Co-ops to Kids: Teachers, New Hampshire
UNH County Extension
Staff in every county is available to teach nutrition classes in your classroom. Contact: UNH County Extension to find out who the appropriate extension staff person is for your county. Phone: 1-877-398-4769 or send them an email.
Farm to School Program
Resources for curriculum, food tastings, working with food service and students to increase local food offered in schools. Phone (603) 862-4088; or send them an email.
NH Agriculture in the Classroom
Provides agricultural-oriented information, training, curricula, and materials to educators. Covers wide-ranging topics from gardening, soils, agriculture history, animal husbandry, much more. Lisa Nevins, Education Director, phone (603) 224-1934
NH Division of Public Health Services Library
The Division of Public Health Services library provides opportunities for public health and healthcare professionals, educators, and consumers to borrow a variety of materials including curricula, audio and video presentations, printed materials, and more to assist with various training situations. Topics include disease prevention, general fitness and health promotion, stress, violence prevention, and many others. Contact: Carol Firman, phone (800) 852-3345 ext. 0562/7060 or (603) 271-0562/7060.
NOFA-NH, Inc.
Listing of NH organic farms. Some are available for school trips.
Phone (603) 224-5022; or send them an email
Beginner Farmers of New Hampshire
Beginner Farmers of New Hampshire is a farmer-to-farmer network with the goals of connecting farmers and the community, sharing ideas and information, and accessing technical assistance and agricultural education. Contact them for information on farmers who will host a school tour. Phone (603) 223-0083
New Hampshire Farm Museum, Milton, NH
The historic Jones Farm and the Plummer Homestead consist of 50 acres of field and forest, a working farm, historic houses and barns, a blacksmith shop, a shoe shop, and exhibits on agriculture and rural life. The museum hosts special events, programs, and workshops as part of its mission to preserve, understand, and carry forward New Hampshire’s agricultural heritage. Contact: Kathleen Shea, Director of Education.
Phone (603) 652-7840.
Meet Patrick Kearney
The Co-op is full of folks like Patrick. He’s smart, free-spirited, bounced around a lot in his day, and ended up liking the Co-op so much that it made him settle down a little.
Blue Ox Farm
Welcome back to Steve Fulton! After a brief and well-deserved sabbatical, Steve Fulton of Blue Ox Farm in Enfield, New Hampshire, is back on the farm and back at the Co-op. We get to know these farm folks pretty well around here. We miss them when they’re gone and appreciate them when they’re back. Check out the Co-op Produce Departments, where you’ll find plenty of products from Steve and our Upper Valley growers.
