Kearsarge Food Hub

Dear Community,

As we celebrate ten years of growing the Kearsarge Food Hub, we’re entering a new chapter of change and possibility.

The KFH Board and leadership are excited to announce two changes coming at the end of 2025 as part of our forward evolution.

Read more in the post.

Throughout the month of May, we welcomed 60 new monthly donors for a total of 151 folks (and counting!), while 22 existing donors chose to increase their monthly gifts.

All together, we increased monthly gifts by $1,666 for a total of $3,837 each month - or $46,044 a year - to fuel vital services that support thousands.

Farmers play a crucial role in addressing climate change, and our agricultural land holds significant potential for environmental recovery - yet much hangs in the balance with federal funding freezes and the uncertainty of how we transition to regenerative agriculture.

Soil-building has been a primary focus on Kearsarge Food Hub’s Sweet Beet Farm for the past 5 years. The difference in crop yield and resilience on the farm is tremendous.

Farms that are equipped to embrace regenerative methods can create a win-for-all scenario: sequestering carbon in the soil, responsibly managing resources, bolstering supply chains, and providing safe, nutritious food for a growing population.

Join us, the NH Food Alliance, the NH Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, and all the people working across New Hampshire’s food system as we celebrate the official release of the 2025 New Hampshire Food and Agriculture Strategic Plan!

The plan exists both in print and as an interactive online platform, offering a wealth of information and recommendations for harnessing the power of collaboration to strengthen our food system.

Kearsarge Food Hub is honored to have contributed to the authoring of this Strategic Plan, alongside the expertise and guidance of hundreds of food system professionals.

We’re continuing to recover from the damage caused by a building fire where Sweet Beet Market + Cafe operates back on February 18th. In the effort to keep our community informed on our progress and what to expect, we have a brief update on how the recovery is going.

We hoped the building repairs would not include ripping up the kitchen floor where the fire burned, but unfortunately this could not be avoided. The floor has been partially torn up to remove char-damaged materials and mitigate long term issues. By taking care of this now, we will not have to worry about addressing it and having to close kitchen operations in the future.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), previously known as food stamps, is a food access program funded by the United States Department Agriculture (USDA). 

The funding and administration of SNAP involve collaboration among the Secretary of Agriculture, Congress, and the Farm Bill. Changing administrations can mean big or small changes to federal funding and prioritization of programs like SNAP.

This is a good time to review what this program does and how it supports low income families as there are significant budget cuts making their way through Congress that will have real impacts on millions of Americans.

Since the fire that broke out at 11 West Main Street in mid-February rendered Sweet Beet Kitchen temporarily closed, the community has rallied to help keep our services going strong and it’s positively uplifting!

Blue Loon Bakery in New London bakes delicious breads of all kinds and makes yummy sandwiches, soups, quiche, and more. Find their goodies at Sweet Beet on the weekends while our kitchen is closed!

Blue Loon Bakery in New London reached out immediately after the fire to offer support and ended up sending over pastries, sandwiches, quiche and soups to satisfy customers the first weekend after the fire. They have committed to continuing to provide goods as long as needed and we’re all so grateful…

As the sun shines and the January freeze bites at our noses, we’re celebrating ten amazing years at the Kearsarge Food Hub!

From our humble beginnings at Sweet Beet Farm Stand, our journey has been fueled by the unwavering support of our loving community, passionate supporters, and dedicated team.

There is so much to reflect on as we near the end of another incredible, dynamic, and yes, challenging, year here at the Kearsarge Food Hub.

Join us in reflecting on the past year.

We’re all smiles reflecting on this 2024’s Season of Gratitude & Giving, feeling the love and the solidarity with an incredible community of supporters!!

In 2024, the Abenaki Seeds Project celebrated its 4th year in the Kearsarge Area, and the impact continues to deepen with each year.

The 4th Annual Love Local event here at the Kearsarge Food Hub focused on folks in the middle of the food chain.

Tray it Forward is a project that began in the spring of 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to help folks grow their own food and connect around gardening.