The Haynes Homestead, Colebrook, NH

Tucked away among the grim stories that attended the wrenching 1920s Depression, were occasional nuggets of hope and even some happy times. Consider, for instance, the purchase of a bankrupt farm by the father and mother of Haven Haynes in Colebrook, New Hampshire. It was most assuredly not a time of abundance for the Haynes [...]

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Deb Erb Named to Federal Dairy Panel
January 10, 2010
Deb Erb Named to Federal Dairy Panel

Deborah Erb (see Farm Profiles) was named by the U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilseck to the Federal panel examining farm milk price volatility. She was appointed to a two year term on the 17 member panel charged with reviewing the farm price issue as well as dairy farm profitability and consolidations. Deb owns Springvale Farms and [...]

New Hampshire Shrimp Season Opens
January 1, 2010
New Hampshire Shrimp Season Opens

Lasting all winter, Seacoast residents can  enjoy an abundance of fresh northern shrimp, a sustainable local resource, and help support the state’s commercial fishing industry. Northern shrimp caught in the Gulf of Maine provide fishermen with an alternative to groundfish during the winter months when offshore fishing is more dangerous, explains Ken La Valley, University [...]

USDA to Launch High Tunnel Pilot Study
January 1, 2010

USDA to Launch High Tunnel Pilot Study to Increase Availability of Locally Grown Foods
3-Year Project To Verify Effectiveness Of High Tunnels In Natural Resource Conservation
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2009 – Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced a new pilot project under the ‘Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food’ initiative for farmers to establish high tunnels [...]

Chicken Roasted in Aged Cider
December 20, 2009
Chicken Roasted in Aged Cider

To save his family farm, Steve Wood of Poverty Lane Orchards in Lebanon, New Hampshire (www.povertylaneorchards.com), with his wife, Louisa Spencer, decided to develop a line of hard (or aged) ciders. He traveled to England and France studying the varieties of apples that have been used for generations to make this beverage that dates back in [...]