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It is that time of year! Is your organization or another group that you know interested in growing a garden? Interested in contributing to food security? Interested in raising delicious, sustainable food?

Well you’re in luck. Applications are ready! Click on the link below, fill it out (or share with a friend!), and be sure to turn in by December 1st. Questions? Be sure to leave them here or email us at communitygardens@antioch.edu.

We look forward to gardening with you!

Spring 2013 Garden Application

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