August Community Member Spotlight: Philip Huckins
Every September, CCCD partners with local farmers' markets to celebrate Cheshire County Veterans, including Dr. Philip Huckins!
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
- 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...
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...
The Monadnock Conservancy
- May 11, 2021
- 2 min
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...
Tom Beaudry
- Apr 6, 2021
- 1 min
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...
Lola Bobrowski
- Jan 15, 2021
- 4 min
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...
Mary Ellen Cannon
- Dec 7, 2020
- 3 min
Weathering the Change
What changes have you seen weather wise in your life? Thanksgiving Eve many NH USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service staff attended...
Lola Bobrowski
- Nov 5, 2020
- 3 min
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...
Lola Bobrowski
- Oct 26, 2020
- 2 min
Uniquely NH Stories & Celebration
This year, the Cheshire County Conservation District is excited to celebrate its 75th anniversary! While Covid-19 may have thrown a...
Lola Bobrowski
- Sep 11, 2020
- 3 min
Explore Intersections Between Land & Community On Sept. 24th!
Radically Rural 2020 brings you Radically Rural Remote, a single-day entirely virtual summit for shaping and sharing ideas surrounding...
Bill Fosher
- May 6, 2020
- 2 min
Supporting Our Struggling Dairy Farms
Dairy farmers will not be charged for equipment rentals from the Cheshire County Conservation District for the 2020 growing season. The...
Lola Bobrowski
- Apr 8, 2020
- 2 min
Virtual Connection During Social Distancing
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot has changed. Kids are home from school, parents are working remotely and often doing double...
Lola Bobrowski
- Mar 6, 2020
- 4 min
CCCD 2019 Year in Review
Happy New Year! 2019 was an exciting (& busy!) year at the Cheshire County Conservation District. As in years past, our District staff of...
Frank Hunter
- Dec 12, 2019
- 2 min
Horse Power on the Farm
Hillside Springs Farm is a horse-powered vegetable farm. With three draft horses, one kitty, and two and a half farmers -- my spouse,...
The Monadnock Conservancy
- Sep 4, 2019
- 2 min
This Land is Farmland: The region's largest dairy farm now protected
This month's blog comes from our regional partner, The Monadnock Conservancy... Chickering Farm, in Westmoreland, N.H., has been in the...
Andy Pressman
- Jun 5, 2019
- 2 min
Small-Farm & Garden Technology
As the spring rains take a rest and allow for periods of planting on our farms and in our gardens, you may be interested to know that...
Bill Fosher
- Jan 3, 2019
- 2 min
Could Grazing be the Answer?
These are challenging times for livestock producers. Dairy farms are struggling with record low milk prices, lots of farmers are having...
Heidi Konesko
- Jan 2, 2019
- 1 min
Pasture Perfect
Warm temperatures during February melted the ice and snow, giving us a peek at the ground in our pasture fields. Is it my imagination or...