The warm weather is here and harvests are in full swing! This week you can look forward to lettuce, asparagus, spinach, sweet potatoes, carrots, radishes, cilantro, bok choy, and so much more!
The Fresh Start Market officially opened this past Saturday at our Food Hub on Spruce Street in Manchester. The grand opening was a tremendous success thanks to all of our funders, partners, community members, and farmers for attending and supporting! Thank you to Mayor Joyce Craig for cutting the ribbon!
The Market is Manchester's first and only Double Up Food Bucks retailer! The market will bring fresh produce and local food products to the neighborhood and customers shopping with SNAP/EBT will be able to take advantage of a 50% discount through the Double Up Food Bucks Program. Hours of operation are Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2pm to 6pm.
Highlights from this week's Bounty
Lambsquarters, Dill & Amaranth - Hari Spinach, Beets, & White Radishes - Sidi & Isha Mint, Bok Choy, & Scallions - Asli Oregano, Leeks & Collards - Sylvain Spearmint, Radish, & Lettuce - Fadumo & Khamis Celery, Lettuce & Kale - Isho Cilantro & Leeks - Khadija Salad Mix - Little Leaf Farms Asparagus - Peachblow Farm (NH) & so much more!!
FruitShare Update
Strawberries are here!!!!
This week you'll receive 1 pint of fresh, organic strawberries from Fresh Start Farm's Farm Manager, Anthony's farm Twin Mountain Farm in Andover, NH!
Lambsquarters are a delicious and very nutritious green that you can use just like spinach or any other leafy green! While the preparation may be the same, lambsquarters have even more nutrients with higher levels of protein, calcium, iron, vitamin C,A, and B2 than spinach. Eat fresh in a salad, quickly sauteed with butter and garlic, or try out this stir-fry with tofu.
Pick Up and Delivery Instructions
Please wear a mask and practice social distancing when picking up. For home delivery, please leave a cooler out for the delivery driver.
Home Delivery Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays 9am to 5pm It is very important that you update your delivery instructions on your Harvie Profile page so we get the food to the right place. Be sure to leave a cooler out for the delivery driver.
Bona Fide Green Goods Pick Up Wednesdays 3pm to 6pm 25 N. Main Street, Concord Give the Bona Fide staff your name and they'll get your box for you.
St. Paul's School Employee Pick Up Wednesdays 2pm to 4pm SPS Post Office Milk and meat products will be in the fridge.
Story Hill Farm in Dunbarton Wednesdays 4:30pm to 6pm 5 Story Hill Road, Dunbarton There is a tiny house on the farm that we use as a Self-Service Farm Stand. Your box will be in the house labeled with your name. Any milk or meat products will be in a cooler.
Fresh Start Food Hub Pick Up Wednesdays & Thursdays 2pm to 6pm 150 Spruce Street, Manchester We can't wait for you to see our new Market!
YMCA of Greater Nashua Friday 3:30pm to 5:30pm 24 Stadium Drive, Nashua Enter through the main entrance and there will be a volunteer there to help you find your box. Any milk or meat products will be in a cooler.
We will not hold missed pick-ups. We will donate any unclaimed shares to our local food pantries.
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!
