The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependence to Local
think I was wrong.
Resilience,” the seven of us had formed the “Transition Keene
Let’s face it, without an adequate, sustainable and reasonably
Task Force” and applied to be recognized as an official Transition
healthy food supply a community will face severe strain and
Initiative. According to the Transition U.S. news release, our group
contraction and, in the worst case, even collapse. Local food
was “the 56th official Transition Initiative in the United States and
production is not just a middle-class, boutique issue of recreation
the first official Transition Initiative in New Hampshire.”
and aesthetics anymore. It is a genuine security question about
I smiled as I read these words and said to myself, “OK, it’s
whether we will be able to survive and thrive when there’s less
official — I’m a local transition organizer.”
fossil fuel available—with more competition for resources. This
What is different about being a transition organizer in Keene
situation could cause major shifts in the strength of the national
compared to other areas is that this movement already exists
and global economy, already riddled with social injustices, and force
here—and it is vibrant. There are hundreds of local people,
our communities to shorten their supply chains of food and other
organizations and businesses already facing up to key aspects of
necessities in order to survive.
peak oil, climate change and a dysfunctional global economy with
creativity, courage and a positive vision. To learn more, please go to The whole point of the global transition movement is to work
together to unleash the creativity of local communities to become
the Keene Transition Movement’s Community Website and Blog
much more resilient in the face of
(keenetransition.wordpress.com)
such challenges. We believe that
and check out the sidebar section
Local food production is not just
local change and adaptation driven
on the right of the page titled “Great
by prudent forethought and creative
Local Groups.” I guarantee that you
a middle-class, boutique issue of
design is going to be better than
will be impressed.
recreation and aesthetics anymore. abrupt change driven by shock,
What are the core goals of this
emergency and potential chaos.
informal, but very real, local movePersonally, I have also come to see how transitioning to a better
ment? To reduce our community’s overall energy use and shift
prepared and more resilient community could create a more
from fossil fuels to safe and renewable energy sources. We also
satisfying way of life than we have now. When I see the joy and
hope to enhance the heart and soul of what we love most about
excitement of the folks active in rebuilding our region’s local food
our community—even as we face the end of the “age of cheap
security, I’m thinking, “I want some of that.”
and abundant oil.” Our goals include helping to re-localize the
So, I might be a latecomer, but I’m all in. T
Monadnock Region’s economy, increase our green-collar jobs and
become more capable of producing many of the vital goods and
services we need to survive and thrive in the years ahead. A big
Steve Chase directs the environmental studies master’s
part of this effort includes enhancing our local and regional food
program in Advocacy for Social Justice and Sustainability
security, something several people in Keene and the Monadnock
at Antioch University New England. He is also a
Region have been working on very hard for at least a decade.
founding member of the Transition Keene Task Force.
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Local Farmer
Father of the First CSA
by Dave Eisenstadter
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Photos (Clockwise from top): Lincoln Geiger, Michael Moore, Dave Eisenstadter
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variety of available prodhere are more
ucts. Today there are 110
than 12,500
mostly Temple and Wilton
Community
area families participatSupported
ing in the year-round
Agriculture
CSA. From the begin(CSA) farms now in the U.S.,
ning, the Temple-Wilton
according to a 2007 agriculture
Community Farm ran
census. But Wilton, N.H. farmer
on a democratic process,
Trauger Groh remembers when
beginning with the farm’s
there was just one: his.
yearly economic meeting
Groh, nearly 80, was born in
in April with its members.
Germany. He started farming
No matter what each
when he was not yet 13 in
family pays, all get equal
1945, a time when all the ablerights to the produce of
bodied men were fighting,
Temple-Wilton Community Farm
the farm, Groh says. “The
killed or prisoners of war. By
Farmer: Trauger Groh Type of Farm: CSA
situation of the families
the age of 20, he was indeis so different—some are
pendently farming 150 acres.
well-off people, but some are very much more poor people—and
“Soon I had a family and some children and I had to raise all the
the lack of money shouldn’t be a reason they don’t have good
money that was needed,” says Groh. “It was very, very difficult.”
nutrition,” says Groh.
Groh wanted a different, less risky, way to support the farming
Groh says his community farm is an extreme case, but CSA
lifestyle. Groh’s farm in Jever, a town in northern Germany near
farms should run based on their budget, rather than the price
the Dutch border, produced diverse products for sale including
of the produce.
milk, vegetables, meat, bread and cheese. While he had a steady
stream of customers, a crop failure always loomed large in his
“There is no other way today “If you sell
(produce), you
mind: It could mean economic disaster for his family.
to run a farm if you don’t
have to compete
While on a speaking tour in the U.S., Groh visited a farm
in Pennsylvania that was providing food for an institution for
have friends and other people with Walmart and
other food sources
the mentally handicapped. He became interested in the concept
who want to support it.”
that are totally arof what is known today as CSA farming, where members buy
tificial,” Groh says.
“shares” of the farm’s bounty before the growing season, providing
“Farming, in our sense, is not an industry, and shouldn’t be one.”
valuable up-front capital to
To spread the word about this new method of farming, Groh
the farmer. “That was going
teamed up with journalist Steven McFadden to pen the book
a step further than what I
Farms of Tomorrow. The book came out in 1990; a new edition,
could do in Germany,” says
Farms of Tomorrow Revisited, came out seven years later.
Groh.
Groh sees that there are more and more young people who
Groh sold his farm in the
would like to farm and they don’t have the facilities, capital or
1980s and moved to Wilton,
land. Community supported agriculture is a way to make the ecowhere he linked up with
nomics work for such people, Groh says. “Community farms come
local farmers Lincoln Geiger
and go, but there is a general trend upwards,” Groh said. “There
and
Anthony
Graham
to
start
Trauger Groh (pictured here with his wife,
is no other way today to run a farm if you don’t have friends and
what has been known as one
Alice) remembers when there was just
one CSA: his.
other people who want to support it.” T
of the country’s first operational CSAs, the Temple-Wilton Community Farm. (An apple
Dave Eisenstadter is a reporter for The Keene Sentinel.
harvest CSA was simultaneously formed in 1986 at Indian Line
His first book, about the December 2008 ice storm, “The
Farm in Egremont, Mass.)
Weight of the Ice,” was published by Surry Cottage books
The CSA started with about 30 families. Over the years, the
in 2009. He lives in Keene.
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By Jeanne Prevett Sable
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trees for syrup; the family’s 100-squareSunflowers Restaurant in Jaffrey.
foot garden yields a variety of vegPreviously the head chef at the nowetables. He even forages pungent wild
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ramps from his backyard. His wife,
Daumé likes the Sunflowers kitchen set
Sarah, a teacher at the Well School in
up, where he can see the diners’ faces
Peterborough, tends to the flowers.
while they are eating. And they can see
Son Dylan, 9, and daughter Samantha,
him. It’s the personal connection he
4, are learning to enjoy veggies.
likes, whether creating a culinary
“They eat very well,” says Daumé.
delight, or shopping for the freshest
“It’s so important … We need to go
local ingredients.
back to the fifties. Everyone needs
Scouting out local markets and farm
a backyard garden, even to just grow
stands is as much a part of his job as
David Daumé serves up a Sunflowers Restaurant menu item:
a tomato.”
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Daumé has always had a garden,
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Dig In!
your gardening questions answered
by Amanda Maurmann
How can I replenish the soil in my backyard garden?
It takes a long time to build organic matter in your soil, which
is vital to a healthy garden. Organic matter is the living humus
system that provides and stores nutrients for your garden plants.
Probably the most destructive force that acts against organic matter
is tillage. Tillage (digging, stirring or overturning the soil) breaks
up the aggregates (the “clumps” of soil) that are home to billions
of living and decomposing organisms.
