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    May Community Member Spotlight: Emma McHone
    Benee Hershon
    • May 6
    • 5 min
    Farm Viability

    May Community Member Spotlight: Emma McHone

    As spring emerges in the Monadnock Region, it is time to sow the seeds of another season at the Community Garden Connections (CGC)...
    April Community Member Spotlight: Mary Ewell
    Benee Hershon
    • Apr 7
    • 5 min

    April Community Member Spotlight: Mary Ewell

    The average American contributes 80lbs of clothing and textiles to the waste stream each year, and often does so without giving it much...
    March Community Member Spotlight: Sara Powell
    Benee Hershon
    • Mar 4
    • 4 min
    Farm Viability

    March Community Member Spotlight: Sara Powell

    A 7-week farmer business planning course has just completed its first successful cohort, transforming local businesses and lives...
    February Community Member Spotlight: Bob & Lynn Ziman
    Benee Hershon
    • Feb 18
    • 4 min
    Wildlife

    February Community Member Spotlight: Bob & Lynn Ziman

    A retired couple have completed the first season of their ever-growing pollinator garden and have transformed their perception of the...
    Community Supported Solar: On Sun Harvesting in the Monadnock Region
    John Kondos
    • Feb 4
    • 3 min
    Farm Viability

    Community Supported Solar: On Sun Harvesting in the Monadnock Region

    As I write this in early February, it’s comforting & rewarding to see the sun climb above the tree tops on the horizon from its lowest...
    January Community Member Spotlight: Partners' Gardens LLC
    Benee Hershon
    • Jan 6
    • 6 min
    Farm Viability

    January Community Member Spotlight: Partners' Gardens LLC

    As temperatures drop in the Monadnock Region, and winter sets in, Jenna and Tyler Rich of Partners’ Gardens LLC have just wrapped up a...
    2021: A Year of Resilience, Strength, and Success!
    Benee Hershon
    • Dec 6, 2021
    • 4 min

    2021: A Year of Resilience, Strength, and Success!

    2021 has been a year of resilience in Cheshire County. CCCD has had the honor of continuing our work with this amazing community for a...
    Meet Laura and Cary: Pollinator Newbies Turned Enthusiasts!
    Amy Bodwell
    • Nov 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    Meet Laura and Cary: Pollinator Newbies Turned Enthusiasts!

    Laura and Cary are two busy and active professional women who wanted to help restore a piece of the land they live on. The area had been...
    Cold River Streambank Restoration Project: A Closer Look
    Bill Fosher
    • Oct 6, 2021
    • 2 min
    Water

    Cold River Streambank Restoration Project: A Closer Look

    Every spring and sometimes in the summer, the Cold River would take a bite out of two important agricultural fields near its confluence...
    From Friday Tree Walks to CCCD: My Journey to Conservation
    Benee Hershon
    • Sep 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    From Friday Tree Walks to CCCD: My Journey to Conservation

    I never considered a career in conservation until my first week of college, when a friend insisted that I had to check out that, “awesome...
    Radically Rural Returns to Keene
    Amy Bodwell
    • Aug 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    Radically Rural Returns to Keene

    Radically Rural is a conference focused on small communities, what rural means and how to keep the small-town feel. This year’s...
    Pollinators of Cheshire & Sullivan Counties
    Lola Bobrowski
    • Jul 9, 2021
    • 2 min
    Wildlife

    Pollinators of Cheshire & Sullivan Counties

    The 2021 National Pollinator Week, an annual international event created by the Pollinator Partnership, took place between Monday June...
    NRCS Practices: Log Cribs for Streambank Erosion
    Wendy Ward
    • Jun 5, 2021
    • 1 min
    Soil

    NRCS Practices: Log Cribs for Streambank Erosion

    Bank erosion, or the removal of soil, rocks, and vegetation by the force of moving water, is a natural part of river dynamics. Over the...
    A Conservation Easement Story: Chesterfield, NH
    The Monadnock Conservancy
    • May 11, 2021
    • 2 min
    Farm Viability

    A Conservation Easement Story: Chesterfield, NH

    This is a story about a family that bought some farmland in Chesterfield, then made the decision to conserve it so that it would always...
    CCCD Drills & Rental Equipment
    Tom Beaudry
    • Apr 6, 2021
    • 1 min
    Soil

    CCCD Drills & Rental Equipment

    Have a need to reseed a field or pasture but don’t want to plow it? The Cheshire County Conservation District can help! The district has...
    Tips for Working with NRCS
    Heidi Konesko
    • Mar 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    Tips for Working with NRCS

    Are you a farm or forestland owner about to embark on a new contract with NRCS? Maybe you’re interested in signing up for NRCS programs...
    Private Landowners say YES to Pollinators!
    Todd Horner
    • Feb 16, 2021
    • 3 min
    Wildlife

    Private Landowners say YES to Pollinators!

    One in three bites of food that we consume are made possible by pollinators—a group that includes the well-known honeybee, but also an...
    2020 - What a Year!
    Lola Bobrowski
    • Jan 15, 2021
    • 4 min
    Soil

    2020 - What a Year!

    What a year 2020 has been! As one can imagine, our year in review is going to look a bit different this year, but also a lot didn’t...
    Weathering the Change
    Mary Ellen Cannon
    • Dec 7, 2020
    • 3 min
    Soil

    Weathering the Change

    What changes have you seen weather wise in your life? Thanksgiving Eve many NH USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service staff attended...
    On Mud, Horses, Flowers, & Food
    Lola Bobrowski
    • Nov 5, 2020
    • 3 min
    Soil

    On Mud, Horses, Flowers, & Food

    It was early spring. All the snow had melted in the winter paddock, and the workhorses and the farmers were ankle-and-fetlock deep in...
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