Food retail outlets, farms, community organizations, and state initiatives work to make local food more accessible and affordable to all income levels. There are many ways for families to boost their buying power to get the freshest food onto the dinner table. Here are some ways:

SNAP/EBT SIGN UP & ELIGIBILITY

Enjoy SNAP/EBT Food Stamp benefits! Apply online at nheasy.nh.gov. (Thanks to the State of NH, eligibility has been broadened.) Sign up for Food Access Nutrition Programs (listed below) that work to get LOCAL FOOD onto your plate AND enjoy access to family fun activities reduced entrance fees! Check it out.

GRANITE STATE MARKET MATCH

The Granite State Market Match program allows SNAP customers to double the value of their benefits at participating farmers markets. Not only does this program provide access and affordable healthy, local foods for SNAP participants, it also provides economic benefits to the participating vendors/farmers and host communities. Please contact the Cheshire County Conservation District for more information.

Double up food bucks

Double Up Food Bucks offers 50% off fruits and vegetables (with your SNAP/EBT card) at the Monadnock Food Coop. Find out more.

Monadnock farm share program

CSA vegetable shares, affordably priced for all interested community members. The prices are discounted through an innovative cost-share model. Participating families and individuals receive a vegetable share for half the price. Eight Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) produce farms in the Monadnock Region have come together, in partnership with the Cheshire County Conservation District. Find out more.

 

SNAP FARM SHARE

This new program for SNAP/EBT users makes community supported agriculture (CSA) farm shares more accessible to community members utilizing SNAP/EBT dollars.

 CSA programs are an opportunity for community members to enjoy farm fresh produce, while supporting local agriculture!

All the veggies, for essentially zero cost! Contact Cheshire County Conservation District for more information.

Healthy food for all

Get 10% off at the Monadnock Food Co-op CO-OP every day if you qualify for SNAP/EBT, WIC, Unemployment, or SSI Benefits.

You do not have to be a member-owner to take part in this program. To apply, pick up an application at our service desk or from your cashier.

 
 

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Winchester Celebration of Local Food
Winchester Celebration of Local Food
Feast on This! Film Festival - November 2016
Feast on This! Film Festival - November 2016

Despite the 2016 elections, over 250 people attended the "2016 Feast on This! Film Festival". Each critically acclaimed film had its own topic, screened in an appropriate venue (to the topic), and local experts on hand afterward to brainstorm solutions to our community’s food security issues. 

April 2016 - "Improving Local Food Access to Moderate and Low Income Communities
April 2016 - "Improving Local Food Access to Moderate and Low Income Communities

At our Spring Forum, we deepened the dialogue and working relationships between the social services sector and the local food movement, identified barriers to purchasing healthy local food, and highlighted work that is already increasing the availability of locally grown food for individuals and institutions.

Nov 15- Feast on This! Film Festival
Nov 15- Feast on This! Film Festival

MFCC resurrected the Feast on This! Film Festival after a four-year hiatus because of its  potential to inform, spark conversation and action that support a robust, local food system in the Monadnock Region. Over 365 festival goers attended 7 films over 7 days, at venues throughout the region. The films selected educated our community about the diverse issues affecting our national, regional and local food and agricultural systems. 

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July 2015 - Urban Farming: Food For All
March 2015 - MFCC Spring Summit/2nd year Review
March 2015 - MFCC Spring Summit/2nd year Review

One of MFCC's primary purposes is to provide the time and space for our 37 member organization constituency to network, engage in each other's work, promote and cross-pollinate information, share resources and tools, and form collaborations so that, collectively, we can continue to implement the changes needed to build a Monadnock Region sustainable local food system.

November 2013 - "A Place At The Table"
November 2013 - "A Place At The Table"

Our final 2013 forum, a screening of “A Place At The Table” at The Colonial Theatre, downtown Keene, played before a packed theater and served as the backdrop to a post-film panel discussion, moderated by N. H. Sen. Molly M. Kelly, D-Keene.   Panelists included: Phoebe Bray, Executive Director of The Keene Community Kitchen, Kin Schilling, Founder of The Cornucopia Project,  Donna Reynolds, ConVal Food Service Director,  and  Olivia Zink, activist and member of the NH Citizens Alliance. 

September 2013 - "Educating on the Importance of Eating Healthy, Locally-Produced Food"
September 2013 - "Educating on the Importance of Eating Healthy, Locally-Produced Food"

"Educating on the Importance of Eating Healthy, Locally-Produced Food" forum was held at Heberton Hall on September 25th, 2013 and was attended by nearly 100 citizens, representing the education and health fields as well as farming, business, and both local and state government.