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Recycling and Solid Waste Disposal: The Local Picture
Disposing of unwanted material in the right place is very green. Recycling is top priority. Keeping your property and the village at large cleaner and neater makes Penacook a more desirable and enjoyable place to live.
Greener at Home
Eating Healthy; Eating Green
This is a totally unscientific collection of local farm markets and farm stands selling New Hampshire-grown food. It is considered "green" to reduce the number of miles food travels to the place where you buy it. "Local" is defined as close to where you live, shop or work; a place where you don't have to go too far out of your way to shop. Harvest-your-own locations are marked. Call ahead for availability and hours.
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Carter Hill Orchard
73 Carter Hill Road
Concord, NH 03303
carterhillapples.com
225-2625
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 Hours vary by season. Check website for times and directions.
 Apples (fall), blueberries (July), raspberries (September to October)
Includes harvest-your-own; bakery with pies, cookies, sweet breads; cider; play area for children; observation tower.
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Rossview Farm
84 District #5 Road
Concord, NH 03303
228-4872 |
Tuesday - Saturday, 8AM - 4PM
Sunday, 11AM - 4PM
Includes harvest-your-own
Blueberries (mid-July into August), pumpkins (fall), strawberries (mid-June to mid-July)
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Apple Hill Farm
580 Mountain Road (Rt. 132)
Concord, NH 03301
www.applehillfarmnh.com
224-8862
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Hours vary by season. Check website for times.
Strawberries (mid-June to mid-July) , blueberries (mid-July into early September), raspberries (mid-July to early August), black currants (laste July to early August), and apples (fall).
Includes harvest-your-own; play area for children; hiking trails around the farm.
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Fairhaven Farm
743 Hopkinton Road
Concord, NH 03301
224-0214
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Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 4 to 6 PM
Saturday and Sunday, 9 AM to 5 PM
Organic blueberries (end of July to mid-August)Includes harvest-your-own
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Avaloch Farm
Hardy Lane
Boscawen, NH 03303
603-290-7723
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Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 8AM - 1PM
Rt 4 to yellow blinking light on Water Street. 2.3 miles, Hardy Lane on left
Pick Your Own blueberries
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Corn Hill Farm, LLC
130 Corn Hill Rd
Boscawen, NH 03303
cornhillfarm.net
603 796-2492
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Corn Hill Farm sits on 104 acres of woodlands and pasture in Boscwen, NH. In 1999 the farm was started with 10 Red Deer Hinds and 1 Stag. We have grown slowly in order to learn the intimate details of growing a strong and healthy herd. At Corn Hill Farm, we practice ecologically and socially sound farming practices. It is our commitment to these practices that allows us to provde the finest Red Deer Venison and Breeding Stock. |
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Concord Farmers' Market
Capitol Street
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June - October
Saturdays, 8:30 AM - Noon
Rain or shine
224-8862
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Dimond Hill Farm
314 Hopkinton Road
Concord, NH 03301
www.dimondhillfarm.com
224-0602 |
Peas, beans, cherry tomatoes
Includes harvest-your-own
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Local Harvest CSA
Pick up at 274 Pleasant St4 Park Street, Suite 208
Concord, NH 03301
www.localharvestnh.com
603-731-5955
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Local Harvest CSA* is a cooperative of eight New Hampshire farms that offers an 18-week summer plan of fresh, locally grown, certified organic vegetables and fruits from June to October, and a 5-week fall plan from October to November. Pick up is every Wednesday afternoon at the UU Church in Concord, NH, from 2:30 - 6:00 PM. In addition to our Single and Family Share Plans of vegetables which offers 1-2 bags of weekly produce, an additional weekly Bread Share is available, consisting of freshly baked organic bread. |
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Milkcan Corner Farm
45 Mutton Road
Webster
603-648-2268 (in evening)
lishakimball.com |
Organically grown raspberries, blueberries, red currants, field of 300 registered varieties of lilies (in full bloom by mid-July)
Harvest-your-own
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Webster Ridge Farm
1482 Pleasant St.
Webster, NH 03303-7613
www.WebsterRidge.com
603-648-2595
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Webster Ridge produces Naturally Raised Pastured Lamb, Poultry, Eggs, Chevon and sells these at the farm and through Webster Ridge Locally Grown, a locally produced food purveyor. All meat is available live or fully USDA inspected for retail sale. We welcome your visits (farm tours, inspections) and involvement in what you eat. We can provide large or small amounts.Our meat is humanely raised, principally grass-fed food, with no drugs, hormones or other unnecessary additives. |
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Lyon Berry Farm
986 Route 129
Loudon
435-7640
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Highbush blueberries
Harvest-your-own
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Meadow Ledge Farm
612 Rt. 129
Loudon, NH 03307
www.meadowledgefarm.com
798-5860
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May-Dec 23. Call for hours. Strawberries, blueberries, 35 varieties of apples.
