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An Interview: NH's Giant Silk Moths
Have you been lucky enough to see giant moths flying around in colorful outfits? Or perhaps huge caterpillars wandering about? Many of...
Amy Bodwell
Aug 3, 20206 min read
Energy Efficiency is Still a Thing
With all of the very hot and humid weather the past couple of weeks, I’ve been wondering how much of an increase in our electric bill we...
Heidi Konesko
Jul 4, 20202 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...
Sara Powell
Jun 7, 20204 min read
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...
Bill Fosher
May 6, 20202 min read
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
Apr 8, 20202 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...
Lola Bobrowski
Mar 6, 20204 min read
Steve Pytlik, District Conservationist Moves On
After 10 years of serving as a USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) District Conservationist in the Walpole field office,...
Lola Bobrowski
Mar 5, 20202 min read
Landscaping Redefined
"Biological diversity is the key to the maintenance of the world as we know it." ~ E.O. Wilson Old School Landscaping In 1990 my wife,...
Michael Nerrie
Feb 4, 20204 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,...
Frank Hunter
Dec 12, 20192 min read
Proper Land Stewardship Can Make a Difference
Research published in the Sept, 2019 edition of the journal, Science, tells a frightening tale. Since 1970, the year before I graduated...
John Snowdon
Nov 8, 20193 min read
Monadnock Grows Together: Garden Clean-Up Checklist
Hello Garden Friends! Fall is a perfect time to clean up your garden. Having a garden clean-up day in the fall is a great way to improve...
Rachel Brice
Nov 7, 20192 min read
Monadnock Grows Together: Gardens in the Fall
Hello Garden Friends! It’s fall in New Hampshire, and the garden season is certainly transitioning… but that doesn’t mean we have to be...
Rachel Brice
Oct 4, 20191 min read
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...
The Monadnock Conservancy
Sep 4, 20192 min read
Managing Property to Benefit Wildlife - Part II
Owning 235 acres can be daunting at times. So many questions about doing the right thing, doing too much, too little, which management...
Amy Bodwell
Aug 23, 20194 min read
A Final Cut?
I would like to share my experiences managing a wood lot I have been familiar with all my life. I have had the good fortune of doing the...
Peter Renzelman
Aug 1, 20194 min read
Monadnock Grows Together: Tomato Health
Hello Garden Friends! I wanted to share some thoughts with you about tomato health in general, and also about late blight in particular....
Rachel Brice
Jul 23, 20194 min read
July Garden Question of the Month!
Hello Garden Friends! I’d like to share the question of the month with you! A gardener reached out to me recently with a lettuce...
Rachel Brice
Jul 23, 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...
Rachel Brice
Jun 25, 20192 min read
Monadnock Grows Together: Meet Rachel!
Hello, garden friends! I’d like to introduce myself. My name is Rachel Brice, and this year I have the privilege of serving as Cheshire...
Rachel Brice
Jun 24, 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...
Andy Pressman
Jun 5, 20192 min read
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