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Attention Farmers and Food Producers from the Monadnock Region and Adjacent Communities:

All farmers and local food producers interested in selling their products to the Monadnock Food Co-op (MFC) in Keene are encouraged to contact General Manager Michael Faber before the end of this year.

An important role for the Co-op, as with other food cooperatives, is to support our local food system.  Once we open, we aim to provide high quality, locally grown and produced products to shoppers while forging stronger connections between consumers and local producers.  A stronger food system makes for a more resilient community and local economy.

MFC expects to provide the greatest selection of locally-produced products in the region.  Our goal is for one-third of all our products sold to originate from you – local farmers and value-added producers. Conventional grocery stores, by comparison, source an average of 6% of their products sold from local…

Where can you buy locally-grown pumpkins for the Keene Pumpkin Festival and other celebrations?

Help us grow this list. Email marketing@monadnockfood.coop.

• 1780 Farm, Chesterfield
• Alyson’s Orchard, Walpole
• Chauncey Farm, Antrim
• Monadnock Berries Farm Stand, Troy
• Rosaly’s Garden, Peterborough
• Washburn’s Windy Hill Orchard, Greenville

Find local pumpkins throughout New Hampshire:
http://www.pumpkinpatchesandmore.org/NHpumpkins.php

Originally published in the Monadnock Shopper News (MBL Media Sponsor)

August is New Hampshire Eat Local Month – the perfect time to shine a light on local food, farms and our entire Monadnock Region local food system.

First let’s take a quick step back and define what a local food system.  Think of it as all the pieces needed to bring local food from the farm to your plate: the soil, farm labor, transportation to distribute these goods to markets, and the list continues.  These pieces come together to form our local food system.

How does a healthy local food system bolster our local economy?  While there aren’t yet comprehensive studies for the Monadnock Region, there are impressive findings from other states that quantify farms’ effects on local economies.

In 2011, the Capital City Public Market in Boise, Idaho spurred $4.5 million in economic activity in their local economy. Sales…