Extend the farm share season with the new 5-week Localvore Sharethat runs from Nov. 17 to Dec. 15. You'll be able to customize everything in your box -- select from local produce, meat, cheese, eggs, mushrooms, grains, and other locally made products! You'll see many of the great items that we've offered this fall, as well as some new ones.
Continue to support New American farmers, local producers, and enjoy fresh, local food through the holidays!
Pick up will be available on Tuesdays at the Hub in Manchester & on Wednesdays at Bona Fide in Concord. Home delivery will be available on Tuesdays. Only 50 spots are available for home delivery, so sign up now!
Sign up for weekly pick up at the Hub by Nov. 1 and receive a $20 gift card!
Our Mobile Market has wrapped up for the season, after serving the cities of Manchester and Concord for 20 straight weeks. We made 155 site visits, worked with 7 amazing Community Food Ambassadors, and sold or donated over 10,000 lbs of fresh, healthy, local fruits and vegetables to our neighbors. A huge thanks to our staff, Molly and Mukhtar, our youth interns Patricia and Hassan, our ambassadors, our customers, so many helpful property managers, and of course the growers of Fresh Start Farms!
Highlights from this week's bounty
Harimaya's Daikon Radishes Delicata & Butternut Squash from Dunbarton Farmers Sylvain's Kale & Collards Celery from Mukamujeni Khadija's Green Peppers Cilantro from Alice Elizabeth's Green Onions Edgewater Farm's Onions, Fennel, and Lettuce
FruitShare Update
This week's Fruit Share will be Empire Apples from Brookdale Fruit Farm.
Check out this wonderful article highlighting Fresh Start Farms' work this year to increase food access to communities in need during the pandemic and to continue to support new American farmers through the creation of the Food Hub.
Thanks New Hampshire Charitable Foundation!
New Items!
Enjoy some locally roasted, Terra Nova Ethiopian Coffee this week! Terra Novacoffee is small-batch roasted in Keene, NH and is organic, responsibly sourced and delicious. Their Ethiopian blend is bright and smooth with a rich body, distinctive tropical floral and citrus notes, with a fragrant aroma.
Now offering Berkshire Bark chocolate bars! Berkshire Bark is a unique chocolate bar handcrafted in the Berkshire mountains of MA. Made of top quality Belgiun chocolate and all natural ingredients flavors include Jumpin Java, Midnight Harvest, Pretzelogical.
Farm Share Messages
Home Delivery Notice: When you select home delivery for your order, please be sure to leave a cooler out for the delivery driver. They will place your food in it's liner and take the box back. If you haven't added any delivery instructions to your account, please do so we can make sure we get your food to the right place. All orders must be picked up during pick up site time. Any orders not picked up at the close of the site will be donated to families who need food.
Please continue to practice Covid-19 social distancing and wear a face mask at pick up.
If you are missing any items in your share please let us know as soon as possible at farmshare@refugeesuccess.org. We will credit your account and it is helpful as a training mechanism for our team.
Recipe of the Week
Simple Cauliflower Tacos The perfect way to combine your farm share cauliflower, red onions, cilantro and Mi Tierra tortillas for a quick and delicious weeknight meal!
Cheeses!
About the farm
If you are new to Fresh Start Farms, welcome!
We are a collective brand for immigrant and refugee farmers participating in the New American Sustainable Agriculture Program, a program of the Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success. We work alongside new American farmers to bring farm fresh ingredients to your table via neighborhood farm stands, farmers markets, our FarmShare, wholesale and through NH Farm to School.
Twenty-three new American farmers make up Fresh Start Farms. Nine farmers are part of the New American Farmers Co-op and grow at Our Farm on Story Hill in Dunbarton, NH. An additional 14 farmers, the Umoja Farmers, grow on land at the St. Paul's School in Concord, NH.
All producers in the Fresh Start Farms collective implement organic practices. While not certified organic, the farmers grow nutrient dense produce without chemicals and in a way that promotes healthy soil, habitat, and environment.
We speak 13 languages, represent 7 countries and grow over 50 different varieties of produce!
