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A night of merriment and tribute to local farmers and eaters of farm fresh food, is scheduled for Friday, February 11, 2011 from 5:00–11:00 pm at Stonewall Farm in Keene. On behalf of the Education Committee of the Monadnock Farm and Community Connection, a program of the Cheshire County Conservation District, and Stonewall Farm we invite you to join us for the third annual Farm Appreciation Night. Drop by throughout the evening to enjoy food, refreshment, entertainment, and dancing while you…See More

The Monadnock Farm & Community Connection (MFCC) proudly present the third annual “Feast on This” Film Festival, September 23-26. The festival features eleven films and shorts highlighting a diversity of issues and viewpoints related to food and agriculture that will spark conversation on what we value about the farms in our region, and action we can take to support them. Join us at supporting venues scattered through downtown Keene, New Hampshire, for films and the lively discussions that…See More

Join us to celebrate NH Eat Local Month at Granite Gorge on Thursday,August 26, 5-8pm with live music and a delicious local food roast! The summer feast will offer a local pigroast, beef on the barbeque, local sweet corn, roasted vegetables, and much more. Otis Doncaster and theElevators, John Cucchi and Friends, and additional local musicians to be announced will be adding themusic to the festivities. There will be opportunities to enter raffles to win cordwood, farm produce, compostbins, and…See More

A night of merriment and tribute to local farmers and eaters of farm fresh food, is scheduled for Friday, February 5, 2010 from 7:00–11:00 pm at Stonewall Farm in Keene. On behalf of the Education Committee of the Monadnock Farm and Community Connection, a program of the Cheshire County Conservation District, and Stonewall Farm we invite you to join us for the second annual Farm Appreciation Night. Drop by throughout the evening to enjoy food, refreshment, entertainment, and dancing while you…See More

Free lunches for folks interested in learning more about starting to farm in the Monadnock Region of NH. We would like you to come share your goals, desires, questions and challenges with finding a farm or farmland in Southwestern NH. Talk with Land for Good and the Cheshire County Conservation District about the Monadnock Region Farm Legacy and Opportunity Project. To learn more contact Bob at 357-1600 or Amanda at 756-2988 ext. 116.Date/Time:Jan. 6, 2010 12pm - lunchJan. 12, 2010 6pm - light…See More

Cheshire County Conservation District Annual Meeting:Steve Taylor to speak on Cows and Communities – Their Contributions to the Culture of NHWALPOLE, NH (November 10, 2009) – Cows are a vital part of the iconography of rural NH. Cattle were essential to the survival of early NH settlements and today are still central to the lives of many granite staters. Steve Taylor will address how the lowly bovine has nurtured New Hampshire through four centuries at the Cheshire County Conservation…See More