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...
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...
Sara Powell
- Jun 7, 2020
- 4 min
The Problem is the Solution: Stewarding a Small piece of Property with a Permaculture Approach
“Vision is not seeing things as they are but as they will be” ~David Holmgren Buying an old house (C.1790’s) on a very small lot (0.17...
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,...
Rachel Brice
- Jun 25, 2019
- 2 min
Monadnock Grows Together: Container Gardening
Hello garden friends! This year, one of my new adventures is growing in containers. In this photo (taken on June 1st), you can see a...
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...
Mary Ellen Cannon
- Dec 7, 2018
- 2 min
Do Right and Feed Everyone
"Do right and feed everyone." This is the mission of the USDA, according to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. Seasonal high tunnel...
Sara Powell
- Sep 4, 2018
- 2 min
Community Partnerships in Action: The Westmoreland Garden Project
The Westmoreland Garden Project (WGP) is located at the old county farm site across from the Maplewood Nursing Home on River Road in...
Cain Landry
- Feb 5, 2018
- 2 min
No-Till Vegetable Production
In the Fall of 2017, with the help of CCCD intern Cain Landry, we conducted a series of interviews with farmers in the Northeast who are...
Wendy Ward
- Jan 5, 2018
- 3 min
Making the Best Plant Choices
Whenever I get a plant catalog in the mail, I feel like a kid in a candy store – so many plants all with unique beauty and benefits - I...
John Snowdon
- Dec 1, 2017
- 3 min
It Took a Village...
Starting a small orchard/ berry hobby farm from scratch when you are already 60 years old makes one an optimist. Doing it organically...
Bill Fosher
- Nov 6, 2017
- 2 min
We've Got it Covered!
Two Cheshire County farms are among about a dozen around the state who have volunteered to serve as guinea pigs in the development of...