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Salvation Farms Mission
We are a not for profit organization whose mission is to build increased resilience in Vermont’s food system through agricultural surplus management.
About
Salvation Farms is a proactive resource management organization driven by a vision to increase community food security, food independence, food access, food equality and food resilience in Vermont. We will build an innovative management system for our state’s agricultural surplus bounty. By engaging Vermonters with their local farms and food system we will ensure that Vermont grown food is available to everyone.
Our programs will facilitate statewide connectivity of the capture and movement of agricultural surplus fruit, vegetables and meat in Vermont, making them available to institutions and individuals who currently have limited access.
Why We Glean
“The United States produces 356 billion pounds of food annually. Of this annual total, 96 billion pounds is lost between production and consumption every year. This translates into 27 percent of the American food supply (Kantor et al. 1997).”
“The 96 billion pounds of wasted food could easily feed the 38 million people considered food-insecure in America (Nord et al. 2004).”
Contact:
Salvation Farms
PO Box 1175
Morrisville, VT 05661
Farmstands & Year-Round Markets
Farm Stands in Cheshire County
High Hopes Orchard – Joanne/Bruce Smith, 582 Glebe Rd., Westmoreland 03467, 603-399-4305, highhopesorchard@monad.net, http://www.highhopesorchard.com. 9am-6pm, July-October; 10am-5pm, November-December. Raspberries, blueberries, apples & pumpkins. Peaches in August. Special Events: Farm adventure entertainment park-September-October. Includes animals, rides, haunted barn, day time spooky ride through woods (narrated); train, snack bar, September-October; ice cream, July.
Monadnock Berries – Anthony/Fenella Levick, 545 West Hill Rd., Troy 03465, 603-242-6417 blueberry@monad.net, http://www.monadnockberries.com. 8am-8pm, daily, July-August; 9am-5pm, daily, September. Fresh picked blueberries, fresh farm grown tomatoes, cucumbers, blueberry china, tree ripened peaches, black currants, red currants, gooseberries, baking mixes, Annie’s jams, jellies, Sanford’s jams & jellies, ice cream, coffee, sodas, fruit drinks, Smith’s farm cheese, local honey, candy mixes, deluxe soup mixes & fresh baked items.
Rosaly’s Farmstand – Rosaly Bass, Route 123 (just south of Rte. 101), Peterborough 03458, 603-924-7774, rosalybass@aol.com, http://www.rosalysgarden.com, 9am-6pm, daily, May 18-October 14. Bedding plants, 100 varieties of flowers, culinary & medicinal herbs, mesclun salad mix, six varieties of lettuce, tomatoes: regular & cherry tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, beets, leeks, onions, garlic, carrots, spinach, Swiss chard, peas: garden & snap peas, potatoes: red norland, yukon gold, blue & sweet potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, brussel sprouts, cabbage, zucchini, yellow squash, cucumbers, winter squash, pumpkins, gourds, melons, raspberries & blueberries. Certified organic . Other local products such as honey, maple & cheese.
The Apple Place – Roger Bienvenu, 781 Old Walpole Rd., Surry 03431, 603… 10am-6pm, August 25-October 15. Several varieties of apples available.
Alyson’s Orchard Farmstand – Susan Jasse, Route 12, Wapole, 03608, 603-756-9800. Opens in late summer! http://alysonsorchard.com/alyson-orchards/farm-stand.aspx.
View farmstands in other counties at: http://www.nh.gov/agric/divisions/agricultural_development/documents/NH_Farm_Stands.pdf.
Other Area Farmstands
From Monadnock Farm & Community Connection Inventory
Bee Tree Farm – 603-363-4631, Chesterfield, beetree@ptcnh.net, http://www.beetreefarmnh.com.
Boggy Meadow Farm – 603-756-3300, Walpole, info@boggymeadowfarm.com, http://boggymeadowfarm.com.
Green Wagon Farm – Upper Court St., Keene, open seven days a week, Monday-Friday 10-6 p.m., weekends 10-5 p.m.
Herban Living Farm – 603-878-0459, Temple, lisa@herbanlivingfarm.org, http://www.herbanlivingbandb.com.
Hidden Birch Farm – 603-827-2950, Nelson, info@hiddenbirchfarm.com, http://www.hiddenbirchfarm.com.
Maple Lane Farm – 603-352-2329, Keene, jcbgarden@yahoo.com.
The Milkhouse at Great Brook Farm – 603-756-3661, Walpole, hours: 7:30-8:00, 7 days a week.
Pete’s Farm Stand – Route 12, Walpole, 802-885-6443.
Stonewall Farm Farm Stand – opens on 5/23! Hours are M-F 2-7 and Sat., Sun 10-7. The farmstand features Stonewall Farm raw milk, vegetables, syrup and other locally made products including coffee, jelly, honey, soaps, ice cream, etc. 603… x.103, ttryba@stonewallfarm.org, Visit us on the web at: http://www.stonewallfarm.org.
The Farm on South Main – Troy, 603-242-7865
Tracie’s Community Farm Farmstand – opens Friday, May 1st, 7a.m., Fitzwilliam. Vegetables, herbs and flower transplants through mid-June and then vegetables through mid-October. All grown without the use of chemical fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides or fungicides. For more information, contact Tracie Smith
603-209-1851, farmertracie@hotmail.com, http://www.traciesfarm.com.
Walpole Valley Farms – 603-756-2855, Walpole, chris@walpolevalleyfarms.com, http://www.walpolevalleyfarms.com.
White’s Farm Stand & Sugarhouse – Rt. 119, West Rindge, 603-899-5000
Year-Round Markets
Hannah Grimes Marketplace – Keene
24 Carrots Farm Stand – Swanzey
Blueberry Fields – Keene
Coll’s Farm Stand – Jaffrey