To keep your soil healthy, reduce tillage to once or twice a year.
Other methods to rejuvenate your soil include adding compost
and cover cropping. To add a cover crop after the summer harvest,
sow an annual crop of rye, oat, field pea, vetch, soybean or buckwheat. These cover crops do double duty, feeding the soil while
growing and providing nutrients to the soil when they die off in
the winter.
When I plant my backyard garden I tend to leave lots of space
around each plant. But I’ve seen lots of backyard gardens
where the plants are very close to one another. Any advice?
In the garden,
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this year.
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spaced farther apart; just keep in mind that most plants do just fine
touching their neighbors. The one exception to this is if you are
growing greenhouse tomatoes (air circulation between plants is
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In the garden, there are no hard and fast rules. Experiment:
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Community Gardens
a Are Sprouting in Keene a
By Marcia Passos Duffy
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will continue through the summer by
children participating in the recreation center’s summer camp at Robin
Hood and Wheelock Parks. “A garden
club will be offered with the summer
camp, and they will do some of the
maintenance and gardening through
the summer months,” says Colt.
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“Food is a great way
to bring people
together.”
oversee and guide the process of gardenbuilding; the gardens will be maintained
by program participants, residents and
Antioch student volunteers. The grant
provides all the wood for the raised beds,
mulch, soil, compost, plus wheelbarrows,
water and seeds for the garden. Beyond
that, there are also workshops for program
participants on how to build and maintain
a vegetable garden.
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The whole point of the Keene Community
Gardens Connections is self-sufficiency
Keene Recreation Center
This garden is located on the Keene Recreation Center grounds between the outdoor
playground and the War Memorial. Four
raised beds will provide vegetables for children in the center’s kindergarten through
6th-grade after school program, CATCH
Kid’s Club (Coordinated Approach to
Child Health), which teaches children to
eat healthy foods and exercise regularly. The
recreation center is collaborating with
Keene State College’s Early Sprouts Garden
Project to create the garden.
“We’re working with the kids to design
the beds,” says Robin Colt, a graduate
student in Antioch’s environmental studies
department and co-coordinator of the
Community Garden Connections team
who is working at the recreation center
garden with fellow graduate student Anna
Cynar.
The vegetables selected for the garden
include: bell peppers, green beans, tomatoes,
Swiss chard, butternut squash and
carrots. “There’s potential for more diversity of crops, if that’s what the kids want,”
says Colt.
While the planting will be done by children in the after school program, the work
Harper Acres
The Harper Acres garden site serves
a population of fixed-income elderly
residents in 112 apartment units.
There is an active group of senior
citizens involved in the project; when
the garden is ready for harvest, some of the
produce will be available to residents for
free in the Mill Building community room.
“We wanted a site that was visible to the
community,” says Libby Weiland, an Antioch
graduate student and co-coordinator of the
CGC who is working on the project with
fellow graduate student Susan Baron. “The
garden site is right off the bike path next to
the Ashuelot River,” she says.
This garden project is a partnership with
the Keene Housing Authority, which manages the apartment complex, and Big
Brothers/Big Sisters, which will provide
intergenerational learning between the
young and elders in the community, says
Weiland.
“The whole point of this entire project
is self-sufficiency,” she points out. “Food is
a great way to bring people together …
and gardening even more so.”
Colt agrees: “There’s many layers to this
project … Bringing fresh nutritious vegetables in an affordable way, strengthening
social capacity, sourcing food locally, reducing emissions from trucking food,” says
Colt. “All these things come together by
creating a community garden.”
For more information about the Keene
Community Garden Connections, visit
AntiochNE.edu/cgc. T
Photo: courtesy Antioch University New England
hile there are only a
handful of working
farms left in Keene, the
rich valley soil does not
go to waste: There is an
abundance of backyard,
neighborhood and community vegetable gardens within the city limits
that produce an untold number of
pounds of food each year.
Add five more gardens to that
count. Thanks to Antioch University
New England’s new program, Keene
Community Gardens Connections
(CGC), funded by a $25,000 donation
from the Rashti Foundation, more Keene
residents will reap the benefits of the city’s
soil and harvest locally grown vegetables
this year.
Two centrally located raised-bed gardens
have been chosen for the project at the
Keene Recreation Center on Washington
Street and Harper Acres on Castle Street.
Three more gardens will be built in other
Keene locations next year.
The project is run by a group of
Antioch University New England environmental studies graduate students who will
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School Gardens:
by Katheri
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ive years ago, the new playground equipment at
Symonds School in Keene was surrounded by landscape that was dusty, dry and without much greenery,
says first grade teacher Susan Meehan. Her vision: to create a play
space that was more natural for children.
Today the Symonds School playground is a lush garden of
flowering trees, shrubs, flowers, vegetables and natural sculptures,
thanks to the hard work and dedication of Meehan, her colleagues,
supportive parents and, of course, the students. While the garden
has beautified the
play area, it has,
more importantly, connected
the children
with nature and
taught them
the importance
of caring for
nature’s bounty.
“Children
are completely
Keene’s Symonds School now has a vegetable
removed from
garden in its play space. Pictured here, the
nature today,”
dedication ceremony in June of 2010.
Meehan says.
“Gardening heightens the awareness of where food comes from
and the fact that they can be near something that’s alive.” It also
heightens their senses: They smell the earth and the flowers; they
can touch the grapes to test for ripeness, taste the blueberries
and watch the bees and worms at work. And for the very young
children, there’s the endless fascination of playing with water and
digging in dirt.
Bonding with the Earth
“If you want children to protect and care for the earth, they have
to learn how to bond with it,” says Susan Weber, executive director
of Sophia’s Hearth Family Center in Keene, a day care program for
infants and children through age 5. Through gardening, children
also develop a sense of beauty, Weber says.
And then there are the life lessons on the less savory side of gardening, she says: composting. “They see the yuckiest thing in the
world turn into treasure. Compost demonstrates that everything
can be redeemed
and turned into
something good.”
Even water
provides an inherent
lesson. At Sophia’s
Hearth, the gardens
are watered with rain collected in a large rain barrel. Children
learn that water is finite, Weber says; when the barrel is dry,
Gardening heightens
kids’ senses and
awareness of where
food comes from.
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School gardens provide “hands on” learning for kids. Child
there’s no more water, as opposed to watering gardens with a hose
that “provides endless water.”
Hands-on Learning
The opportunities for hands-on learning are boundless when you
pair gardens with children, says Sharon Koshar, curriculum coordinator at the Surry Village Charter School. She helped start an
organic school garden there five years ago, with sections designated
for each class, kindergarten through grade 6. The garden provides
opportunities for lessons in not only agriculture and nutrition, but
math, science, wildlife studies, journal-writing and drawing.
As with other schools that have gardens, the commitment of
parents is essential to a garden’s success, most notably during the
Cultivating Young Minds
ine P. Cox
and fresh air they may not otherwise get in this harried age of busy
schedules and screen-centric lifestyles.
An Antidote to “Nature Deficit”
dren at Sophia’s Hearth Family Center in Keene pick beans.
summer. Families sign up to care for the garden in the summer,
Koshar said, and once a week the students, families and faculty
gather for harvest days. That’s when participants bring a picnic
lunch, pick vegetables, socialize “… and pick some weeds while
they’re at it,” she says.
“It creates a sense of a village school and a sense of connectedness,” Koshar said. “It’s a way for families to feel close to one
another.”
The garden is also a way to get kids to eat their vegetables, notes
Koshar: “The kids will eat things here that they don’t eat at home
because they’re invested in it. They don’t complain about the work
of weeding, composting and watering.”
Working in a garden also provides some children with exercise
Summer 2011
A kid who has taken care
of a garden sees the
world as a place that
needs care and cultivating.
