The Cheshire County Conservation District Honors Britton Farm as the 2024 Cooperator of the Year
Each year the Cheshire County Conservation District honors an individual, business or organization with the “Cooperator of the Year”...
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Benee Hershon
Apr 54 min read
Starting from the Ground Up: A Closer Look at CCCD's Equipment Rental Program
From April 2023 through November 2024, I took time away from my role with the conservation district to work on farms up and down the east...
Matt Smetana
Jan 155 min read
Conservation Funding Encourages Local Farmers and Landowners to 'Grow Green' in 2024
Discover funding opportunities that help you enhance local agriculture, preserve wildlife habitat, and promote climate resilience!
Sofie Wicklund
Aug 4, 20233 min read
A 'Nock Out Summer: Improving Regional Outdoor Recreation Opportunities
Learn more about the role Sofie played in Monadnock Outdoors' regional efforts this summer!
Jenna Rich
Apr 3, 20236 min read
How to Make Your Farm or Home Garden More Environmentally Friendly
By making a few small changes in the garden, you can help combat climate change, decrease energy bills, and more!
Benee Hershon
Dec 1, 20226 min read
December Community Member Spotlight: Gentile Family Homestead
The Gentile Family Homestead, a 24-acre gem of sustainable open pasture shares about their climate grant project!
Benee Hershon
Jun 3, 20225 min read
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!
Wendy Ward
Jun 5, 20211 min read
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 5, 20211 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20203 min read
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 25, 20202 min read
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 10, 20203 min read
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 6, 20204 min read
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, 20204 min read
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, 20192 min read
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 24, 20192 min read
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 4, 20192 min read
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, 20192 min read
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...
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