Good food news

We are part of a very successful movement that is growing by leaps and bounds, as people everywhere realize that good food means good health and a good economy.

Nottingham Winter Market December 18th!

Our neighbors in Nottingham will be hosting an indoor Farmers market this Sunday (Dec 18th 1:00 - 4:00 at the Town Community Center at 139 Stage Rd (Rte 152)).

They have a great lineup of vendors - join them for some holiday gift shopping and pantry-stocking ... among the vendors, you will find:

    Solidago Farm with beautiful yarn and wool products made from sheep raised in Nottingham.
    Fabulous Holiday decorative centerpieces  - great to decorate your home or give as gifts
    Wild Miller Gardens  - with organic garlic braids, spinach and kale, winter squash, eggs, pesto and .... locally       grown GINGER !
    Sibling Pottery with beautiful, functional, handmade pottery - bowls, mugs, and plates make fantastic gifts
    The Root Seller with local maple syrup, carrots, potatoes, onions, and dried beans
    Sweet Melissa's Kitchen with fresh baked goods
    Montminy’s Farm will have apples, winter squash, pumpkins, onions
    The Veggie Clinic - local fresh shitake and oyster mushrooms, living lettuce plants…
    Earth Turners (Nottingham School Garden Club)—seeds, crafts, and more…
    Susty’s Café - delicious, ready-to-eat, organic vegan foods with local ingredients…
    My Sweet Soap -l ocally made soy soaps in a variety of scents…
    Sharon Cloud - herbs, lavender sachets, honey, and more…
    Cindy Bloom - handmade jewelry and Christmas crafts…
    Ray’s Woodshop - handmade birdhouses and cooking utensils…
    Stage Road Gardens - houseplants, perennial seeds, holly branches…

See you at the NOTTINGHAM Farmers Market

Exciting news about local winter markets!

The Deerfield Farmers Market is pleased to announce that it will hold a Winter Farmers Market at the George B. White Building ( Deerfield Town Offices) at 8 Raymond Rd.  The markets will be held on the following Sundays: Jan. 8, Feb. 12, Mar. 11, and Apr. 1, from 1-4 PM.  For more information, please call Missy Perron at 463-7201 or check the website, www.farmersmarket.deerfield-nh.us.

Local food brings jobs with it!

Great news for our local economies and our healthy lives:

One out of every twelve jobs in the U.S. is associated with agriculture, and local food plays a role in that. The ERS report finds that fruit and vegetable farms selling into local and regional markets employ 13 fulltime workers per $1 million in revenue earned, for a total of 61,000 jobs in 2008. In comparison, fruit and vegetable farms not engaged in local food sales employed 3 fulltime workers per $1 million in revenue.

Last Chance for Holiday Shopping at the Northwood Farmers Market: November 19, 2011

The Northwood Farmers Market will wind up its 2011 Indoor Market season on Saturday, November 19, 2011, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, at the Masonic Hall on Route 4 in Northwood.  Come shop for holiday decorations, gifts of soaps, pottery, maple syrup and jam, as well as your Thanksgiving vegetables and other local offerings.  Shopping local is fun, and supporting the local economy benefits us all.  

Just because we are taking a break doesn’t mean that you can’t find a farmers market this winter.  Check out Seacoast Eat Local’s listings or the State of New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food.

See you in the spring!

Help a local firefighter this Saturday!

Don't forget our "bootdrive" this Saturday, and music to boot!

Pictures from the Indoor Market

You can see pictures from the Indoor Market here.