The Kearsarge Food Hub (KFH) family is celebrating our own France Hahn as a recipient of the 2024 Union Leader’s 40 Under Forty award!
The annual 40 Under Forty Awards recognize young leaders making a difference in NH - and that’s certainly France.
France is a Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director here at KFH, and she’s been instrumental in leading the way in building the food hub from the ground up since day one.
France is always willing to hop in, lend a hand, and help get the job done. There is no task that she isn’t willing and able to learn and do on the job. France has done it all here at KFH, from any and every task on Sweet Beet Farm, to running Sweet Beet Market and our food donations program, to leading the Abenaki Seeds Project. Currently France leads the organization as Co-Executive Director as well as heading the development department ensuring KFH is well positioned financially to carry out our nonprofit services.
France is a passionate leader, both as a champion of the KFH mission to reinvigorate our community within a restorative local food system, as well as passionate about doing excellent work and being an incredible teammate all along the way. She has a gift for supporting and encouraging teammates all throughout the organization. Listening and facilitating collaboration among teammates are just two of France’s many super powers.
France meets with partners and Sweet Beet Market sponsors from Walden Mutual Bank.
Kearsarge Food Hub Co-Founders from left to right: Pierre Hahn, France Hahn, Garrett Bauer, Hanna Flanders, Lauren Howard. (Kathleen Bigford not pictured here.)
France holding the 2022 Business of the Year award from the Lake Sunapee Region Chamber of Commerce.
France reflects,
“Through my work, I’ve come to understand that to really create a resilient and connected community, as well as a shared sense of belonging, we have to actually depend on and need each other. Our own joy and resilience is directly tied to our communities’ wellbeing, so with this understanding comes a very natural motivation to be of service.”
The entire team here at the Kearsarge Food Hub feels very lucky to have France leading the way as Co-Executive Director. This is a well-deserved honor for her service to KFH and our community!
Congratulations to ALL of the 40 under Forty recipients this year. The future of New Hampshire is looking bright because of the leadership of all these incredible people! See the full story at the Union Leader here.