We hope that you enjoyed the long Labor Day weekend, and we thank you again for your patience with us as we navigated the challenging week.
Some good news on the fall-fruit-front: Sunnycrest Farm in Londonderry, NH has some early apples! As you know it was an incredibly challenging season for fruit farmers throughout New England and along the east coast. Luckily, Sunnycrest fared the cold-snap and flooding rather well, and they have Cortland, Ginger Gold, and Honeycrisp apples available! We are so lucky to still have access to local apples, considering the extreme weather events of this year.
In Dunbarton, the Fresh Start Farmers are really starting to bring in the bounty! Many are starting to harvest winter squashes like butternut, delicata, and acorn; there are plenty of lunchbox peppers and some sweet colored peppers now; and still plenty of tomatoes! This is truly the best time of year for local produce. Thank you Fresh Start Farmers!
Click on the pictures below to find out more about this week's bounty, featured items, recipes, and more!
Thank you & we'll see you soon!
Questions? Email us at farmshare@refugeesuccess.org or give us a call at 603-606-2663 and we will get right back to you!
From all of us at Fresh Start Farms, take good care and be well.
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!