Like their counterparts at other schools, the Jaffrey students
discovered the wonders, and tastes, of fresh food: “They became
aware of the possibilities of what you can put on the plate,” says
Moran. In addition to developing better eating habits, the children
also benefit from the collaborative nature of gardening. “They’re
working together and building friendships.”
But the ultimate benefit of bringing children into the garden is
instilling in their growing minds the sense of responsibility for the
planet, says Koshar: “A kid who has taken care of a garden sees the
world as a place that needs care and cultivating. And that kid is not
going to throw a candy wrapper on the ground.”
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Photos (left to right): Jodi Genest, courtesy Sophia’s Hearth, courtesy Dolores Moran
“Some experts are now talking about ‘nature deficit disorder,’ ”
Koshar says. “They say that we need to look carefully at how our
kids spend their time because what educators are noticing these
days is that more kids are having trouble managing their behavior,
and even having trouble thinking … Gardening gives children the
chance to become aware of their bodies, to decompress from that
sensory overload.”
Dolores Moran, a special
education teacher at the
Jaffrey Grade School, helped
start a garden there three
years ago with several other
teachers. Working with
students in grades 3 to 5, their
first garden was just two small
raised beds at the front of the
school. They now have three
more gardens in back and
grow vegetables, herbs and
cut flowers.
“The kids love it!” Moran Dolores Moran, a special education
says. “When you put kids and teacher at the Jaffrey Grade School,
dirt together it’s a no-brainer.” holds an armful of the harvest from
Last year the students even the school’s garden.
sold their bumper crop of
tomatoes and other produce at the Jaffrey Farmers’ Market and
donated produce to the school cafeteria for use in salads and salsas.
10 Tips from the Field
Want to start a garden at your school? No need to pour in a huge investment of time, money or space.
“Start modestly and small so you can feel the experience,” suggests Weber.
8. Model behavior. Show the joy, wonder and enthusiasm of all aspects
of gardening as opposed to the work that’s involved. Don’t force children
to do something. “Wait until they see it as a task they want to do, from
imitation,” Weber says.
9. Go native. Use New Hampshire plants that can survive dry conditions
as well as wet weather, Meehan recommends.
10. Get advice. Get input from lots of people: students, parents, teachers, school organizations. Consult with a Master Gardener in the area to
help. Get to know your local organic farmer. Go to a local supplier for
equipment and begin building a relationship with this community business.
Start a garden club. Look into grants to help fund equipment, plants, soil
and other purchases.
For more information on starting a garden at your child’s school, visit the
Cheshire County Conservation District’s home page, www.CheshireConservation.org, where you can download “Feeding the Next Generation:
Stories from the Field.” This e-book contains case studies and helpful tips
about school gardening throughout the Monadnock Region (case studies
include some schools mentioned in this article). T
Katherine Cox is a freelance writer who has lived and
gardened in the Monadnock Region for 30 years. Her
work has appeared in The Keene Sentinel,Vermont’s
Local Banquet, SO Vermont Arts & Living, and the
anthology “Beyond the Notches: Stories of Place in
New Hampshire’s North Country.”
Fun & Simple Veggie Recipes for Kids
By Marcia Passos Duffy and Christine Parshall of Cheshire County UNH Cooperative Extension
¼ cup bell peppers (any color), chopped
½ cup vegetables of your choice (anything in
season such as eggplant, tomatoes,
green beans, etc.)
¼ cup Parmesan cheese
Once kids grow their own veggies, they’ll want
to eat them! While eating vegetables fresh
from the garden is delightful and delicious,
you may want to bring some of those colorful
veggies into the kitchen and try these fun
summer recipes.
Colorful Confetti Pancakes
Veggies aren’t just for dinner anymore. Add
the following grated vegetables to your own
homemade pancake mix (or use a good-quality
store-bought whole wheat mix):
½ cup finely grated zucchini
¼ cup grated carrots
¼ cup grated summer squash
¼ cup grated beets (optional)
Veggie Boats
Spoon the pancake batter and veggie mixture
onto a greased and heated pancake griddle
(use ¼ cupfuls or less if you’d like smaller
pancakes). Flip pancakes when they begin to
bubble. Brown the other side for a minute or
two. You can top pancakes with local maple
syrup or ¼ cup of grated beets for a colorful
twist.
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These vegetable boats are as much fun to
create as they are to eat. There are two ways to
serve them up: hot as a side dish or as a cold
salad.
4 medium-sized zucchini
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic cloves, diced
¼ cup onions, leeks or scallions, diced
Halve zucchini lengthwise. Scoop out flesh
with a spoon leaving some behind so the shell
remains intact; set shells aside. Chop zucchini
flesh and set aside. Heat oil in a large pan.
Add garlic and your choice of onions, leeks
or scallions and sauté for 1-2 minutes. Add
zucchini, peppers and vegetables of your
choice. Cook until vegetables are tender, not
mushy. Allow to cool slightly. Kids can help out
by stuffing the zucchini shells with the sautéed
vegetables. Place stuffed zucchini “boats” on
a cookie sheet, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese,
and bake at 400°F for 20 minutes.
For those who prefer their vegetables raw,
instead of adding cooked vegetables, dice ½
cup of raw vegetables of your choice. Toss
with your favorite salad dressing and scoop
back into the zucchini shells. Top with
Parmesan cheese. T
Photo: courtesy Sophia’s Hearth
Here are more tips:
1. Have a plan. Consider your space and establish well-defined areas for
planting as well as walking/playing. For the very young, set aside an area
for them to dig in.
2. Plant flowers, vegetables and herbs that grow quickly. Use
plants that have already been started at a local nursery or farm. (Moran
notes this is an excellent opportunity to develop a relationship with local
farms.)
3. Use large seeds. If using seeds, bigger seeds (such as pumpkin,
squash and beans) are easier for small hands to hold. Also provide tools
that fit kid-sized hands.
4. Have access to water. They can play with it, or water the plants,
depending on age. “Watering is the kids’ favorite part,” notes Meehan.
5. Avoid chemicals. Gardening without the chemicals—such as organic
gardening—is best around children. Instead of chemical fertilizer, use
natural soil amendments, such as compost. “Composting is a great experience for kids,” Weber says.
6. Be patient and make it fun. “Don’t be too
uptight about straight rows and how many seeds go
into one spot,” Moran says. “If plants get stepped
on, it’s okay.” Keep in mind the short attention span
of most children, and accept that it will be messy.
7. Give kids a voice. Depending on age, let them
make some of the decisions and get involved in
building, planting and maintaining the garden.
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Jacob Blake
Makes His Mark
by Andrea Sawyer
M
eet Jacob Blake, a 17-year-old
from Winchester, who is starting
to make his mark in the dairy
world. Blake, who comes from a nonfarming family, was first introduced to the
world of dairy cows while hanging out
with friends who were visiting Kelly-View
Farm in Winchester, home to world class
Brown Swiss and Holstein show animals.
Shortly after his visit to the farm, he
joined 4-H, and became involved in the
cow lease program offered by his local
4-H and Kelly-View Farm. At 13 he
started showing his leased cows at several
fairs and participated in 4-H judging
contests. Since then, Blake has become an
active member of the Future Farmers of
America (FFA) program
offered at Keene High
School, and recently won
the State Dairy Showmanship Championship. He
will be competing for the
national award in the fall.
Jacob was recently
named a State Achievement winner in 4-H
and won a trip to
the National 4-H
Dairy Conference in
Madison, Wisc.
What’s on the farming
horizon for Blake? He says
Jacob Blake poses with his recently-purchased 4-H Brown Swiss calf.
he will always keep dairy
animals, and is interested
caring for animals, he says. Becoming
in a career in veterinary medicine. For
a farmer has taught him “responsibility
now, he’ll continue to participate in 4-H
and perseverance.” T
and FFA, and says, “… I look forward to
showing my new calf.”
