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The Cheshire County Conservation District Honors Manning Hill Farm as the 2025 Cooperator of the Year
Each year, the Cheshire County Conservation District honors an individual, business, or organization with the “Cooperator of the Year” award. This is done to celebrate the efforts the recipient has undertaken to steward the natural resources on their land in cooperation with the Conservation District and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). This year, we are happy to announce Manning Hill Farm of Winchester, NH, as our 2025 Cooperator of the Year. Sam and
Nina Branwen
Nov 6, 20256 min read
Powering Tomorrow: How Clean Energy New Hampshire (CENH) is Helping Communities Shape an Energy Future that Works for Everyone
Energy is the backbone of communities across New Hampshire, powering our homes, small businesses, and local farms every day. It’s so...
Katharine Kusack
Sep 4, 20253 min read
Grass Gives Way to Wildflowers: A Neighborhood Initiative to Provide Pollinator Habitat in Keene
The Edgewood neighborhood is a residential development that hugs the eastern Keene-Swanzey border. Geographically, the area was originally pine barrens and became home to New England’s first conifer nursery in 1906. The city aptly refers to our neighborhood as Edgewood because it is edged by woods. At the heart of our neighborhood lies an almost 2 acre commons. In July of 2023 I began to think of what that space could be!
Sarah Ellsworth
Jun 5, 20253 min read
Conserving Farmland in the Granite State: 1,813 Acres & Counting!
Since 2020, the NH Farm Future Fund has distributed over $372,000 to protect over 1,813 acres of land throughout the Granite State! The mission of the NH Farm Future Fund is to provide funding for farm viability planning in concert with the conservation of important agricultural soils.
Benee Hershon
May 1, 20252 min read
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