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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 24, 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 23, 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 4, 20192 min read
Diversifying Habitat for Wildlife
Here at Distant Hill Gardens and Nature Trail, I have been working with the Walpole office of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation...
Michael Nerrie
May 6, 20193 min read
Winter Windbreaks: Living Snow Fences
This winter has sure been a cold and windy one! One thing I’m grateful for is the living snowfence that we planted along our driveway...
Heidi Konesko
Mar 1, 20192 min read
Wandering the Winter Woods
It’s a cold, crisp, sunny day and a perfect day for a snowshoe through the woods. As I turn onto a path, I spot a large oval hole low...
Amy Bodwell
Jan 18, 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...
Bill Fosher
Jan 3, 20192 min read
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...
Heidi Konesko
Jan 2, 20191 min read
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...
Mary Ellen Cannon
Dec 7, 20182 min read
Working Dogs on the Farm
While automation plays a larger and larger role in modern agriculture, many sheep farmers continue to find working dogs to be...
Chris Bowen
Nov 7, 20183 min read
Squirrel-mageddon: A Lesson Learned
My wife and I have an “organically managed” hobby farm consisting of a small 15-tree orchard, numerous blueberry, raspberry and...
John Snowdon
Oct 1, 20182 min read
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...
Sara Powell
Sep 3, 20182 min read
How Trucking Regulations Impact Our Local Forest Resource
Some changes in Federal Regulations for the trucking industry have implications for our local forest resource. A while back, regulations...
Peter Renzelman
Aug 5, 20183 min read
Improving Aquatic Habitat with NRCS
CHESHIRE COUNTY FISH & GAME CLUB - Ferry Brook Project Wood Additions Installation On Saturday September 23, 2017, NH Natural Resources...
Wendy Ward
Jul 4, 20183 min read
Keep Your Hand on the Plow, Hold On
The art of plowing fields has been embraced in our culture for many years. Whether one is a farmer or not, plowing has found its way in...
Andy Pressman
May 8, 20183 min read
The Sounds of Spring
“One swallow does not make a summer, but one skein of geese, cleaving the murk of March thaw, is the Spring.” ~ Aldo Leopold SPRING IS...
Michael Nerrie
Apr 3, 20183 min read
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...
Cain Landry
Feb 5, 20182 min read
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...
Wendy Ward
Jan 5, 20183 min read
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...
John Snowdon
Dec 1, 20173 min read
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...
Bill Fosher
Nov 6, 20172 min read
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