Andrea Sawyer is Extension Educator,
Becoming involved in dairy cows over
4-H Youth Development, Cheshire County
the past four years has not only been about Cooperative Extension.
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Future Farmer
Made Here
A Successful
Transplant
W
inchester’s Cheshire Garden began
in 1986 when Patti Powers and
her husband, Ralph Legrande,
a former chef, purchased a barren piece
of land on Burt Hill Road with the goal of
transforming it into fertile organic beds
and an orchard for the business. Today,
Cheshire Garden’s preserves, mustards and
vinegars are made from organically grown
heirloom berries, fruits and
herbs.
The couple grows
all the ingredients to
make their products
— and the distance
from plant to jar
is short. Harvest is
steps away from their
home; processing
happens in their
certified kitchen.
“We pick every fruit, vegetable and
berry at its sun-ripened peak.”
Find Cheshire Garden’s products
at Hannah Grimes Marketplace and
Stonewall Farm in Keene, Rosaly’s Garden
in Peterborough and The Bridges Inn in
Swanzey. Visit Cheshire Garden online at:
Cheshiregarden.com. T
Photos courtesy Patti Powers
by Jen Risley
“We pick every fruit,
vegetable and berry at its
sun-ripened peak,” says
Powers.
Cold weather doesn’t
stop production; berries
are kept fresh in seven
freezers powered by solar
panels. The distance from
Cheshire Garden to market
is also short — Powers sells
exclusively to local markets,
inns and farmers’ markets.
The Cheshire Garden
logo came from a drawing
given to the couple by a
friend. It’s their cat, Rita,
bringing strawberries
in from the garden, “… to celebrate the
successful transplanting of the strawberries
— and me,” says Powers, who began farming
in 1978 in Leyden, Mass.
She spent more than a decade as a
researcher in the department of entomology
at the University of Massachusetts, studying
the behavior of insects in the apple orchard
ecosystem.
Jen Risley is the education program
coordinator at the Hannah Grimes Center
in Keene.
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Summ er Recipes
By Katrina Hall
Italian Bread Salad
(Panzanella)
Fresh Blueberry
Crostatas
This healthy summer salad has lots of fresh
summer vegetables and a zesty dressing. It’s
perfect to bring along on picnics or for a cool
lunch at the beach or lake.
Summer in New Hampshire means
the return of farmers’ markets and the
abundance of berries beginning with
strawberries, followed by raspberries,
and then, my favorite: blueberries. Enjoy
these individual fresh blueberry crostatas
(a traditional Italian baked dessert tart)
all through the blueberry season.
Dressing:
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2-3 garlic cloves, peeled and pressed
3 anchovy fillets, chopped
1 tablespoon small capers
1 tablespoon fresh slivered basil (or 1 teaspoon
dried basil)
1/3 cup olive oil
Kosher salt and fresh pepper, to taste
Salad:
2 cups slightly stale bread (any kind), hand
sliced into 1½-inch cubes
½ red or yellow pepper, seeded and chopped
½ red onion, peeled and sliced very thinly
1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and cut
into ½-inch chunks
1½ cups slightly seeded and chopped fresh
garden tomatoes
3 tablespoons roughly chopped parsley
4 or 5 tablespoons freshly pureed garden
tomatoes
Small mozzarella balls (optional)
Local ingredients available in summer: red
wine vinegar, garlic, basil, peppers, onions, cucumbers, parsley, tomatoes, mozzarella cheese
Stir together in a medium bowl all the dressing
ingredients: vinegar, garlic, anchovies, capers,
basil, olive oil, salt and pepper to taste. Stir
well.
Add bread, pepper, onion, cucumber,
chopped tomatoes, parsley, pureed tomatoes
and mozzarella balls (if desired). Toss gently, refrigerate an hour. Correct for seasoning. Serve.
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Makes four 6-inch crostatas
Filling:
4 cups of blueberries
½ cup sugar (white or maple)
1½ tablespoons flour
¼ teaspoon ground mace, nutmeg
or cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
Dough:
2½ cups King Arthur all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar (white or maple)
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 sticks cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
½ cup ice-cold water (will need slightly more
or less)
Powdered sugar (if desired)
Local ingredients available in the summer:
maple sugar (if using), blueberries, butter.
Mix together the filling ingredients:
blueberries, sugar, flour, spice and salt. Set
aside at room temperature until needed.
Place flour, sugar and salt in food processor
and pulse briefly. Add the cold butter pieces
and pulse until mixture is crumbly. Add the
ice-cold water, one tablespoon at a time,
pulsing each time, until the mixture forms
a dough ball.
Remove dough, pat into an oval, wrap
in plastic and chill in the refrigerator for
30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375°F. Cover a baking
sheet with parchment or foil.
Remove dough from refrigerator and cut
into four equal pieces. Roll each piece into
a 6-inch circle on a floured surface then place
on baking sheet.
Carefully scoop up a cup of berries and
heap in the center of each dough circle. Fold
border over edge of fruit, leaving an open
center where the fruit peeks out. Repeat with
the remaining three rolled dough circles.
Bake 45 minutes, or until crust is golden
and berries are bubbly. Remove and cool.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving,
if desired. T
Katrina Hall moved to
New Hampshire in 1978
after several years cooking
at Le Bocage in Cambridge,
Mass. She founded the Hancock Farmers’
Market in 1990, as well as catering, herb, and
baking businesses. She started a blog, “She’s in
the Kitchen,” in 2008, where her passion for
cooking, food, and photography has finally
found a home.
Photos: Katrina Hall
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Farmers’
Markets...
There’s a farmers’ market in our region
every day of the week!
Monday
Saturday
Gilsum: May-October, 8 am-12 pm. At Gilsum Village Market,
Main St. 352-3220.
Tuesday
Hancock: May-October, 9 am-12 pm. Horse sheds behind church
in Hancock. 525-3172.
Wednesday
Hillsborough: July-September, 9 am-12 pm. Butler Park, corner
of Central and Main Streets. 464-2953 or visit www.hillsboroughpride.org.
Keene: May-October, 9 am-2 pm. Behind the Colonial Theatre,
Main St. 446-9474, Facebook: Keene FarmersMarket.
Peterborough: May-October, 3-6 pm. Depot Square.
peterboroughfarmersmarket@gmail.com.
Jaffrey: July-September, 9 am-12 pm. Coll’s Market and Deli
parking lot, Old Sharon Road. 532-7168.
Close by in Brattleboro, Vt.: May-October, 10 am-2 pm,
Rte 9. (802) 224-8885 or www.brattleborofarmersmarket.com.
Thursday
Milford: June 25-October, 9 am-12 pm. Granite Town Plaza
(in front of Tractor Supply), 101A between the Oval and Wilton.
Milfordnhfarmersmarket.com.
Friday
Keene: May-October, 9 am-2 pm.
Behind the Colonial Theatre, Main Street.
446-9474, Facebook: Keene FarmersMarket.
Rindge: Mid-June through October, 3-6 pm. West Rindge
Common Park, corner of Route 202 and Bradford St. 899-9805.
Walpole: May-October, 4-7 pm. Town Common. 756-3168 or
visit www.walpolefarmersmarket.com.
Close by in Bellows Falls, Vt.: May-October, 4-7 pm. Waypoint
Center in downtown Bellows Falls. bellowsfallsmarket@gmail.com
or (802) 387-6128, or visit www.bffarmersmarket.com.
