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Beans & Greens, Gilford, NH
Posted November 16, 2011
Beans & Greens, Gilford, NH

One look at www.beansandgreens.com will tell you that Beans & Greens farm owners Andy and Martina Howe know how to move a farm from the past into the present and on into the future.                                                          
As for the past, it was 1986 when they discovered that selling milk and hay as a dairy farm was a [...]

Sticks & Stones Farm, Center Barnstead, NH
Posted January 30, 2011
Sticks & Stones Farm, Center Barnstead, NH

The Comtois family lives in the historic tradition of the self-sufficient New Hampshire farm. Guy initiated that approach by building the family home for his wife, Barbara, and their two sons, whom Barbara home schools. Pausing for breath after he had provided shelter for his family, Guy built two green houses for his produce business, [...]

Surowiec Farm, Sanbornton, NH
Posted January 2, 2009
Surowiec Farm, Sanbornton, NH

The farm, a New Hampshire Farm of Distinction, has been in the Surowiec Family since 1917 when it was a poultry and dairy farm. Stephen and his mother established the apple orchard which  opened for picking in 1976. The family has continued to diversify its crops to grow vegetables, strawberries, blueberries, cut flowers, as well [...]

Beans and Greens Farm, Gilford, NH
Posted December 31, 2008
Beans and Greens Farm, Gilford, NH

At this New Hampshire “Farm of Distinction”, early season begins with a large selection of perennials, hanging baskets, annuals and vegetable plants. As the growing season progresses, the stand moves into berries and homegrown vegetables. A barnyard of young animals and a beehive entertains visitors and an on-site bakery offers fresh baked breads, pies, cookies, and [...]