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Order Fedco Seeds Through the Sustainability Project

From the Sustainability Project

It’s time again to envision your gardens filled with luscious vegetables started from seed. By placing your FEDCO seed order through The Sustainability Project, you save on shipping charges and help support our Annual Seed Celebration and Sustainable Community Fair and our Emerson Brook Forest Center’s trails and perennial gardens.

We choose FEDCO seeds because they offer a large selection of organic, heirloom, and open pollinated varieties.

TO ORDER

Stop by Green Energy Options, 79 Emerald Street, Keene for a paper catalog or go online to www.fedcoseeds.com.

Orders may be emailed to Lenoir McDougal or left at Green Energy Options in Keene. Be sure to include product ID number, name, and quantity desired as well as your contact information.  These orders are for seeds only, not Moose Tubers or Garden Supply.  If you are hand-writing a form, please write neatly.

First Order Deadline: Noon on Friday, January 8, 2016

We’ll notify you when your seeds are ready for pick up at Green Energy Options or at the Seed Celebration and Sustainable Community Fair on February 13th. Thank you for your support!

2016 Organic Open-pollinated Seed Collection
For those who want seed ordering made easy, The Sustainability Project recommends a collection of open-pollinated organic seeds, all good for seed saving. The collection costs $25.00 and consists of:

*Provider Bush Beans *Atomic Red Carrots *Bull’s Blood Beets *Deluxe Lettuce Mix  *Bloomsdale Spinach *Sweet Basil  *Snap Peas *Solar Flashback Calendula *Sugar Baby Watermelon *Uncle David’s Dessert Buttercup Winter Squash *New England Pie Pumpkin *Costata Romanesca Summer Squash *Blue Scotch Kale *Marketmore 76 Cucumber

Winter Farmers’ Markets in New Hampshire

In the Monadnock Region

Farmers’ Market of Keene: Colony Mill Marketplace, 222 West St., every Sat., Nov., Dec., Mar. and April.;2nd and 4th Sat. of the month, Jan. and Feb.,  10 a.m. –1 p.m. Vegetables, flowers/plants, dairy, maple, baked goods, meat, wine, preserves,  crafts. SNAP/EBT accepted. keenefarmersmarket@gmail.com, http://www.farmersmarketofkeene.com

New Hampshire Winter Farmers’ MarketsFrom the NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food (Updated 11/15)

**Please contact market to verify products available**

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Herbs for Winter Wellness

By the Historical Society of Cheshire County

Join herbalist Judith LaPlume, Saturday, December 5th, 11:00am at the Historical Society of Cheshire County, for a discussion on herbs for winter wellness.  In this hour long presentation, Judith will discuss Native American herbs, the Colonists’ use of herbs, and herbs in your daily life.  She will also be discussing how to set up an herbal apothecary in your home and demonstrating how to make herbal remedies.

This presentation is part of the latest exhibit “In the Far Pasture: 300 Years of Agriculture in Cheshire County” at the Historical Society of Cheshire County in Keene.  The exhibit tells the story of agriculture in southwest New Hampshire from the time of Native American habitation to the present.  Topics include Native American farming, subsistence farms, the sheep craze, cash crops, the decline of agriculture, dairy farming, poultry farms, farm tools and equipment, agricultural fairs and social activities on the farm, technological advances, worldwide markets, the chemical revolution,  specialization, the eat local and organic farming movements, and farmer’s markets.

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Dozens of photos, documents and artifacts will be used to illustrate the story of 300 years of agricultural history in the county.  Related programming will accompany the exhibition, including guided gallery walks, lectures, farm tours, and other activities. For more information follow us on Facebook or logon to http://www.hsccnh.org.

The exhibit is generously sponsored by C&S Wholesale Grocers, Cheshire County Farm Bureau, Keene Sentinel, Nye Hill Farm, Monadnock Food Co-op, and the Whitney Brothers.

The Historical Society of Cheshire County was founded in 1927 and is committed to collecting, preserving and communication the history of Cheshire County.  For more information, call 603.352.1895 or log onto http://www.hsccnh.org.

Shift Your Shopping: Have Fun, Reconnect With Neighbors and Shop With Your Values In Mind

Jen Risley's avatarMonadnock Buy Local

Originally posted in the Monadnock Shopper News

With the holiday season fast approaching, life is about to get busier and busier for you and your family — maybe even frantic. Monadnock Buy Local extends, to you, an antidote to the mainstream consumer frenzy that descends upon us all each November. We offer you opportunities to have fun, reconnect with neighbors and shop with your values in mind.

Plaid Friday SYS flyerWe share these offerings from November 1st to December 31st through our Shift Your Shopping Campaign, a national movement that empowers each of us to support job creation and economic growth through our holiday shopping. Every time you Shift Your Shopping and spend your dollars at locally owned businesses, you boost our local economy.  The money you spend recirculates through our economy and generates ripple effects that join with others to create new jobs, charitable contributions and more. That ripple effect…

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