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Aphids suck, literally. They are small, soft-bodied insects that use long, slender piercing mouthparts to suck up plant fluids. Aphids…
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Every year, this event is a crowd favorite for featuring dishes from local farms and businesses. Here at Farm To…
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We finally got the tunnels covered back up with plastic… phew!! The tunnel covered, we needed to prep the beds…
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Hey y’all FarmToYouNH Alum, we want to recognize all of your hard work in the tunnels and fields. We added…
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You’re invited to the Farm to YouNH’s 4th annual Harvest Day networking event! We will have student-led farm tours, informational…
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The spring semester has brought a new group to Farm to You NH, and with it new opportunities. I am…
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Instructions: Transplant Mid September –mid October seeding Unheated tunnel; 4 inches between plants, 2 rows per bed Insect Pests: Aphids…
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Instructions: Transplant or direct sow When soil temperatures have reached 60 degrees Fahrenheit – usually three weeks after last frost…
Our Favourite Recipes
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Aphids (AKA little alien pests)
Aphids suck, literally. They are small, soft-bodied insects that use long, slender piercing mouthparts to suck up plant fluids. Aphids are a common issue for home-scale gardeners all the way to industrial farms, so they are a pretty well-known pest. But did you know how crazy these small insects are? They have a very complex…
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Spring Harvest Dinner: Showcasing Local Foods!
Every year, this event is a crowd favorite for featuring dishes from local farms and businesses. Here at Farm To You NH, we have been gearing up for this event, harvesting lots of crops to bring to the dining halls. You can find the menus for this year’s event at https://www.unh.edu/dining/blog/2022/04/spring-harvest-dinner-2022. There are different menus…
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Bed prep in the tunnels
We finally got the tunnels covered back up with plastic… phew!! The tunnel covered, we needed to prep the beds so we can start growing. Here are the steps we use at FarmToYouNH in the preparation of our soil… -Clear away the previous crop and crop debris. -Broadfork the beds and rake up all the…
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Alumni Callout
Hey y’all FarmToYouNH Alum, we want to recognize all of your hard work in the tunnels and fields. We added an alumni page to the FarmToYouNH website and we’re hoping you’ll help us add the missing semesters’ student farmers. If we had a comprehensive list of all the awesome people that had worked this soil,…
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Join us for our FREE Networking Event!
You’re invited to the Farm to YouNH’s 4th annual Harvest Day networking event! We will have student-led farm tours, informational lectures and demonstrations. It will be a fun time to network and develop community relationships while promoting agriculture! The free event will be held on Friday, September 29th, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM at…
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Thoughts on Agricultural Education: An Introduction
The spring semester has brought a new group to Farm to You NH, and with it new opportunities. I am studying Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems with a double major in Humanities, and have been given the chance to adapt this course to accommodate an agricultural education project of mine that has been underway for…
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Swiss Chard
Instructions: Transplant Mid September –mid October seeding Unheated tunnel; 4 inches between plants, 2 rows per bed Insect Pests: Aphids Springtails Lygus bugs Diseases: Ramularia Leaf Spot Rhizotoctonia basal petiole and crown infection Harvest: Bright Lights Harvest when plant is mature and outer leaves can be harvested, leaving inner leaves for future harvests Best is…
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Summer Squash
Instructions: Transplant or direct sow When soil temperatures have reached 60 degrees Fahrenheit – usually three weeks after last frost Seed 8 inches apart and thin to 3 feet apart Plant seedlings 3 feet apart Planting in hills is another method Hill soil and plant 4-6 seeds on the hill This is helpful in colder…
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