November Community Member Spotlight: Barbara Skuly
For over 25 years, Barbara Skuly has been a committed volunteer, cleaning and stewarding the Ashuelot River, so it is cleaner for us all!
Benee Hershon
- Oct 4
- 4 min
October Community Member Spotlight: Kris Snowman-Shelley
To support native pollinators, Kris Snowman-Shelley planted a beautiful pollinator garden through the Conservation Opportunity Fund!
Benee Hershon
- Sep 2
- 4 min
September Community Member Spotlight: Jeff Littleton
From the coldest days of the year, to the heat of summer, Jeff Littleton is in the field strengthening conservation efforts in our region.
Millie Richard
- Aug 15
- 2 min
Granite State Market Match: Support Local Farmers, Strengthen Food Access!
The Granite State Market Match is a program designed to double SNAP benefits for recipients that spend a portion of their food assistance...
Benee Hershon
- Aug 1
- 4 min
August Community Member Spotlight: Philip Huckins
Every September, CCCD partners with local farmers' markets to celebrate Cheshire County Veterans, including Dr. Philip Huckins!
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- Jun 23
- 6 min
July Community Member Spotlight: John Kondos
As the sun shines down on the Monadnock Region, one community member continues to dedicate his career to harvesting solar!
Benee Hershon
- Jun 3
- 5 min
June Community Member Spotlight: Kaisa Jarrell
As the farming season begins, Kaisa Jarrell of Green Wagon Farm is preparing for another season of providing fresh produce to the community!
Benee Hershon
- May 6
- 5 min
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)...
Benee Hershon
- Apr 6
- 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...
Benee Hershon
- Mar 4
- 4 min
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...
Benee Hershon
- Feb 18
- 4 min
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...
John Kondos
- Feb 4
- 3 min
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...
Benee Hershon
- Jan 6
- 6 min
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...
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...
Amy Bodwell
- Nov 4, 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...
Bill Fosher
- Oct 5, 2021
- 2 min
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...
Benee Hershon
- Sep 1, 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...
Amy Bodwell
- Aug 8, 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...
Lola Bobrowski
- Jul 8, 2021
- 2 min
Pollinators of Cheshire & Sullivan Counties
The 2021 National Pollinator Week, an annual international event created by the Pollinator Partnership, took place between Monday June...
Wendy Ward
- Jun 5, 2021
- 1 min
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...