Opening day is June 25
The Wilmot Farmers Market’s board is pleased to announce that through a partnership with the Merrimack Country Conservation District (MCCD), the market will be accepting SNAP benefits plus debit and credit cards for the 2016 season. This is made possible in part by the New Hampshire Electric Coop, as they contacted the MCCD wishing to […]
Plus: exploring Beech Hill
Melting snow on Beech Hill reveals a Christmas fern. Inset: The fern’s Christmas-stocking-shaped pinna. Photo: Lee Carvalho Let’s start off with some rare good news from the natural world. In late February, the New York Times ran an article about a rebound in the population of monarch butterflies. In a news conference held in Mexico […]
Author speaks at WCA on April 10
Learn about how women farmers are making a difference in New Hampshire’s local food movement at 2 PM Sunday, April 10 at the Wilmot Community Association’s (WCA) Red Barn, 64 Village Road. The program is sponsored by the WCA and the Wilmot Garden Club. Helen Brody, author of New Hampshire Women Farmers: Pioneers of […]
Free outdoors event in Concord
Bring the family to Discover WILD New Hampshire Day, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department’s biggest community event of the year! The event is set for Saturday, April 16, from 10 AM to 3 PM on the grounds of the Fish and Game Department at 11 Hazen Drive in Concord. Admission is free. Discover […]
Not much snow, but lots of fun
The Andover Snowmobile Club would like to thank everyone that came out in support of our latest events. This winter turned out to be one of little snowfall in our area but we were very busy with other events. On Saturday, January 30, we were happy to feed over 200 people at our Annual […]
Sunday, March 13 in New London
On Sunday, March 13, the annual SRK Greenway meeting will be held in the downstairs hall of Our Lady of Fatima Church in New London. The directors are pleased to announce that the speaker will be Kevin Gardner. You won’t want to miss the chance to watch him actually construct a miniature wall as he […]
Plus a pruning demo in April
Tuesday, March 1, 2016, 6:00 – 8 PM Emerald Ash Borer Informational Held at the TRIP Senior Center in the back of the Bessie Rowell Community Center, 12 Rowell Drive, Franklin, New Hampshire FREE and open to all. Contact Mary West at 603-796-2151. Come learn about the Emerald Ash Borer and the effects this invasive […]
Condensed from draft minutes
Condensed from draft minutes Board attendees: Alex Bernhard, Steve Darling, Heather Deardorff, George Heaton, Myra Mayman, Lindy Heim Guest: Ralph Jesseman Reports and votes on several business matters preceded broad discussion of three major issues: 1) maintenance of the trail and the application to the State for a grant; 2) possible installation of benches along […]
Full- and part-time spaces available
The Wilmot Farmers Market Board of Directors, much like farmers starting seeds for their summer garden, are busy building the vendor base for another successful summer season. The 2016 season will operate from 9 AM to noon on the Wilmot Flat Town Green every Saturday from June 25 through September 24. Returning vendors who submit their applications by […]
JD McLeod Company donates the land
The Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation (ASLPT) is pleased to announce the closing on the McLeod Property off of Currier Road in East Andover. On January 21, the JD McLeod Company donated a 24.7-acre parcel of land in fee to ASLPT. The McLeod land donation represents the fourth property that ASLPT owns. This 24.7 acres, south of […]