MFCC's Food Strategy work group meets regularly to increase the volume of local food sales by improving farmers' links to markets; increase storage units and establish possible processing facilities; and expand local food access to include all income levels. 

Food Strategy work group members: SW Region Planning Commission, Hannah Grimes Center/Radically Rural, Monadnock Food Co-op, City of Keene Environmental/Climate Change committee, The Community Kitchen, Cheshire Co Conservation District, food waste diversion team

Resources

Farm Needs Assessment Report
2025 Monadnock Region Food Assessment (in progress, SWRPC)
2017 Infrastructure Needs Report
Infrastructure mapping project (excel, in progress)

Events & quarterly forums

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Infrastructure Needs Assessment convening - April 2017
Infrastructure Needs Assessment convening - April 2017
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March 2016 - Farmer Workshops & Potluck Dinner
March 2016 - Farmer Workshops & Potluck Dinner

43 Monadnock Farmers and their families enjoyed a night out to reconnect with other farmers, attend workshops, and to talk about the weather at Alyson's Orchard on a snowy evening in March. 

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Nov 2014 - Farmer Mixer & Info Night at Alyson's Orchard
Nov 2014 - Farmer Mixer & Info Night at Alyson's Orchard

Thirty-three Monadnock farmers and their families joined us for a fun, informative evening at Alyson's Orchard. The gathering provided space to reconnect, swap challenges, ideas and resources and to speak one-to-one with farm service providers. 

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May 2014: Monadnock Farm Summit

Over 30 farmers, restaurant owners, and interested citizens participated in three workshops covering funding/financing, acquiring land to farm, improving farm productivity and equipment, successfully selling wholesale, and NRCS financial and technical programs to improve production.

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