... and
CSAs
1780 Farm
Chesterfield • (603) 363-4476
(see ad page 21)
Abenaki Springs Farm
Walpole • (603) 445-2157
info@abenakispringsfarm.com
abenakispringsfarm.com
Coll’s Farm Market & Deli
Jaffrey • (603) 532-7540
collsfarmllc.com
(see ad page 33)
Elliot Street Market Basket
Brattleboro, VT • (802) 3348-9818
(Must qualify for SNAP/Food Stamps
to participate)
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Temple: May-December,
10 am-1 pm.
Temple Town Common,
Route 45.
878-0802.
Peterborough • (603) 924-7491
peterboroughcohousing.org
(see ad page 6)
Tracie’s Community Farm
Fitzwilliam • (603) 209-1851
farmertracie@hotmail.com
traciesfarm.com
Fertile Fields Farm
Westmoreland • (603) 399-7772
schreierlori@aol.com
fertilefieldsfarm.com
Picadilly Farm
Winchester • (603) 239-8718
csa@picadillyfarm.com
picadillyfarm.com
(see ad page 27)
Village Roots CSA
Acworth, NH • (603) 477-5533
(see ad page 25)
Holland Farm CSA
Milford • (603) 673-0667
hollandfarmcsa.com
Darling Hill Community Farm
Greenville • (603) 878-3130
localharvest.org/farms/M14196
Sunday
Farmer John’s Plot
Dublin • (603) 289-5927
farmerjohnsplot@gmail.com
farmerjohnsplot.com
Hillside Springs Farm
Westmoreland • (603) 399-7288
hillsidespringsfarm.com
Daloz Mill and Farm CSA
Hancock • (603) 525-3788
cdaloz@myfairpoint.net
dalozcsa.org
Close by in Goshen: June-October,
10 am-1 pm. Lot between fire station
and Grange Hall. 475-5082.
Hungry Bear Farm
Wilton • (603) 654-6626
gene@hungrybearfarm.com
hungrybearfarm.com
(see ad page 27)
Pitcher Mountain CSA
Stoddard • (603) 446-3922
leigh@fluidsystemsne.net
pmcsa.org
Stonewall Farm
Keene • (603) 357-7278
stonewallfarm.org
(see ad page 11)
Temple-Wilton
Community Farm
Wilton • (603) 654-6082
templewiltoncommunityfarm.com
CSA stands for “community supported
agriculture,” a way for people to buy
fresh food directly from the farmer.
Typically, a CSA farm charges a set
price for membership during a growing
season. In return, members receive shares
in the farm’s bounty (usually weekly)
throughout the growing season. CSAs
are valuable to both members and farmers:Weekly members get a basket
of fresh local produce direct from the
farm; farmers get working capital in
advance to concentrate on the business
of farming.
CSAs fill up fast so call soon to reserve your space!
Photo: Jodi Genest
Peterborough: May 1-October, 12-6 pm at the northeast parking
lot of Monadnock Community Hospital. 357-1849 or 924-1913.
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Acworth
Acworth Village Gardens
835-7986, Eggs, Vegetables
Blueberry Acres
835-2259, PYO Blueberries
Knight Farm
835-9077, Beef, Pork, Yogurt, Cheese
Two Girls Farm
Beef, Chicken, Eggs, Garlic, Pork,
twogirlsfarm.org
Alstead
Bascom Maple Farm
835-6361, Maple Syrup & Products,
bascommaple.com
Beryl Mountain View Farm
835-2246, Beef
Comstock Family Farm
835-6182, Fruits & Vegetables,
Farmstand, PYO,
comstockfamilyfarm.com
Darby Brook Farm
835-6624, Vegetables, PYO Fruit
Days Natural Family Farm
209-9133, Chicken, Duck, Eggs,
Rabbit, Goat
Dustin’s Sugarhouse
835-6070, Maple Syrup & Products
Flying Cloud Dairy
835-2519, Milk (Raw)*, Cream*
Kercewich Farm
835-2520, Cow & Goat’s Milk (Raw),
Cream (Raw), Yogurt (Raw), Artisan
Aged Cheeses, Grass-fed Beefalo,
Pork, Maple Syrup & Products,
Turkey, Lamb
Sanctuary’s Alpaca Farm
756-3410, Alpacas, Fiber
sanctuarysalpacafarm.com
Sunset Farm
835-6210, Vegetables, Cut Flowers
Village Roots CSA
477-5533, Vegetables, Herbs, CSA
(See ad p. 25)
Antrim
Hidden Hill Farm Alpacas
588-3320, Alpacas, Breeding Stock
hhfalpacas.com (See ad p. 31)
Tenney Farm ~ 588-2020
Lovin’ it Local! www.tenneyfarm.com
Strawberries, Sweet Corn, Pumpkins
Free Range Eggs, Unpasteurized Cider
Tomatoes, Locally Made Ice Cream
Open Daily 9-6, Apr-Nov
Tenney Farm
588-2020, Cider, Chickens, Eggs,
Fruit, Vegetables, Farmstand
tenneyfarm.com
Windfall Farm
588-3296, Fleeces, Yarns,
Turkeys*, Vegetables, Cut Flowers,
Free-Range Eggs (in season),
Farm Shop, windfallfarmnh.com
bennington
Back Mountain Beefalo Farm
289-6846, Beef, Pork, Turkey
Chesterfield
Hubner Farm
363-4675, Beef
*Certified Organic
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The 1780 Farm
(818) 929-2901, Beef, Chicken,
Pork, Herbs, Vegetables, Farmstand,
PYO, CSA (See ad p. 21)
Dublin
Dana Farm
Honey, Vegetables
danafarmdublin@gmail.com
(See ad p. 27)
Farmer John’s Plot
289-5927, Vegetables, Farmstand
Morning Star Maple Sugar House
563-9218, Maple Syrup &
Products (See ad p. 25)
Fitzwilliam
Boulder Meadow Farm
585-3461, Sheep, Llamas,
Wool Processing
bouldermeadowfarm.com
Tracie’s Community Farm
209-1851, Eggs, Honey, Vegetables,
CSA, traciesfarm.com
Patchwork Southdowns
585-9814, Sheep Wool & Meat
Francestown
Green Ledge Farm
547-3454, Beef* (Grass-Fed),
Chicken, greenledgefarm.com
Lost Village Farm
547-3509, Beef (Grass-Fed)
Rocky Meadow Farm
547-6464, Beef (Grass-Fed)
Gilsum
Ridge View Farm
352-9044, Bedding Plants, Seedlings,
Fresh Vegetables
simplesite.com/ridgeviewfarm
(See ad p. 22)
Bee Tree Farm &
The New Hampshire Honey Bee
313-0186, Honey, Beekeeping
Supplies, nhhoneybee.com
(See ad p. 23)
Greenfield
Pamomile Fine Handmade Soaps
547-2198, Herbal Soaps,
pamomile.com
Spring Pond Farm
547-2964, Breeders of Registered
Huacaya Alpacas, Yarn, Hand-Knit
Garments, Farm Shop, Farm Tours
(See ad p. 11)
Greenville
Darling Hill Community Farm
878-3130, Eggs, Herbs*,
Vegetables*, CSA
Washburn Windy Hill Orchard
878-2101, Fruit, Vegetables,
PYO Apples & Pumpkins
Hancock
Brimstone Hollow Farm
525-3070, Lamb, NH-Made Romney
Fleeces, Natural and Hand-Dyed
Roving, Homespun Yarn, Felt
Daloz Mill & CSA
525-3788, Vegetables*, CSA
Longview Forest Products
525-3566, Maple Syrup
Mountain View Farm
525-8005, Maple Syrup, Vegetables,
NH-Made Products (See ad p. 9)
Norway Hill Orchard
525-4912, PYO Apples
Harrisville
Railroad Express Sugar House
827-3245 (call first), Maple Syrup &
Products
Wellscroft Farm and Wellscroft
Fence Systems, LLC
827-3464, Eggs, Lamb, Goat Meat
(See ad p. 15)
Hillsborough
Bit O’Heaven Fiber Farm
464-4392, Wool/Mohair, Wool/
Alpaca, Wool/Angora Roving, HandPainted Roving, Handspun Yarns
Clark Summit Alpacas
464-2910, Roving, Yarn, Handmade
Items. Open Farm Days Monthly,
clarksummitalpacas.com
Western View Farm
464-3015, Freezer Lambs, Shetland
Roving & Yarn
Jaffrey
Boutwell Sugar House
Coll’s Farm Market & Deli
532-7540, Eggs, Maple Syrup &
Products, Vegetables, CSA,
collsfarmllc.com (See ad p. 33)
Hijinks Farm
562-5775, Eggs*, Fruit*,
Vegetables*, Honey, Maple Syrup,
Farmstand, hijinksfarm.com
(See ad p. 32)
Monadnock Sugar House
Maple Syrup & Products
monadnocksugarhouse.com
Wild Star Farm
532-2434, Rabbit Meat, Vegetables
Keene
Borden Maple Tree Farm
Green Wagon Farm
Honey, Maple Syrup & Products,
Vegetables, Farmstand,
PYO Strawberries
Maple Lane Farm
352-2329, Fruit, Maple Syrup &
Products, Vegetables, PYO Apples
Mt. Caesar Alpacas
355-3555, Yarn, Fiber, Clothing,
mtcaesaralpacas.com
Stonewall Farm
357-7278 , Beef, Eggs, Cheese,
Maple Syrup & Products, Vegetables,
PYO, CSA, stonewallfarm.org,
(See ad p. 11)
Wichland Woods
357-2758, Mushrooms,
wichlandwoods.com, (See ad p. 13)
Illustration: Maryann Mullett
Farm Directory
Some farms are open seasonally.