Includes harvest-your-own; farm store with cider, maple products, honey, baked goods and more.
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Moonshine Organics
1517 Rt, 129 Merrill Lane
Loudon, NH 03307
603-435-6437
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Offesr over 10 varieties of organic tomatoes , veggies and herbs seeds , maple syrup, organic baked goods breads jams jellies fudges |
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Red Manse Farm
5 Pittsfield Road
Loudon, NH 03307
www.redmansefarm.com
603-435-9943
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Offering a full range of organic vegetables, plus strawberries and maple syrup, to retail and wholesale customers. Vegetables available in bulk for home canning, freezing, and storage. |
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Greenhill Farm
Birchhill Rd
Sutton, NH 03278
603-456-2911 |
Greenhill Organic,a very small off-grid family farm nestled into the woodsy hills of Sutton, NH. We are commited to sustainable, organic farming practices and respect-fulness to the earth and her creatures. Serving the local community and beyond. Call or email for this seasons' heirloom and specialty varieties of vegetables, flowers, medicinal and culinary herbs. We grow PURPLE Fingerling POTATOS!!! They are beautiful and taste great - stay purple when cooked |
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Canterbury Community Farmers' Market
Canterbury Center
Elkins Library parking lot
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June - October
Wednesdays, 4 - 7 PM
Rain or shine
783-3321 |
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Hidden Wonders Farm
305 Baptist Hill Rd
Canterbury, NH 03224-2509
603 783 9648 |
At our small family farm we respectfully and naturally enhance the vitality of our soils, plants and animals using only organic fertilizers, amendments and feeds to provide vibrant and delicious foods with personal attention to our customers. We offer year 'round milk, meats eggs, veggies and much more. Many products are limited or by reservation so contact us for availability. Four season Internships available. |
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Hackleboro Orchards
Hackleboro Road
Canterbury, NH 03224
783-4248
www.hackleboroorchards.com
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Apples, blueberries, strawberries, baked goods.
Check website for hours.
Includes harvest-your-own; visit farm animals; view deck.
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Someday Farm
65 Pickard Road
somedayfarm.com |
Cucumbers, squash, tomatoes, beans, swiss chard.
Open weekends
Includes harvest-your-own
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The Ranch House Farm
361 Baptist Hill Road
Canterbury
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Raspberries and blueberries
Includes harvest-your-own
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Contoocook Farmers' Market
Main Street at the train depot
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June - October 13
Saturdays, 9 AM - Noon
Rain or shine
746-2874
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Gould Hill Orchards
656 Gould Hill Road
Contoocook, NH 03229
746-3811
www.gouldhillfarm.com |
Early August-Thanksgiving. Apples, peaches, local fresh produce.
Includes harvest-your-own; cider; local products.
The Little Nature Museum on site.
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Russell's Organic Blueberry Farm
289 Maple Street
Contoocook
746-3517
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Certified organic blueberries, raspberries, garlic. Open Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 3-7 PM and Saturday and Sunday 8 AM to 5 PM.
Harvest-your-own.
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A Yankee Farmer's Market
360 Route 103 East
Warner, NH 03278
www.yankeefarmersmarket.com
603-456-2833
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Yankee Farmer's Market is a NH Buffalo farm who offers many NH products, including USDA insp. Buffalo meat, venison meat, Ostrich, Free-range chicken and other all natural meats. The farm distrubutes nationwide to retail and wholesale accounts, offering a wide variety of steaks, roasts ,burger, sausage, jerky. Hides, skulls, breedstock, farm tours also available. |
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Kearsarge Mountain CSA
443 Kearsarge Mountain Road
Warner, NH 03278
603-456-3121 |
Kearsarge Mountain CSA is a certified organic, multi-farm CSA formed by Kearsarge Gore Farm, Betsy's Farm, and the Vegetable Ranch in Warner, Hampshire. With a combined total of more than 40 years of organic-farming experience, the growers of Kearsarge Mountain are able to provide its members with a full range of fresh organic fruits and vegetables each Tuesday from mid-June to mid-October. |
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| Northeast Organic Farming Association |
NOFA-NH links farmers, gardeners, and consumers of organic products with "a common need to grow and consume safe, healthy, nutritious, great-tasting food; and a common interest in preserving a healthy environment that nurtures all of us."
