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Featured Localvore Events
Taste
Testing
Monadnock
Localvores
Saturday,
July 10
Farmers' Market of Keene
Try out new varieties of local and
in-season produce in a taste testing extravaganza at the Farmers' Market
of Keene. If you like what you taste you can buy it right from the
source. No charge for samples but donations appreciated. For more information, contact monadnocklocalvore@gmail.com
or call 603-756-2988 ext.116.
Yard to Garden
Backyard Gardening Workshop Monadnock Localvores
Sunday, July 11, 2-4pm
KeeneRob & Sandy Hamm, garden enthusiasts, will offer a tour of their Keene yard that includes raised garden beds, edible perennials, chickens, rainwater catchment, compost, and more all in a 0.23 acre lot! Rob is a Master Gardener, so bring your questions. All will share tools and resources that have helped them grow their own 'Yarden of Eating'. This workshop is open to 10 participants, so please register early. Sliding scale fee is $5-10; but no one will be turned away due to lack of funds. To register: email monadnocklocalvore@gmail.com or call 603-756-2988 ext.116. Directions to the workshop will follow your registration.
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Topic of the Month: Preserving Fruit
By Jan Sevene, Monadnock Localvore Project
Savoring the Taste of Summer
Summer is officially here, and promising blossoms are readying to bear a succession of abundant fruit that will continue throughout the summer and into fall. The pure, sweet taste of fresh-picked strawberries, blueberries, cherries, peaches, or apples, makes us wonder - is there anything better? Perhaps not, but there is a next best thing (some will insist the best) to savoring that taste of fresh fruit long after it is harvested-it is preserved fruit.
Canned or frozen, plain or a cooked mixture of varied, intense tastes and textures, they are all delicious. At most local farmers' markets vendors offer excellent fruit preserves. Made locally from the best of the harvest, examples include Dancing Bear Peach or Auggie's Black Current preserves (available from Cheshire Garden, Winchester, NH). Check locally for savory conserves such as rhubarb or a spicy plum chutney, both bases for fantastic appetizers, or simply to compliment any main dish. And imagine strawberry compote, ladled over homemade crepes for breakfast.
Have an abundance of your own fruit or would like to purchase fruit from local farmers to try your hand at preserving your bounty, but are not sure where to start? There is help. Attend a workshop, check with your local farmers for suggestions on ways to preserve their fruit, or visit your nearest UNH Cooperative Extension Service.
Whichever route you take, be sure to include local seasonal fruits. And keep in mind; beyond the pleasure of spreading those special fruit preserves on your toast at your kitchen table, you can also share them as excellent gifts for family and friends, so that year-round everyone can savor the incredible tastes of summer.
Local Sources:
Hancock Farmers' Market
Behind the town Church
47 Main Street
Hancock, NH 03449
Leslie Hartwell, Market Master
Phone: 603-525-3172
hancockfarmersmarket@hotmail.com
Saturdays from 9 a.m. - noon
Hillsborough Pride Farmers Market
Butler Park, West Main and Central streets
Hillsborough, NH 03244
Phone: 603-464-4640
Saturdays, 9 a.m.-noon
Keene Farmers' Market
Gilbo Avenue Parking Lot off Main St.
Keene, NH 03431
Phone: 603-209-8676
jandk3@localnet.com
Tuesdays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Peterborough Farmers' Market
Depot Square
Peterborough, NH
Phone: 878-6167
peterboroughfarmersmarket@gmail.com
Wednesdays, 3-6 p.m. through October
Temple Farmers' Market
Summer Town Common; winter Old Town Hall (beginning Oct. 17)
Route 45
Temple, NH
603- 878-0802
vmamone@comcast.net
Every Sunday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., rain or shine through Dec. 19
UNH Cooperative Extension Service
800 Park Ave.
Keene, NH 03431
603-352-4550 or Fax 603-358-0494
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Localvore Classifieds*
New Website Seeks Feedback: Walpole Valley Farms announced its brand new website: http://www.WalpoleValleyFarms.com. Take a look and let them know what's missing and if there is anything you would like to see added. Along with the new website is a new Farm Blog. This is something that they have been working on for a few months as we plan to share our thoughts and events relating to farming & community. Check back often for updates.
Herb Plants, Veggies and Local Products for Sale: Visit the self-serve farm stand for vegetable and herb plants and farm store in the barn at Tracie's Community Farm in Fitzwilliam for vegetables, fruits, eggs, cheese, Orchard Hill Bread and cookies, honey, jam, maple syrup, Badger Balm, Good Forest Soap, With Good Reasons Granola and more. Open 7 a.m.-8 p.m. daily. Tracie's Community Farm, 72 Jaffrey Rd, in Fitzwilliam, right off of rt
12, http://www.traciesfarm.com, 603-209-1851 for directions and more info.
*The Hannah Grimes Center is posting these classifieds as a service to readers and does not imply endorsement. Add your own classified ad: Send a 20-30 word description of your service or product that is directly supporting entrepreneurs to jen@hannahgrimes.com. Make sure to include the best way to contact you. |
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