Apple Squash Crisp Recipe

November’s “Down on the Farm” column in the Nashua Telegraph Feast section highlighted a great recipe from Liz Barbour of the Creative Feast:

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Picking pumpkins and adding nutrition to your diet

An interesting article in the October Nashua Telegraph Feast section written by Liz and Haley Barbour along with Dan Harmon.

Fall is in full swing and pumpkins are ready to be picked at your local farm stands. The variety that trumps all is the Giant Pumpkin – colossal vegetables that are popular attractions at local fairs and fall festivals. At this year’s Hillsborough County Fair, the largest pumpkin weighed in at 1,173 pounds!

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Pumpkin and White Bean Soup Recipe

October’s Nashua Telegraph Feast section had a wonderful fall pumpkin and white bean soup recipe

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Apple Tart Recipe

September’s Nashua Telegraph Feast section had a delicious apple tart recipe:

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Apple season has arrived in our neck of the woods

An interesting article in the September Nashua Telegraph Feast section written by Dan Harmon and Trevor Hardy.

The local apple season officially opened with the statewide recognition of New England Apple Day on Sept. 7. The apple crop in New Hampshire is produced by more than 150 growers and is worth about $14 million annually. More than 40 percent of that $14 million is grown in Hillsborough County, so there are now plenty of apples available in Greater Nashua area with the ripening of varieties like Macintosh, Cortland, Jonamac, Zester and new favorites like Gala and Honeycrisp. In about three more weeks, we’ll see the arrival of Macoun, Mutsu, Fuji, Spies, Baldwins and others.

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Growing Peaches and Nectarines – a Lot Needs to go Right

An interesting article in the August Nashua Telegraph Feast section written by Lynn Post.

Kids get excited about birthday cake.  I get excited about pie!  For my birthday last week, my 18-year old son made me a peach-blueberry pie with local peaches from the farm stand and blueberries we picked ourselves.  To me, the super fresh taste and the knowledge that I was supporting a local farm made it much more of a treat than had we bought the ingredients at the supermarket. Continue reading

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Peach Bluebery Cobbler Recipe

August’s Nashua Telegraph Feast section had a
delicious peach blueberry cobbler recipe:

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Local farmers, UNH work to provide fresh corn

Our first monthly article in the Feast section of the Nashua Telegraph, written by Lynn Post.

One of the finest pleasures of the summer is driving to a local farm stand to pick up fresh corn. There’s nothing like farm-fresh corn picked early in the morning and then eaten the same day. Local farms plant more than 30 varieties to tempt consumers, including Temptation, Silver Queen, Montauc and Providence. Continue reading

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Summer Corn Salad Recipe from July’s Telegraph Article

Our first monthly article in the Nashua Telegraph Feast section had a delicious summer corn salad recipe:

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Jamaicans come to Hollis each year to legally work on Lull Farm

By Simon Rios, Nashua Telegraph Correspondent

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/livinglifestyles/922527-224/jamaicans-come-to-hollis-each-year-to.html

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