Join the Monadnock Menus Program Farmers, Producers, and Buyers, the Cheshire County Conservation District, and John Ayer, Food Service Director for Brattleboro High and Middle Schools, for our 2014 Monadnock Menus Winter Forum. The forum will be held on Tuesday, February 4, at 10:00 am at the Keene Public Library. Please RSVP for the forum by Monday, January 27th. Contact Monadnock Menus at 802-289-9440 or coordinator@monadnockmenus.org. There is no cost for this meeting.
The Monadnock Menus Market is a developing program launched by the Cheshire County Conservation District. Its purpose is to provide schools and other institutions throughout Cheshire County with easy access to foods grown and made in the Monadnock region. Our project is supported by the USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program through the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food, and partners include the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension and the University of Vermont Extension. A non-profit service, Monadnock Menus facilitates direct farm to institution sales, supporting and encouraging local farmers and the local food movement. For more information, visit http://www.monadnockmenus.org or contact Sara Lovitz at 802-289-9440 or coordinator@monadnockmenus.org.
It all started when two sisters showed horses at a 4-H project. There they met the neighbors’ shows cows and they fell in love. The sisters convinced their parents to start the dairy farm on their picturesque Hinsdale, NH property in 1990 – just as many other dairy farmers were 
We feel inspired – inspired by you: the eaters of the Monadnock Region. Three-quarters of you answered our 2010 survey and said supporting local businesses and agriculture is very important to you. This inspired us to move forward with a program that will empower you to put your money where your mouth is: The Monadnock Menus Program.
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