Celebrate the 2010 Hannah Grimes Entrepreneur of the Year: Patti Powers of Cheshire Garden in Winchester, NH. Patti will be honored at the Hannah Grimes CONNECT Event.  All are invited to come celebrate Patti's success, learn more about her business - growing and processing fruit into premium preserves, sauces and vinegars - and recognize the many ways she contributes to the Monadnock Region's economy and community.

Slow Money, the topic of this evening event, also adds to our celebration of local farmers and local food.  This movement is identifying new ways for all of us to invest in small food enterprises, like Cheshire Garden and Alyson's Orchard, and our whole local food system.  Slow Money's goal: A million people investing 1% of their assets in local food systems...within a decade.

Join our Community Partners for this event, Monadnock Community Market Co-op, Food Solutions New England, Hannah Grimes Marketplace and Monadnock Farm & Community Connection, and learn how each of them - along with MANY others - are working to build a stronger local and regional food system.

AND let's not forget about the food!  Delicious dishes featuring local food catered by First Course Catering will be served at an amazing venue, a working apple and fruit farm, Alyson's Orchard.  Registration for the CONNECT Event is $30 per person and includes appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages. A cash bar will also be available. More information and registration is at http://hannahgrimes.com.

Patti Powers on left selling her preserves at a farmers' market.