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Farm Happenings for August 5, 2020

Posted on July 31st, 2020 by Sarah Wiggins

 

 

 
Greetings from Fresh Start Farms!

As we head into peak harvest season, you'll see your share getting fuller! The Fresh Start Farmers have been working hard in the hot weather to bring you delicious veggies  and this upcoming week you can look forward to tomatoes. Keep reading to learn more about the farmers who grow your food, an update on our food access work, produce in next week's share, what's in the fruit share, a new recipe, and new cheese, meat, and pantry items!
 

Meet Your Farmers!

Fadumo & Khamis

We came to the USA in 2004 from a refugee camp in Kenya where we stayed 12 years with our 9 kids. We used to farm in Somalia (where we are originally from) before we lost our lands and were forced to get refuge in Kenya. We started farming since we were little (7 years old) to help our parents feed the family and didn't get a chance to go to school. Farming is the only job we know how to do.
We started farming in USA just to feed our family and have the opportunity to grow African food that we missed and couldn't find in New Hampshire before we started selling it to the community. We like to grow all kind of vegetables. Happy to make available fresh and healthy food to our family and to our community. We are getting support and appreciation from the community (CSA, Farmers Market, Wholesale), and also the income that we make from farming is a big help for our family. We want to say thank you to all our supporters. Our future plan is to be able to extend the season and be able to grow more healthy food for our great community. 
 
Fresh Food Access at Morning Star 
Asli, Fadumo, and Hijiya at market in 2016.

Twice a week, Fresh Start Farmers bring fresh, affordable, and culturally-appropriate food to Morning Star Condos, an affordable housing complex in Concord. The market has been a great success and its a win-win for all involved: farmers sell their produce to friends, family, and neighbors and residents of Morning Star gain access to culturally-appropriate foods that they can't find in the area and can take advantage of the Granite State Market Match to get a dollar-for-dollar match for purchasing fresh food with SNAP/EBT! 
 
Highlights from this week's bounty!

Peaches from Brookdale Fruit Farm
Blueberries from Bascom Road Blueberry Farm
Sylvain's Famous Salad Mix & Superfood Mix
Beans from everyone!
Cherry Tomatoes from  Hajiya
Batulo's Broccoli & Cauliflower
Greenhouse Tomatoes from Dunbarton Farmers


Farm Share Messages

  • Home Delivery Notice: When you select home delivery for your order, please be sure to leave a cooler out for Dahir. He will place your food in it's liner and take the box back. If you haven't added any delivery instructions to your account, please do so we can make sure we get your food to the right place. All orders must be picked up during pick up site time. Any orders not picked up at the close of the site will be donated to families who need food.
  • Please continue to practice Covid-19 social distancing and wear a face mask at pick up.
  • If you are missing any items in your share please let us know as soon as possible at farmshare@refugeesuccess.org. We will credit your account and it is helpful as a training mechanism for our team.
Thank you!
 
FruitShare Update
 
For this week you can expect: Peaches and Blueberries!
 
 

Recipe of the Week
 
Cheeses!
Proteins!
Pantry Items!
 
Have a great week! We got this!

From all of us at Fresh Start Farms, take good care and be well.
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Farm Happenings for August 5, 2020
Fresh Start Farms
If you are new to Fresh Start Farms, welcome!

We are a collective brand for immigrant and refugee farmers participating in the New American Sustainable Agriculture Program, a program of the Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success. We work alongside new American farmers to bring farm fresh ingredients to your table via neighborhood farm stands, farmers markets, our FarmShare, wholesale and through NH Farm to School.

Twenty-three new American farmers make up Fresh Start Farms. Nine farmers are part of the New American Farmers Co-op and grow at Our Farm on Story Hill in Dunbarton, NH.  An additional 14 farmers, the Umoja Farmers, grow on land at the St. Paul's School in Concord, NH.

All producers in the Fresh Start Farms collective implement organic practices. While not certified organic, the farmers grow nutrient dense produce without chemicals and in a way that promotes healthy soil, habitat, and environment.

We speak 13 languages, represent 7 countries and grow over 50 different varieties of produce!

To learn more about our organization as a whole, please visit us at http://www.refugeesuccess.org
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