July 4th weekend holds a special place in our hearts as it’s the anniversary of when we opened Sweet Beet Farm Stand back in 2015 - the genesis of all the Kearsarge Food Hub, home of Sweet Beet, would become.
Since then, it’s been a tradition to create space to gather this time of year, with our vibrant local food system at the heart of it.
At this special event, we saw our vision and our mission come alive. We created a space - free and open to all - for the community to gather. We offered wholesome and engaging activities for folks of all ages to play and learn. We saw dear friends and met new ones. We ate delicious food featuring locally grown and lovingly prepared ingredients!
Thank you to all of the friends who joined us for this lovely day!
Special thanks to community partners for making the day so magical:
Evergreen Healing Arts - fairyland was amazing!
Decatur Creek - the music was absolutely lovely, as always.
Abenaki Trails Project and Hopkinton Historical Society - the community really enjoyed learning about the Abenaki Seeds Project and all your amazing work.
Broken Boat Farm - everybody adored the goats and we love your mission of environmentally friendly landscaping!
Warner Public Market - the exquisite food system art project was equal parts bizarre and fun!
Bradford Energy Committee - thank you for bringing Plastic Free July to the Kearsarge area.
Nathan Wechsler & Company - thank you for sponsoring the event!
And last but certainly not least, thank you to our Community Engagement Committee for organizing this lovely event, to the volunteers and staff members who brought it all to life! It’s a whole lot of work, and absolutely worth it.
We look forward to the next opportunity to gather.