Category: Food & Farms

Slow Living Summit: Food, Mindfully

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The 2015 Summit: Food, Mindfully
Wednesday, June 3 through Friday 5 — Downtown Brattleboro, Vermont

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The 2015 Summit: Food, Mindfully
Wednesday, June 3 through Friday 5 — Downtown Brattleboro, Vermont

The fifth annual Summit brings food into focus. Participate in a mindful exploration of the journey of food, from farming and food entrepreneurship to food systems to nourishment to food justice and policy.

Learn more about the Slow Living Conference

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Woods Forum: Managing for Resilience

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Woods Forum: Managing for Resilience

Thursday, April 9, 2015, from 7 to 9 p.m.

This informal discussion will feature local forestry and conservation experts as well as local landowners who have engaged in forest management. Discussion will center around how we can manage our forests to be resilient in the face of our changing climate and with increasing threats to forest health. The forum is open to the public, with a focus on forest landowners in Marlborough and surrounding towns. Experts attending will include county forester Steve Roberge, Chris Pryor from the New England Forestry Foundation, Grant Butler of Camp Glen Brook and ecologist Jeffry Littleton. Refreshments will be served.

Presented by: Monadnock Conservancy, Marlborough Conservation Commission, UNH Cooperative Extension and New England Forestry Foundation.
Location: Camp Glen Brook, 35 Glenbrook Road, Marlborough, N.H.
Contact: Email Emily Hague or call 603-357-0600, ext. 104.

Local Living Economy Building Block: Sustainable Agriculture & Our Local Food System

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Which businesses, organizations and initiatives are supporting sustainable agriculture and the local food system in our Monadnock Local Living Economy?

Facebook fans generated a short list of recommendations – we hope you will add your suggestions/updates as well:

  • Manning Hill Farm: From Angela: “The best milk ever!”
  • Orchard Hill: Via Stephanie “I will put a word in for my friends over at Orchard Hill in East Alstead again, specifically responding to the local food system question this week, the Village Roots CSA and Orchard Hill Breadworks. Ellen doesn’t have a website for the CSA, but I found this blog post from 2010 that has the link to the Breadworks site, and talks about how the gardens are so connected to the Orchard School curriculum.”
  • Tracie’s Community Farm: From Ann: “Her farm is wonderful, and she is such a dear, sweet soul. Loving for the CSA!!!”
  • Walpole Valley Farms: From Jackie: “Walpole Valley Farms for 100% grass-fed beef, pasture-raised heritage pigs, pasture-raised chicken, turkey, eggs and lamb! And of course their lovely green B&B! :)”

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