Please call ahead.
Shorts Sugar House
Marlborough
Webber Sugar House
Marlow
Hodge Podge Farm
446-7917, Eggs, Turkey, Chicken,
Honey
Mack Hill Farm
446-6261, Beef, Eggs, Honey, Lamb,
Maple Syrup & Products, Mushrooms,
Pork, Turkey, mackhillfarm.com
Painted Shadow Farm
446-3944, Chicken, Turkey, Fiber
Ruffled Feathers Farm
446-9474, Eggs, Chicken, Herbs,
Pork, Rabbit, Vegetables (starts)
Mason
Barrett Hill Farm
878-4022, Fruit, Vegetables
barretthillfarm.com (See ad p. 17)
Milford
Butternut Farm
673-2963, Vegetables, Herb Plants,
Bedding Plants,
butternut veggies.com
Holland Farm
673-0667, Vegetables, Eggs, Goat
Products (Cheese, Milk & Soap),
Farmstand, hollandfarmcsa.com
Nelson
Hidden Birch Farm
96 Nubanusit Rd., Nelson, 827-2950
Chevon (Goat Meat), Meat Chickens,
Fresh Eggs & Thanksgiving Turkeys
Avail. @ Farm or Keene Farmers’ Mkt.
www.hiddenbirchfarm.com
Hidden Birch Farm
827-2950, Eggs, Maple Syrup &
Products, Chevon (Goat Meat),
Turkeys, Chickens,
hiddenbirchfarm.com
Holland Homestead Farm
827-3025, Goat Milk, Cheese, Soap &
Bath Products (See ad p. 11)
New Ipswich
Amazing Flower Farm
878-9876, Fruit, Vegetables (Starter
Plants), Annuals, Perennials
(See ad p. 32)
Sleeping Monk Farm Alpacas LLC
878-2183, Alpacas, Raw Fleeces,
Roving, Batts, Yarn, Felted Sheets,
Finished Goods,
sleepingmonkfarm.com
Smith’s Berries
878-1719, PYO Blueberries
Peterborough
Dancing Dog Farm
Organic Goat’s Milk, Cheese,
Kefir, Yogurt Shares, Classes, Tours
dancingdogfarm.wordpress.com
Far Sight Farm
924-4333, Chickens (pasture-raised)
924-3850, CSA, Tours Every Sunday
2-4 pm, peterboroughcohousing.org
(See ad p. 6)
Rosaly’s Garden & Farmstand
924-3303, Fruit*, Herbs*,
Vegetables*, PYO, Farmstand,
rosalysgarden.com (See ad p. 5)
Sunnyfield Farm
924-4436, Beef, Chicken, Eggs,
Lamb, Milk, Pork, Vegetables,
sunnyfieldfarm.org
Rindge
Fairmont Farm
899-5445, Fleece
Fieldstone Farm
Sunflower Field Farm
White’s Farm Stand
Vegetables, Farmstand
Sharon
Alpacas of Kilblaan Farm
924-6113, Alpacas, Fiber,
kilblaanfarm.com, (See ad p. 21)
Stoddard
Pitcher Mountain Blueberries
446-3655, PYO Wild Blueberries
(See ad p. 17)
Pitcher Mountain CSA
446-7094, Vegetables, CSA,pmcsa.org
Pitcher Mountain Farm
446-3350, Beef, Chicken, Eggs
(See ad p. 27)
Sullivan
Bo-Riggs Cattle Company
352-9920, Beef, Lamb
Moon Meadows Farm
603-847-329, Boar Goat Meat
moonmeadowsfarm.com
Surry
Crescendo Acres
Farmstand, crescendoacres.com
(See ad p. 21)
Surry’s Wild & Woolly Farm
352-7193, Eggs
Swanzey
Stowell’s
352-8059, Beef, Pork, Custom
Slaughtering, Wrapping, Curing,
Smoking
Temple
Autumn Hill Farm
878-0802, Fruit*, Vegetables*
Ben’s Sugar Shack
Jams, Jellies, Maple Cotton Candy
Connolly Brothers Dairy Farm
924-5002, Beef, Eggs, Milk,
Ice Cream, (See ad p. 22)
Fiber Dreams Farm
396-9136, Sheep & Angora Rabbits,
Fiber (Roving, Batts, Yarn, Felt), Dyes
Herban Living Farm
878-0459, Beef, Chicken, Eggs,
Herbs, Vegetables,
herbanlivingbandb.com
New Field Farm
878-2063, Vegetables, Blueberries,
newfield.locallygrown.net
Temple Mountain Beef
878-4900, Beef
Troy
East Hill Farm
242-6495, Beef, Chicken, Honey,
Lamb, Pork, east-hill-farm.com,
(See ad p. 31)
Monadnock Berries
242 6417, Fruit, Vegetables, PYO,
monadnockberries.com
(See ad p. 17)
Tri-Well Farm
313-3264, Artisan Goat Milk
Cheeses, Raw Goat Milk,
triwellfarm@gmail.com
Walpole
Abenaki Springs Farm
445-2147, Chicken, Fruit*, Pork,
Turkey, Vegetables*, CSA,
abenakispringsfarm.com
Alyson’s Orchard
756-9800, Fruit, PYO, Farmstand,
alysonsorchard.com
Boggy Meadow Farm
756-3300, Cheese & Other Farm
Products, boggymeadowfarm.com
Brookfield Farm
445-5104, Grass-Fed Beef*, Milk*,
Goat Meat, Lamb, Garden Compost
Crescent Farm
756-4049, Beef, Pork
Fletcher Farm
756-4230, Hay*, Milk*
Homestead Farms
756-4800, Vegetables,Maple Syrup,
Bedding Plants, PYO Berries, Farmstand (See ad p. 35)
Milkhouse at Great Brook Farm
756-4358, 313-8808, Beef,
Cheese, Eggs, Honey, Milk (Raw),
Maple Syrup, Pork
Walpole Creamery
445-5700, Ice Cream,
walpolecreamery.com
Walpole Mountain View Winery
at Barnett Hill Vineyard
114 Barnett Hill Rd., Walpole, NH
Fine Estate Wines. Weekly Tastings
Every Saturday, 11 am to 6 pm.
