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Yellow chanterelle mushrooms in woods
Foraged Mushrooms Safety and Quality
Guidance for mushroom foraging in New Hampshire
Foraged wild mushroom food safety starts with learning how to identify safe, non-toxic, edible wild mushrooms. Whether foraging for your own use or yo... Learn More
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Highlights of the Eastern Old-Growth Conference
Latest Research, Record Attendance, and Many Firsts
Over 260 people participated in the 7th Eastern Old-Growth Forest Conference on September 21-23, 2023, at the Geneva Point Center in Moultonborough, N... Learn More
Shiitake mushrooms
Mushroom Food Safety
Helpful information for farmers diversifying their businesses with mushrooms
Tools for introducing production practices that mushroom growers can use to boost quality and shelf life while lowering the risk of contamination with... Learn More
Fall leaves in a perennial bed
Closing Out the Gardening Season
To clean up or not to clean up? That is the question. So many opinions, so many options. So many things to put on the TO DO List… or not. What’s a ... Learn More
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What’s the Dill with Housing?
Winchester Pickle Festival: Example of community engagement and an opportunity to catch up on municipal housing policy in small-town New Hampshire
Winchester Pickle Festival: Example of community engagement and an opportunity to catch up on municipal housing policy in small-town New Hampshire Learn More
Woman Farmer with Two Cows
The Tools to Grow
NH Ag Financiers Launch the Loan Readiness Toolkit
This month, NH Agriculture Financiers launched the Loan Readiness Toolkit. This toolkit is designed to help farms and food businesses become more prep... Learn More
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October is WALKTOBER Month
Find time to enjoy the great outdoors in New Hampshire
October is a great time to get outdoors and explore New Hampshire fall scenery. Take in the beautiful fall colors - red, pinks, oranges, yellows and g... Learn More
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Different Types of Sweeteners - Are Some Better Than Others?
How sweet is it? The variations of sugar and other sweeteners. Learn More
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The Right Connection
Downtowns and Trails program helps communities utilize the natural and built world
Extension state specialist and professor Shannon Rogers and Extension field specialist Jada Lindblom have worked with the City of Keene on developing ... Learn More
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Trail Stewards
Extension's research will help strengthen trail stewardship in New Hampshire's northernmost region
To address concerns stemming from increased usage of trails in Coös County, UNH Extension conducted research on trail stewardship, supported by a gran... Learn More