Learning as we Grow.
Farmer apprentices and volunteers bunch beets in the field on Sweet Beet Farm in Bradford, NH.
Sweet Beet Farm is a certified organic, regenerative vegetable farm in rural Bradford, New Hampshire. It is a program of the Kearsarge Food Hub, a nonprofit organization established in 2015 serving the greater Kearsarge/Lake Sunapee Region.
On the farm, we grow intensively on a very small plot of land – less than two acres – in the market garden style popularized by Jean-Martin Fortier. This style of growing is characterized by crop rotation, companion planting and succession, permanent raised beds, and taking special care to cultivate vibrant, living soil.
Surrounded by 50 acres of forest, we take pride in growing healthful, flavorful, and nutrient-dense foods for area markets (including our own Sweet Beet Market + Café), while using regenerative practices to nurture the land. On the farm, production and education are woven together - it’s a place designed not for not only growing food in harmony with the surrounding ecosystem, but also as a gathering, healing, and educational space for our community.
“Food is not a commodity to be produced as cheaply as possible. It is the living matter that fuels our systems. ”
Reducing Plastic on the Farm
PLA Plastics - the Compostable Option!
The use of plastic on a modern market garden is nearly impossible to avoid altogether, yet there are key areas where we can reduce and even eliminate our reliance on plastic on the farm.
PLA plastic clamshell containers are a plant-based, compostable solution to the use of plastic in the packaging of our green, leafy goodness.
Look for the scannable code on your next purchase of greens to learn more!
Sweet Beet is part of the Kearsarge Food Hub and we’re on a mission to reinvigorate our community within a restorative local food system through cultivating food sovereignty, growing engaged learners, and nurturing community.
The farm, like all KFH programs, functions in service to this mission through growing clean, nutritious foods for the community, welcoming learners and neighbors to the land, and caring for the Earth with regenerative practices.
Our donors make this work possible. Please consider making a donation today. Make it monthly for maximum impact!