Throughout the month of August, the Monadnock Food Co-op celebrates New Hampshire Eat Local Month by offering a variety of farm and local food events. Stay tuned for this year’s event details! Online Scavenger Hunt Have fun and get a chance to win great prizes. Details at nheatlocal.org/hunt. Co-op Farm Tour Monadnock Berries & Granite […]
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The Four-Legged Friends Behind the Co-op’s Products: Thelma of Mayfair Farm
Originally published in Four Legs & A Tail I love shining a light on all the farmers and producers who provide a bounty of local food and other locally made products to our community. In this article, however, I move the spotlight over and down, from the business person to their four-legged friends — the […]
Top Five Reasons to Join a CSA
First, a quick review of what a CSA is! A CSA (short for Community Supported Agriculture) works like this: an individual or family pre-orders a share of the harvest from a farmer before the growing season begins. This model provides farmers with cash up front to help pay for seeds, compost, and other needed supplies […]
Shift Your Shopping at the Co-op
From November 1st to December 31st each year, Monadnock Buy Local (MBL) works extra hard to ensure your spending matches the community values you support. To make our “think local first” message stronger, MBL participates in the Shift Your Shopping campaign. This national movement encourages citizens to support job creation and economic growth through their […]
Farm Fund Highlight: Echo Farm Puddings
Community Support Fisheries: Learn More at Seafood Fest
What better way for us to wrap up NH Eat Local Month than to host New Hampshire Community Seafood during our Annual Seafood Fest on Friday, August 31? Kendall Young, Assistant Manager of NH Community Seafood, will table at the co-op starting at noon. She will share details about their Community Supported Fisheries (CSF)* program. […]
NH Eat Local Month Scavenger Hunt: Where Do You Shop?
We’re thrilled to sponsor this week’s NH Eat Local Month Scavenger Hunt. Please check it out: Join the New Hampshire Food Alliance and New Hampshire Eat Local Month in a virtual scavenger hunt celebrating our local food system. How to Participate: Download Instagram on your phone, or use your existing account. Follow the instructions to […]
Gilsum Gardens for Mother’s Day
While a beautiful posy of locally-grown Anemones and Ranunculus is just the thing to dress up breakfast-in-bed for your Mom, the magnificent hanging baskets raised by Meagan and Barry at Gilsum Gardens are the main affair this Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 13th. This father and daughter team have worked hard this spring, in lovely warm […]
Monadnock Food Co-op Farm Fund Announces 2018 Recipients
We are proud to announce this year’s recipients of the Monadnock Food Co-op Farm Fund—a grant opportunity for local farmers through a partnership with the Cheshire County Conservation District. Funds for this year’s grant cycle came from a $4937 donation from Co-op Customers through a Round it Up drive, a $5,000 donation from Monadnock Food […]
Archway Farm Awarded Top Animal Welfare Certification
The pigs at Archway Farm in Keene, NH are now certified as Animal Welfare Approved (AWA) by A Greener World, meaning you don’t have to just take our word for it that their sausage and hams are raised to the best standards! This certification and food label lets consumers know these animals are raised in accordance […]
