Category: 1 Meet Your Farmers

Today I visited Victory Aquaponics in Londonderry, NH, and I was kindly shown around by owner Ross and his very friendly dog Leroy.  Before today, I had a basic understanding…

One of the most important topics of conversation concerning our local food climate today is the commonly heard debate; organic or conventional? Every farmer has a slightly different philosophy and…

Josh Jennings is the founder of Meadow’s Mirth, a certified organic flower and vegetable farm located in Stratham, NH. Josh started Meadow’s Mirth on his own in 2006, and currently…

Lis Schneider is the co-owner of White Cedar Farm in Kingston, NH, currently in its fourth full season of production. Originally owned by the Bake family (for nearly 200 years),…

Andre Cantelmo is the co-founder of Heron Pond Farm in South Hampton, NH, currently in its twentieth season of production. Andre runs the farm alongside Greg Balog. The partners have…

Anna Cantelmo, the wife of farmer Andre Cantelmo (co-owner of Heron Pond Farm) and mother of two, has recently gained the title of entrepreneur for her cheesemaking business, Bell &…

As a nutrition major, I get asked the following question quite often: what is your favorite food? My answer is always pasta, whether it be the comfort food macaroni and…

Editors Note: I have been enjoying a fall CSA with Brasen Hill Farm of Barrington. Each week, Eleanor writes a CSA newsletter that includes a bit of a reflection from…

  While I was taking my usual stroll down the farmer’s market, admiring the sweet corn, ripe plum tomatoes, and aromatic blooming flowers, I was keeping an eye out for…

Farming is hard. Small family farms struggle. Debt is strangling. Markets are on the decline. We hear it a lot. These things are all true, and make no mistake- small…