We are proud to carry the goods of over 300 local farmers, growers, brewers, bakers, and makers — everything from apples and cheese to salsa and zucchini. Because of our proximity to other states, local for us is considered “110 miles as the crow flies”. Meet our local suppliers.

Mayfair Farm

Harrisville, NH

At Mayfair Farm, Craig and Sarah, focus on raising old style pig breeds and Dorset cross lambs in the woods and on pasture, feeding them non-GMO grains. Their sustainably raised meat is full of flavor and produced humanely without destroying the environment. Additionally, you’ll find Sarah’s handcrafted, award-winning, gluten-free Almond Cakes and Flourless Chocolate Cakes next to our beverage bar. Meet the local Mayfair Farm Produce in Harrisville, NH, and shop for this vendor’s products at the co-op.

Meet the Local Orchard Hill Breadworks in Alstead, NH

Alstead, NH

Orchard Hill Breadworks is a wood-fired artisan bakery located on a third-generation homestead. Since 1997, Noah Elbers and his crew produce traditional bread with integrity using only organic flour, grains, and seeds. They use sourdough as a leavener, enhancing the nutritional value of their bread plus its texture and flavor. During the summer months, they host a weekly Pizza Night — a fantastic family event and a great fundraiser for a local nonprofit.

Meet The Local Saxy Chef in Keene, NH For Handcrafted Pies

Keene, NH

Aubrey Saxton believes everything you put in your mouth should be the best it can be. “If you’re going to eat a brownie or piece of pie, make sure it’s not just satisfying your sweet tooth, but also your soul.” Aubrey and her Saxy Chef team make everything by hand, with love, using only the very highest-quality ingredients in a very cozy space on downtown Antrim’s main street.  Aubrey’s pies are a must for your Thanksgiving and holiday get-togethers. Meet the local Saxy Chef in Keene, NH for handcrafted pies, and pre-order your favorites, or indulge all year long as she delivers pie, whoopie pies, and other baked goodies to the co-op almost every week of the year.

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Meet The Local Vera Flora Farm in Rural Gilsum, NH

Gilsum, NH

Established in 2012, Vera Flora Farm is a small-scale specialty cut flower farm and design studio located in a magical, sunny hollow in rural southwestern, New Hampshire (aka Gilsum). Sarah Barkhouse and Vanessa Helgerson run this family business and grow over a hundred different varieties of flowers on three-quarters of an acre using only organic and low to no-till farming practices.

Through all steps of the growing process, protecting the soil and water used for the farm is paramount — from watering and composting to muching and harvesting.

Meet the local Vera Flora Farm in rural Gilsum, NH, where Sarah, one of the owners, has been passionately growing and arranging flowers organically in the Monadnock region of New Hampshire since 2007.  She has provided flowers for hundreds of weddings and events here in New Hampshire and beyond. And you’ll find her fresh-cut bouquets from May – October throughout the co-op.

Meet The Local Walpole Creamery Ice Cream in Walpole, NH

Walpole, NH

Walpole Creamery started in 2006 with one goal—to make ice cream in small batches from fresh local milk and all-natural ingredients. Their process is controlled from cow to cone including making their own base mix from scratch — their Sweet Cream flavor. It’s the only ice cream maker in NH that does that! Walpole Creamery Ice Cream gets its “Super Premium” designation by having over 16% milk fat making it the very creamiest ice cream you can get.

Meet the Locals at Walpole Valley Farms, Walpole, NH

Walpole, NH

Chris and Caitlin Caserta find inspiration from “Grass Farmer,” Joel Salatin, of Virginia. Like Salatin, Walpole Valley Farms rotates its livestock regularly to different pastures to increase soil fertility. The farm provides 100% grass-fed and finished beef and lamb, pasture-raised chickens, turkeys, pigs, and eggs as well as cashmere goats and a wide variety of herbs and heirloom vegetables. Three generations of Casertas helped restore the farm in 1999, opening the Inn at Valley Farms as a bed & breakfast before the farming began. Today, you can meet the locals at Walpole Valley Farms, Walpole, NH, and enjoy the charm of The Hungry Diner just 5 miles away.

Picadilly Farm

Winchester, NH

Jenny and Bruce Wooster, first-generation farmers, own Picadilly Farm their 71-acre certified organic farm — cultivated by other farmers for many generations before them. Most recently, the farm was a dairy farm, run for 35 years by the Hudson family. In 2006, the Woosters bought the farm with its fertile Connecticut River Valley soil. Meet the locals at Picadilly Farm in Winchester, NH where each season, produce is grown on twenty-six of their acres and soil-building cover crops on nine. Permanent erosion-preventing plants grow along the field edges.

 

Shire’s Naturals

Peterborough, NH

Previously known as Nuttin Ordinary,  Shire’s Naturals crafts delicious, clean & simple ingredients, plant-based, spreadable cashew cheeses and dips. They culture their plant cheese with a proprietary probiotic blend, which gives their product its distinct and natural cheese flavor. Their products are naturally dairy-free, and gluten-free, with no added oils, thickeners, gums, starches, or sugar. Co-founders Josh & Adam lead New England’s first 100% plant-based cheese company headquartered in Peterborough, NH.

Terra Nova Coffee Roasters

Keene, NH

You’ll find Jeff and Eliza Murphy roasting organic, fresh made-to-order batches every day of the week at Terra Nova Coffee Roasters, and sometimes into the starry night — just so they can get it to their customers at its absolute peak quality. As coffee roasters and coffee lovers, Jeff and Eliza are inspired by the alchemy of bean-to-cup, and by the way that perfect cup, at the perfect moment, can transform us too. Great coffee can do good, and they love being part of that. Meet the locals at Terra Nova Coffee Roasters in Keene, NH, and check out their custom brick-and-mortar roastery, new espresso bar, and community arts venue on Emerald Street.