vineyard@sover.net • 603-756-3948
(See ad p. 2)
Walpole Valley Farms
756-2805, 100% Grass-Fed Beef,
Pastured Chickens, Turkeys, Eggs &
Pigs, Maple Syrup, Vegetables,
walpolevalleyfarms.com
(See ad p. 11)
Washington
All Good Farm
495-0520, Maple Syrup, Produce,
PYO Blueberries
Eccardt Farm
495-3157, Beef, Milk, Pork, Veal,
Farm Store
Lovell Mountain Farm & Gardens
495-0055, Eggs, Herbs, Vegetables
(Starter Plants), lovellmtn.com
Mirage Alpacas
495-3435, Alpacas, Goats, Sheep,
miragealpacas.com
West Chesterfield
Kizazo Farm
256-6764, Eggs, Chicken, Vegetables
Westmoreland
Edgefield Farm
399-9975, Lamb (Whole),
edgefieldsheep.com
Fertile Fields Farm
399-7772, Herbs*, Vegetables*, CSA,
fertilefieldsfarm.com
High Hopes Farm
399-4305, PYO Raspberries &
Blueberries, highhopesorchard.com
Hillside Springs Farm
399-7288, Fruit, Vegetables, CSA,
hillsidespringsfarm.com
Long Ridge Farm
313-8393, CVM/Romeldale Breeding
Stock, Raw Fleece, Yarns, Rovings,
longridgefarm.com
Milkweed Farm
209-8676, Vegetables
Old Ciderpress Farm
399-7210, Chestnuts, Heirloom Cider,
PYO Apples
Stuart & John’s Sugar House
stuartandjohnssugarhouse.com
Wilton
Hungry Bear Farm
654-6626, Vegetables, Herbs,
hungrybearfarm.com (See ad p. 27)
Winchester
Black Cat Honey
392-0008, Honey, Bee Products,
blackcathoney.com
Cheshire Garden
239-4173, Fruit (Jams, Jellies),
cheshiregarden.com, (See ad p. 23)
Country Critters Farm
239-8657, Farmstead Goat Milk,
Cheeses (Aged and Fresh)
Full Measure Farm
239-4006, Lamb (Whole), Fiber
(Cotswold)
Manning Hill Farm
239-4397, Beef, Eggs, Milk, Pork,
manninghillfarm.com
My Old Farm Pure Maple Syrup
Picadilly Farm
239-8718, Eggs, Lamb, Pork,
Vegetables*, CSA, picadillyfarm.com
(See ad p. 27)
CLOSE BY
Ashby, Ma
Silver Oak Farm
978-386-2515, Reg. Huacaya Alpacas
& Colored Angora Goats, Alpaca &
Mohair Fiber, Yarns, Farm tours by
appt. silveroakalpacas.com
HENNIKER, NH
Porkside Farm
748-3767, Free-range Pork, Chicken,
Beef
Monadnock Table’s farm directory listings are
free. Highlighted listings are $49. Contact us
at editor@monadnocktable.com and we’ll
include your local farm in our next issue.
*Certified Organic
Summer 2011
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Illustrations: Maryann Mullett
Langdon
Clark’s Sugar House/Valley View
Bison 835-6863, Bison Meat,
Maple Syrup
Monadnock Table Calendar of Events
June
28 Sun., 10 am-4 pm. Wild Mushroom
Foray & Medicinal Mushroom Tea Party,
Wichland Woods, Nelson. Mushroom identification, mushroom tea tasting. Potluck lunch and
mushroom feast. $45. (603) 357-2758.
Wichlandwoods.com
2 Thurs., 6 pm. Urban Gardening/
Container Gardening, Stonewall Farm,
Keene. Learn how to grow food and herbs
in a limited space. Register: Localvore.com,
(603) 756-2988, ext. 116.
Ongoing Events
3-5 Fri., Sat, Sun., 10 am-8 pm. 10th
Annual Strolling of the Heifers Weekend,
Brattleboro, Vt. Parade of 100 heifer calves,
bedecked in flowers and led by future farmers.
Strollingoftheheifers.com.
June – August
During farm business hours. Artists &
Photographers Welcome, Davis Brook
Farm Hancock. Visit the farm to draw, paint
or photograph. (603) 525-4728.
Davisbrookfarm.com.
11 & 12 Sat., Sun., 10 am-4 pm. 7th Annual
Spring into Summer Faire, Hillsborough.
Local arts and crafts for the home. German John’s
Bakery will cater lunch and snacks. (603) 4783544. Hillsboroughartisans.com.
12 Sun., 10 am-4 pm. Mycological Landscaping: Growing Mushrooms in the Garden & Straw Inoculation, Wichland Woods,
Nelson. Potluck lunch and mushroom feast. $45.
Register: Nofanh.org/herbworkshops.
18 Sat., 10 am-3 pm. Wilton Center Unitarian Church’s 4th Annual Strawberry
Festival. Strawberry goodies, craft fair with local
artisans and games for children. (603) 654-9561.
25 Sat., 10 am-4 pm. Secret Gardens of
Keene. An annual tour to benefit Cheshire
Housing Trust. Advance tickets available midMay for $12, $15 the day-of. (603) 357-7603.
25 Sat., 9 am-3 pm. Open House at
Orchard Hill Breadworks, East Alstead.
Meet the baker, get free samples and eat wood
fired pizza. Orchardhillbreadworks.com
25 Sat., (exact time TBA). Family Concert
and Strawberry Shortcake at Picadilly
Farm, Winchester. Organic strawberries,
homemade shortcake and local ice cream. (603)
239-8718. Picadillyfarm.com.
25-26 Sat., Sun., 8 am-12 pm. Whole Foods
Breakfast at 47th Annual Gilsum Rock
Swap and Mineral Show, Gilsum. Suggested
donation: $8 adults, $3 children; no one turned
away for lack of funds. Proceeds support the
Sustainability Project. (603) 357-0860. Emersonbrookforest.org.
July
9 Sat., 10 am-4 pm. Monadnock Rotary’s
Local Food Growers Tour, farms in Peterborough, Dublin, Jaffrey, Sharon, Hancock
and Harrisville. Advance tickets: $10 for adults;
children up to age 15 free, $25 per carload.
Day of event: $12 per adult. Tickets sold at the
Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce.
(603) 831-2897, Monadnockrotary.org.
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16 Sat., 10 am-2 pm. Stonewall Farm
Celebrates National Ice Cream Day, Keene.
A day dedicated to ice cream and all the joys of
summer. (603)357-7278. Stonewallfarm.org.
17 Sun., 2-4 pm. Neighborhood Permaculture with Katy Locke, Keene. Register:
Localvore.com, (603) 756-2988, ext. 116.
23 Sat., 10 am-4 pm. A Taste of Hancock:
A Kitchen Tour & Culinary Fair, Hancock.
Visit seven remarkable kitchens in historic
homes. Includes gourmet lunch catered by
a local chef. Advance tickets: $20. Day-of: $25.
(603) 525-4970 or (603) 525-4192.
Hancockwomansclub.com/tour.html.
30 Sat., 7:30 pm. Walpole Valley Farms 7th
Annual Outdoor Movie Night, Walpole.
Sit on hay bales (or bring your own blanket
or chair) and watch great cinema projected on
the side of a century-old barn. (603) 756-2855.
Walpolevalleyfarms.com.
August
3-7 Wed. – Sun., 8 am-10 pm. Cheshire
Fair, Swanzey. Horse pulling, demo derby,
children’s fun barn, horse shows, midway.
(603) 357-4740. Cheshirefair.com.
