Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    SWEET BEET MARKET IS A LOCAL FOOD MARKETPLACE COMMITTED TO CONSCIENTIOUS SOURCING, SUPPORTING LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRODUCERS, AND PROVIDING HEALTHY FOODS TO THE COMMUNITY. WE PRIORITIZE SOURCING LOCAL, SEASONAL, AND HANDMADE GOODS FROM GROWERS AND PRODUCERS WITHIN OUR HYPER-LOCAL NETWORK (30 MILES). AS AN ENTERPRISE ARM OF OUR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, THE MARKET IS ONE ASPECT OF A DIVERSE REVENUE MATRIX THAT FUNDS OUR MISSION-BASED WORK IN FOOD ACCESS AND SECURITY, FARM-BASED EDUCATION, GROWING NEW FARMERS, AND NURTURING A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. IN 2020, WE SOURCED PRODUCTS FROM 17 HYPER-LOCAL PRODUCE FARMS AND 70+ OTHER INDEPENDENT LOCAL FARMERS AND PRODUCERS, PLUS 3 DISTRIBUTION-TYPE FOOD HUBS AND 1 REGIONAL DISTRIBUTOR; AGGREGATED OVER $45,000 WORTH OF LOCAL PRODUCTS FOR OUR PARTNERS IN 2020; SENT OVER $210,600 BACK TO LOCAL FARMERS AND PRODUCERS, HELPING TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL FOOD AND FARM ECONOMY; SERVED OVER 1,800 CUSTOMERS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $107.2K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM ONE IN NINE NEW HAMPSHIRE RESIDENTS IS FOOD INSECURE, MEANING THAT ONE IN NINE NEIGHBORS STRUGGLE TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE. KFH PARTNERS WITH AREA ORGANIZATIONS AND CULTIVATES COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS TO GET HEALTHY, LOCAL FOOD INTO THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO NEED IT BY PROVIDING CONSISTENT DONATIONS OF FRESH, HIGH QUALITY LOCAL FOODS TO AREA FOOD PANTRIES, SCHOOL BACKPACK PROGRAMS, AND GLEANING ORGANIZATIONS YEAR-ROUND. IN 2020, KFH'S FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM DONATED MORE THAN 17,200 POUNDS OF FOOD THROUGH 4 FOOD PANTRIES AND 2 SCHOOL BACKPACK PROGRAMS; HELPED FEED OVER 200 FAMILIES AND 800 INDIVIDUALS; OFFERED ALMOST $2,000 IN DISCOUNTS TO VETERANS; WORKED WITH FEED KEARSARGE COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE OVER 360 TRAYS OF SEEDLINGS TO LOCAL FOOD INSECURE FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS SO THEY COULD GROW THEIR OWN HEALTHY FOOD; AND ALSO BUILT 3 NEW COMMUNITY GARDENS IN BRADFORD, NH.
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    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $33.5K

  • Program 3 [2020]

    SWEET BEET FARM IS AN EDUCATIONAL FARM THAT GROWS FLAVORFUL AND NUTRIENT-DENSE VEGETABLES FOR MARKET WHILE EXPLORING REGENERATIVE PRACTICES TO NURTURE THE LAND AND PURSUING FARM-BASED EDUCATION INITIATIVES TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AND HELP GROW FARMERS IN NH. KFH OFFERS HANDS-ON FARMING AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, COLLEGES, AND OTHER PRIVATE AND NONPROFIT ENTITIES THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES, FROM FIRST GRADERS TO LIFE-LONG LEARNERS. THE FARMING METHODS USED AND TAUGHT INVOLVE LOW-IMPACT TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT, UTILIZE NO HARMFUL CHEMICALS OR ARTIFICIAL INPUTS, ADOPT ECOLOGICAL AND SYSTEMS-BASED APPROACHES, DRIVE NUTRIENT-DENSE FOODS, AND SEEK TO REDUCE WASTE AND DEPENDENCE ON EXTERNAL INPUTS. IN 2020, KFH ENGAGED CLOSE TO 100 STUDENTS THROUGH ON-FARM EDUCATION, SCHOOL VISITS, AND ZOOM PRESENTATIONS; GREW 13,395 POUNDS OF PRODUCE; INCREASED HIGH-TUNNEL PRODUCTION BY 133%; INCREASED FIELD PRODUCTION BY 50%.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $63.5K