Have You Been to Hampton?

Tuesdays, 2:15—5:30
On Route 1 (across from the P.O.) in the Sacred Heart Church School parking lot. 

White Gate Farm
Maple syrup, fresh eggs, blueberries, fruits, vegetables, pumpkins and fall decorations. 

Wake Robin Farm
Fresh, local heirloom vegetables, cut flowers and fruit. Unique gourd and wheat crafts. 

Sugarmomma's Maple Farm
Maple syrup, candy and nuts. Hot sauce and popcorn and maple ice cream. Small berries in season. 

Ramsbothams's Riverview Farm
Quality specialty cut flowers by bunch, bouquet or single stem. Perennial and annual plants. Decorative gourds, pumpkins and squash. Veggies, melons, pork, eggs and chicken. 

New Roots Farm
Certified organic vegetables and herbs. Pastured heritage breed pork. 

Moriarty's Greenhouse
Bedding plants, Proven Winners, veggie transplants, perennials, hangers, herbs, mums & houseplants.

Jewell Towne Vineyards
Wine.

Heron Pond Farm
Produce and cut flowers. 

George Beland Furniture
Solid wood furniture. Domestic woods.

45 Market Street Bakery & Cafe
Baked goods, lunch, catering, local roasted coffee, pies and cakes. 

Divine Cuisines / Tulsi
Indian food (prepared and packaged) and international catering cuisines. 

Buzz Bomb World Spice Blends
Organic spice blends, spiced nuts, and gluten-free baked goods. 

Blueberry Hill: Alternatives for Life
Herbal tinctures, salves, bodycare, soaps, teas and syrups. 

Barker's Farm
Vegetables, strawberries, raspberries and blueberries, cut flowers, bedding plants, perennials, pumpkins, cider and herbs.

Aspen Hill Herb Farm
Organic culinary and medicinal potted herb plants, natural handmade soaps and creams, annuals and perennials.

Applecrest Farm Orchards
Apples, tree-ripened peaches, nectarines, strawberries, blueberries, fall raspberries, pumpkins, cut flowers, sweet corn, summer greens, veggies and herbs. Plus: pies, cider donuts and other baked goods.

Mondays, 2:15—5:30, Durham
Pettee Brook lot on the Main Street loop
Open till mid-October!
Tuesdays, 2:15—5:30, Kingston
Main Street / Route 111 "on the plains" in the center of town
Open till mid-October!
Tuesdays, 3:00—6:00, Hampton
Sacred Heart Church School parking lot (across from the P.O.)
Open till mid-October!
Wednesdays, 2:15—6:00, Dover
Herbal Path parking lot, 835 Central Ave., new location
Open till mid-October!
Thursdays, 2:15—6:00, Exeter
Swasey Parkway, downtown on the banks of the Squamscott River
Open till Oct. 30!
Saturdays, 8:00—1:00, Portsmouth
City Hall parking lot, 1 Junkins Ave.
Open till Nov. 7! 

In Season This Month
With the summer's extraordinarily heavy

 rains behind us (knock on wood)

and the sun out (knock again), a veritable avalanche of fresh deliciousness is overflowing booths at the farmers' markets. The season is far from over!

Veggies and Fruits
Apples, peaches, melons, tomatoes, corn, beans, potatoes, eggplant, peppers, garlic, onions, carrots, kale, greens, and more! 
    

Flowers 
Oriental lilies, gladiolus, sunflowers, dahlias, celosia, lisianthus, you name it!

Year-round
Eggs, honey, maple syrup, meats, milk & yogurt, seafood, teas & wine, potted plants, a variety of gourmet prepared foods, and fine crafts by our member artisans. 

Piscassic Pond Winery: 4 out of 4!
Of the four wines Piscassic sent to the Big E in Springfield, Mass., all four won medals! (3 silver, 1 bronze) This comes after earning two other medals in the Finger Lakes International Wine Competition earlier this year. New Hampshire may be the only place these meads and honey wines are currently available, but Piscassic's reputation has gone international! 

—Karen Marzloff, our friend at Seacoast Local   

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Passages

It is with both joy and sadness that we bring you this new section of the Seacoast Growers' Association newsletter: announcements of the important life passages—births, marriages and deaths—of our wonderful vendors.

You see them week after week and year after year at the markets, at their own shops and farm stands, and perhaps on the street or out on the town. Here is another glimpse into who they are—the individuals whose life and career choices help make ours a self-sustaining community. 
 

Joelle Guerard of Seacoast Artist Collaborative and Jonathan Blakeslee of White Heron Tea
married June 21, 2009

Jonathan and Joelle actually met at the Portsmouth Farmers' Market! "A good market or what?" Jonathan asks. So good, in fact, that the couple won the Green Wedding Giveaway from Clay Hill Farm this summer. The two were married in Cape Neddick, Maine and honeymooned in Jamaica.  

Andre Cantelmo and Anna Leonard of Heron Pond Farm 

married August 8, 2009

There's love in the air in Seacoast Growers' Association, apparently, because Andre and Anna also tied the knot this summer! They met in the farming community and were wed in South Hampton, New Hampshire at Heron Pond Farm. 

Congratulations! We extend heartfelt wishes for many years of love and laughter to the newlyweds, Joelle & Jonathan and Anna & Andre.

Paul R. Ford
of Outlaw Farm
Nov. 21, 1960—June 10, 2009

Paul was the owner/operator of Outlaw Farms and Ford Construction, both in Rochester. He died suddenly on June 10 at Frisbie Memorial Hospital. Surviving members of his family include his wife, Patricia (Roy) Ford three sons, Eric, Matthew and Samuel, and one daughter, Kimberly, all of Rochester.  He also leaves three brothers, Robert, Peter and David, and several nieces and nephews. 

Outlaw Farm was a fairly new member of SGA, having joined in 2008. They sold frozen cuts of beef from animals raised naturally, with no antibiotics, dyes or steroids. Patricia Ford sold off their entire herd after Paul's death and the business is no longer attending farmers' markets. She does, however, still have some frozen cuts of meat for sale. Contact her directly by phone at (603)817.0257. 

For those who wish, memorial donations may be made in Paul's name to the St. Charles Children's Home, 19 Grant Street, Rochester, NH 03867. 

Gordon Lindane Barker of Barker's Farm
September 16, 1958—August 21, 2009

Gordon owned and operated Barker's Farm of Stratham with his wife Edie and their daughter Forrest. He is also survived by his brother Bruce and wife Janice, and brother Eugene and his partner Donna. 

Barker's Farm is a long-standing member of SGA, attending the Hampton, Exeter and Portsmouth markets this year. Barker's Farm sells a wide variety of vegetables, berries, flowers, plants, pumpkins, cider and herbs. All business operations remain on schedule. 

In lieu of flowers, donations to Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire are appreciated. Please visit www.seltnh.org and reference in memory of Gordon Barker . 

Our sincere condolences go out to the families of Paul and Gordon. They made a difference in our community, and they will be dearly missed.