6 Sat., 9 am-12 pm (weather permitting). Beginner Beekeeping, Imagine That
HONEY!, Swanzey. $25 per couple. Dean and
Jodi Turner (603) 381-1717.
7 Sun., 2 pm-4 pm. Backyard Chickens
with Darcy Wilson, Westmoreland. Register:
Localvore.com, (603) 756-2988, ext. 116.
14 Sun., 2-4 pm. Endangered Wild
Medicinals: Presentation & Garden Tour,
Keene. Register: Localvore.com,
(603) 756-2988, ext. 116.
27 Sat., 10 am-3 pm. Cheshire County
Farm’s Open Barn Day, Westmoreland.
Tours, animals and outdoor exhibits. (603) 3997338. Co.cheshire.nh.us/Farm/index.html.
27 Sat., 10 am-2 pm. Stonewall Farm’s
Summer Farm Favorites Festival, Keene.
Garden tour, guided creek walk, outdoor games,
hayrides. (603) 357-7278. Stonewallfarm.org.
June 14 – August 16
Tuesdays. Community Fundraiser Pizza
Night, Orchard Hill Breadworks,
East Alstead. Wood fired pizza made by you –
Orchard Hill provides crusts and will bake pizza.
$5 per crust. Fair weather only.
Orchardhillbreadworks.com
June – October
Third Tuesday of the Month. Monadnock
Community Gardening and Seed Saving
Initiative, Emerson Brook Forest Outdoor
Education Center, Gilsum. Hands-on lessons
in seed saving at various garden sites.
(603) 352-1887. Emersonbrookforest.org.
June – October
First Saturday of the Month. Farm Tours
at Walpole Valley Farms. Come see how a
sustainable, pasture-based farm works. 1.5 hour
personal guided tour. $5 per person. Children
12 and under free. Walpolevalleyfarms.com
June – August
Saturdays, 10 am. Stonewall Farm
Family Programming, Keene. An educator
leads groups of all ages to experience life on the
farm. (603)357-7278. Stonewallfarm.org.
June – August
Saturdays and Sundays, 4 pm. Stonewall
Farm Dairy Barn Tours. Learn how the last
working dairy in Keene operates and even try
milking. Meet at dairy barn. (603) 357-7278.
Stonewallfarm.org.
June 25, July 9, August 11. Times vary –
call first. Making Delicious Soft Cheeses.
Dancing Dog Farm, Peterborough. Learn
to make chevre, mozzarella, lemon cheese, kefir,
yogurt cheese and yogurt. Fee: $45.
(603) 289-2426, or drtmrpony@aol.com.
Dancingdogfarm.wordpress.com
June 4, July 16, August 12, 9 am - 12 pm.
Keep it Simple! Composting, Vermiculture
(worms!) and Compost Tea workshop. Fee:
$35. (603) 289-2426, or drtmrpony@aol.com.
Dancingdogfarm.wordpress.com
All calendar of event listings are free for advertisers. Community or non-profit events are also free to
list. For-profit workshops and events: $10 per listing.
For more information email Marcia Duffy, editor@
monadnocktable.com.
Photo: courtesy Cheshire Housing Trust
4 Sat., 9 am-12 pm (weather permitting). Beginner Beekeeping, Imagine That
HONEY!, Swanzey. $25 per couple. Dean and
Jodi Turner (603) 381-1717.
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Corner of School
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Peterborough, NH
Live Music, Good Food
& Good Beer
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This Life is in Your Hands by Melissa Coleman
(Published by Harper Collins $25.99, April 2011)
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days when Helen and Scott Nearing were the gurus of
the back-to-the-land movement. Gardeners of any age
will recognize the name of organic gardener extraordinaire Eliot Coleman; they’ll know of his books, of
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As Melissa recounts in her memoir, This Life is in Your
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family added another daughter, and apprentices came
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The Back Page Backyard
On Blu eberry Hill
By Marcia Passos Duffy
I
caught up with Jeanne in her kitchen as
she was making muffins from her stash
of blueberries frozen from last year. The
ingredients were as local as she could get: her
own blueberries, kefir made from milk from
the next door neighbor’s cows, local eggs and
maple syrup; the whole wheat flour from Vermont’s King Arthur Flour. I talked with Jeanne
about her blueberries and the fascinating
history of her land, which, she said, the locals
have long called “Blueberry Hill.”
When did you find the blueberries on
your property?
I didn’t discover them right away when we
moved here. I didn’t even notice them until a
previous neighbor cut down some trees at the
top of the hill. My blueberry bushes are mostly
in the woods. My neighbor has an open area
at the top of the hill that is easily accessible. If
I get lazy I’ll walk up there and grab some …
he doesn’t mind! Some years are good, some
are bust. Our record was 55 pounds—and that
didn’t even include what our neighbor picked
on his land. We juiced a lot of them and put
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the rest in the freezer. I make a lot of muffins,
pancakes and blueberry sauce for waffles.
What kind of blueberries do you have?
There are many different types—it is like a
blueberry smorgasbord! There are nuances of
flavor, color and height—we have highbush
and lowbush. Some of the blueberries are too
big to be considered “wild.” They range from
light powdery blue to smaller berries that are
medium to navy blue. My favorite is the very
dark berries we always called “huckleberries”
… they are also called bilberries, sold for their
antioxidant value. The huckleberries are a little
bit spicy, with almost a cinnamon flavor. Other
blueberries are tart, others are super-sweet.
How did the bushes get on the land?
Because there’s so much variety, my guess is
that they may have been cultivated at one
time, probably in the 19th century. I once
wrote a story about Cheshire Village, an agricultural complex in east Rindge that operated
for about a dozen years during the mid-1800s.
Among the many things they produced there,
they had a vinegar works and bottling factory.
Through my research I discovered that they
made vinegar from blueberries. I interviewed
an elderly gentleman for the story—this was
back in 1985—who was one of the area’s
oldest residents. He said that little boys were
paid four cents a quart to pick blueberries
here, on what they called Blueberry Hill. In
fact, Fitzwilliam was known as the “blueberry
capital of the world” during that time.
When are the blueberries ready?
My scouting starts the end of May when the
blossoms appear. Did you know they carry a
light sweet aroma, with the hint of blueberries? These blossoms silently announce the size
and quantity I can expect to find. That is, if
nature cooperates. A pink blush to the blossom promises sweet, navy blue berries. Knowing in advance where my favorites are saves
hunting time and allows creative pruning to
coax the fruit along. The absolute peak of the
season is right around my birthday – August 1
– it is such a nice activity to do with kids.
Any tips on picking strategies?
Well, the casual picker usually uses the onehanded approach because they are carrying
a bucket in their other hand. The more dedicated will use the double-fisted method.
I cut open a plastic milk jug and tie it around
my waist so I can use two hands. That way I
can strip the berries off and just let them fall
into the jug. My neighbor once made a curious
observation: The more berries a person eats
while they are picking, the closer they were
born to the Mason-Dixon Line. True Yankees
won’t sample the berries until the bucket is
full. Me? I must be a true Yankee. T
The Back Page Backyard is a peek at what
our neighbors are growing and raising in
the Monadnock Region. Do you have a
garden or livestock you’d like featured on
this page? Email us: editor@monadnocktable.com.
Photos: Marcia Passos Duffy; Blueberry photo provided by Jeanne Sable
Jeanne Sable is a writer, musician and
avid gardener who grows most of what
she eats; she has been gardening on her
plot of land in Fitzwilliam for almost
30 years. Her modest home is perched on
top of a hill at the end of a long winding
dirt road; the 12 acres of her land extends
across the road, where she cultivates
vegetables in 20 raised bed boxes. But her
favorite snack food is not something she
has grown from seed—she prefers succulent blueberries growing wild all over
her property.
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