UNH Slow Food

Join UNH Slow Food on Sunday, September 12 at 5:30pm for the first annual Seacoast Community Eat-In. This event is free and open to the public and will be held on the UNH campus behind Demeritt Hall, just off Main Street in Durham. This is a potluck event — bring a favorite dish to share with your friends and neighbors. Click here for info.

There’s been a whole series of discussions about the merits of the “Localvore movement”. Many interesting arguments both for and against – check it out! http://www.nhpr.org/special/eatingin

Visit Barrington farms growing everything from vegetables to heritage chickens and Alpacas.
For a map, and participating farm information

JUNE OPENINGS OF SUMMER FARMERS’ MARKETS

IN DOVER, DURHAM AND HAMPTON

The outdoor farmers’ market season continues to pick up pace with the opening of the Durham, Hampton and Dover markets on June 7, 8 and 9, respectively. Markets are held rain or shine every week through mid-October. New locations in Durham and Dover, along with several new farms joining the mix, make this a banner year.

“All local, all the time” is how organizers describe these markets. The farmers, fishermen, foodies and artisans there grow, raise, catch and make literally everything you’ll see. And they all come from Rockingham, Strafford or York counties.

The season kicks off with an abundance of bedding plants, veggie transplants, hanging flower baskets, salad greens and herbs. Early birds in June also may catch asparagus, peas, radishes and even strawberries.

More than a dozen farms will bring a wide variety of seasonal fruits and vegetables to market this summer, including berries, sweet corn, tomatoes and melons. Local honey and maple syrup will also be available at some markets, along with eggs, goat’s milk cheese, yogurt and fudge, fresh-pressed and hard cider, and wine.

An impressive range of meats is available at markets this year, including naturally raised pork, chicken, turkey, duck, goat, beef and veal. And if you don’t feel like cooking, take advantage of the homemade soups, wraps, salads, pies, baked goods and meals to go. Pick up a bouquet of flowers at market, and turn your weeknight dinner into an occasion to savor!

Throughout the season, Farmers’ Markets will also feature surprise guest vendors, community groups and special activities.

Keep up with what’s in season—and what’s at market—by subscribing to the market’s weekly e-newsletter. You can also find them on Facebook and Twitter, or get directions and access vendor lists online at www.SeacoastGrowers.org.

Better yet, visit in person!

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DURHAM

The Durham Farmers’ Market moves this year to the parking lot of Durham Marketplace at the Mill Road Plaza, 7 Mill Road. The market will continue its traditional day and time: Mondays from 2:15 to 5:30 p.m. This year, it will be held in conjunction with Durham’s “Main Street Mondays” program.

HAMPTON

Hampton’s Farmers’ Market opens Tuesday, June 8. A dozen new and returning vendors will set up every Tuesday from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. in their traditional spot at the Sacred Heart Church School parking lot, 289 Lafayette Road/Route 1.

DOVER

Dover’s Farmers’ Market opens Wednesday, June 9, in a new location: 550 Central Ave., in the parking lot of the Dover Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center. The Dover Farmers’ Market will again take place from 2:15 to 6:00 p.m. every Wednesday.

We are really excited to be having a potluck on campus this coming Sunday. Members from Seacoast Slow Food will be joining us for some fantastic food and lots of fun. The potluck will be held at the Thompson School, and we are lucky enough to have the kitchen for all of our cooking needs. The evening will also begin with a fun demonstration and workshop on growing your own herbs.

The theme will be fresh spring herbs. You have the choice of coming and cooking with us or bringing something to share from home. We are hoping to make this a campus wide event so invite your room mates, friends, and teachers!

Come down to the main doors at Barton Hall and follow the Snail Signs!

Sunday May 2nd:
1:00PM – Kitchen is open and we can start cooking!
4:00PM – Herb demonstration
5:30PM – Potluck

Spring Farmers’ Market at Heron Pond Farm
Saturday April 24, 10am – 2pm at Heron Pond Farm, 299 Main Ave, South Hampton

You don’t have to wait for the farmers’ markets to open in May and June!  Heron Pond Farm will be hosting a Spring market featuring a wide variety of locally grown and made foods on April 24.  You’ll find fresh greens and other spring vegetables, plants for your garden, farm-raised meat and eggs, honey, maple syrup and delicious prepared foods and baked goods!  The market will be held outside the Heron Pond Farm farmstand which is now open on weekends.  Come check it out!

Heron Pond Farm – the farm stand will be open with lots of spring vegetables! Fresh greens, cilantro, potatoes, carrots, parsnips. www.heronpondfarm.com
Yellow House Farm – chicken and duck eggs, farm photo cards, feathers. www.yellowhousefarmnh.com
Moriarty’s Greenhouse – potted perennials, herbs and houseplants. www.moriartysgreenhouse.com
Forty Five Market Street Bakery & Cafe – cookies, scones, bread, muffins, pies
White Heron Tea – organic tea beverages, organic + fair trade packaged teas, ready to eat breakfast and lunch foods. www.whiteherontea.com
Kellie Brook Farm – farm-raised pork, beef, veal, turkey, chicken, prepared meals made with their own meats. http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M13157
Harrison’s Poultry – eggs, maple syrup, honey, chicken and guinea fowl meat, garden baskets, feathers and maple candy. www.harrisonspoultry.com
The Soup Guy - Gluten Free, All Natural Soups and Chili made with locally grown ingredients. www.thesoupguy.net
Eastman’s Local Catch – Sign up for a local fish share! Carolyn Eastman will be there with information about CSF shares. www.eastmansfish.com

If you have questions about this event, email kate@seacoasteatlocal.org. For more information about Heron Pond Farm, visit their website, www.heronpondfarm.com Google Maps is recommended for directions.

Slow Food UNH and Seacoast Slow Food will be having a joint potluck this May! The potluck will be held at the Thompson School in Durham, NH. After dinner there will be a demonstration on growing your own herbs. More details will be coming soon!

Slow Food UNH needs new members, new officers, and people who are inspired!!!! Come learn about our club and how you can become a part of this very important movement!

Do you like to eat lots of fresh vegetables and try new things? Do you want to support a local farm and get to know the people who grow your food?

Seacoast Eat Local will be hosting a CSA + CSF Day at their upcoming Winter Farmers’ Market on Saturday, February 27th, at the Wentworth Greenhouses in Rollinsford. Residents will have the opportunity to learn more about CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) and CSF (Community Supported Fisheries), meet the farmers and fisherfolk offering shares, and sign up for the 2010 season. Fifteen CSA farms are signed up to take part in this event.
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Hi Everyone! This Friday marks the first community dinner of the spring semester. These dinners are put on by the UNH Organic Club and other UNH community volunteers who love good, fresh, local food.  Slow Foodies will be baking fresh bread for the dinners this semester. The cooking begins at 2pm, and the meal begins at 5pm at the St Thomas Moore student center. After our bellies are full and the dishes are clean we will be heading over to the MUB for the Jukebox 2 Student Activities Fair (MUB Granite State Rm) from 8-12PM. Hope to see you all there~