Check the great map of organic resources.
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| Local Harvest |
LocalHarvest is an organic and local food website with a nationwide directory of small farms, farmers markets, and other local food sources to help people find products from family farms, local sources of sustainably grown food, and encourages them to establish direct contact with small farms in their local area. |
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* CSA = Community Supported Agriculture: People subscribe to a farm for a season, receiving a weekly supply of produce. Payment, amount of produce and other requirements vary by CSA. You can find local CSAs by searching by Zip code at www.localharvest.org/csa/ |
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Vacationing Close to Home - Take a Staycation*
* Staycation: a period of time in which an individual or family stays at home and relaxes at home or takes day trips from their home to area attractions. Staycations achieved high popularity in the financial crisis of 2007–2009 during which unemployment levels and gas prices have been high. The term was added to the 2009 version of the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Common activities of a staycation include use of the backyard pool, visits to local parks and museums, and attendance at local festivals. Some staycationers also like to follow a set of rules, such as setting a start and end date, planning ahead, and avoiding routine, with the goal of creating the feel of a traditional vacation.
New Hampshire is a vacation paradise as proven by the many out-of-staters who visit us during all four seasons. Taking a staycation should be easy and eco-friendly for those of us in Penacook.
| Hiking |
Mountains, forests, parks and views all in our backyard. Investigate
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| Swimming |
Lakes, rivers, and ponds abound in New Hampshire! Plenty of local spots and a short distance provides a whole new set of favorites.
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| Day Trips |
Places you've heard about, haven't visited since you were a kid, always wanted to see. Grab a map, pack a picnic lunch, throw hiking boots or bikes in the car and go.
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| Local Growers |
Enjoy the bounty of the area. Gather the goodies for a picnic or barbecue.
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| Local and State Parks |
State parks in New Hampshire offer hiking, swimming, camping, boating, picnicking, horse riding, and general fun times.
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| Even More |
Check other activities available close by on this site's Recreation page. |
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Traveling Responsibly
| Carpooling/Rideshare |
Free commuter matching service from the Department of Transportation. |
| Concord Area Transit (CAT) |
603-225-1989
Serving the Concord area |
| Green Vehicle Guide |
Use this guide to choose the cleanest and most fuel-efficient vehicle that meets your needs. Low emissions and good fuel economy are both important for the environment. |
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Shopping Responsibly
| Energy Star |
ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.
Buy wisely when shopping for appliances and other energy-consuming products, home improvements, or new home or business building.
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| Consumer's Guide to Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
US Department of Energy Consumer Guide
Explore your options for saving energy and using renewable energy at home, at work, in your community, and while driving.
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| Green Vehicle Guide |
Use this guide to choose the cleanest and most fuel-efficient vehicle that meets your needs. Low emissions and good fuel economy are both important for the environment. |
| Clean Energy |
Energy efficiency and clean energy supply options like highly efficient combined heat and power as well as renewable energy sources. |
| Environmental Defense Fund |
Linking science, economics and innovative private-sector partnerships to create breakthrough solutions to environmental problems.
Check the "What You Can Do" section for ideas and links to many resources for a greener you.
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A Broader Perspective
| What State Agencies Have to Share |
| Climate Change in New Hampshire |
NH Department of Environmental Resources
Climate Change/Energy Programs
Comprehensive information on the issue of climate change in New Hampshire in a way that is accessible and meaningful to communities, individuals, business, and state and local government.
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What Federal Agencies Have to Share |
| Global Warming |
NASA, Global Change Master Directory
Discover Earth science data and services
Find data and information about global environmental change with this online catalog of data sets covering just about every scientific area of global
change research. Check out the Kids section at Links to Online Global Change Resources.
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| Climate Change |
EPA, Climate Change Site
Comprehensive information on the issue of climate change in a way that is accessible and meaningful to all parts of society – communities, individuals, business, states and localities, and governments.
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