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Fresh Start Farms is a local food aggregate consisting of refugee and immigrant farmers located in New Hampshire. Fresh Start Farms was initiated as an economic capacity building project by ORIS-Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success. Participants in ORIS's incubator, farmer-training program, as well as farmers that have developed cooperatives designed to meet goals of self-sufficiency, sell their products under Fresh Start Farms. Farmers enjoy 100% profit from their produce sales, providing economic self-sufficiency and integration into New Hampshire's vibrant and growing local food system.

Farmer's Markets-
Amherst Farmer's Market- Sundays 10am-1pm June- October
Bedford Farmer's Market- Tuesday 3-6pm June- October
Derry Homegrown Farm & Artisan Market- closed for season
Manchester Community Market- Thursday 3-6:30pm June- October
Merrimack Farmer's Market- Wednesday 3-6pm June- October
Milford Farmer's Market- Saturday 10-1 June (17th)- October
Nashua Farmer's Market- Sunday 10-2pm June- October
Salem Farmer's Market- Sunday 10-2pm June- October
Seacoast Community Marketplace (Stratham)- Saturday 10-2pm June- October
Farm Stands-

Goffstown Apotheca Tea Shoppe- Friday 12-3pm June- October
Kalivas Park, Manchester- (corner of Lake Ave., Chestnut & Spruce streets)- Tuesday 2:30-5:30pm June- October
Lafayette Park, Manchester- Wednesday 3-6pm June- October
Elmwood Gardens Housing Farm stand closed for season

SNAP/EBT & Granite State Market Match available at the following locations:
Elmwood Gardens Housing (83 Trahan St.) Manchester Monday 2-5pm June- October- closed for season
Kalivas Park Farm Stand, Manchester (Corner of Lake Ave. Spruce & Chestnut St.) Tuesday 2:30-5:30pm June-October
Lafayatte Park Farm Stand, Manchester Wednesday 3-6pm June-October
Manchester Community Market, Thursday 3-6:30pm June-October
https://www.freshstartfarmsnh.com/csa/

Lock in your 2017 CSA price for 2018 Season!

Purchase your CSA in advance (before Jan. 1 2018) and keep this year's CSA prices; all CSA shares, size and duration are included in this offer. Simply go to our website and purchase the size and duration of your choice by Dec.31st 2017.
https://www.freshstartfarmsnh.com/new-products-1/

Farm Tour with Healthy Food in Healthcare at 5 Story Hill
This is a really exciting opportunity for farmers and the NASAP team at ORIS to learn more about creating and being part of a sustainable and just food system for all. "Healthy food cannot be defined by nutritional quality alone. It is the end result of a food system that conserves and renews natural resources, advances social justice and animal welfare, builds community wealth, and fulfills the food and nutrition needs of all eaters now and into the future." (Health Care Without Harm 2017) In addition to the folks from Healthcare Without Harm, Food Service Directors from NH Hospitals will join in the tour.
Fresh Start Farms has always worked to provide the healthiest, nutrient dense food, while making our food available to everyone. Our flexible payment plans and our work with the Granite State Market Match and Senior Nutrition Programs help us reach those who may otherwise not feel welcomed into the food system.
This tour will help us learn more about serving hospitals and institutions, as we look to develop wholesale accounts like these in the future. To learn more about Healthy Food in Healthcare and Healthcare without Harm https://noharm-uscanada.org/healthyfoodinhealthcare

CSA and Farm Stand Updates:
There are just three weeks left in this CSA season. Stock up on all the veggies you love and prepare them for the winter months. Pickle, can, ferment. You can open a jar of sunshine in the middle of the coldest winter storm! Here are some resources below to get started:

Canning http://www.seriouseats.com/2012/02/how-to-can-canning-pickling-preserving-ball-jars-materials-siphoning-recipes.html

Fermenting http://www.npr.org/2012/06/13/154914381/fermentation-when-food-goes-bad-but-stays-good

Pickling https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/how-to-pickle-basically-everything-article

Please note that Derry Homegrown & Artisan Market and Elmwood Gardens Housing Farm Stand are closed for the season. We look forward to seeing you next year!

ORIS & Fresh Start Farms Farmers Dinner

In collaboration with the Russell Farm & Forest Conservation Foundation, ORIS & Fresh Start Farms will host a Farmers Dinner to celebrate our farmers and raise money to secure the purchase of 5 Story Hill by Dec. 31st, 2017. We are looking at dates in February, you will find updates on the website https://www.freshstartfarmsnh.com/  and on our FB page https://www.facebook.com/freshstartfarmsnh/.
    



 







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