Agriculture & Gardens

Resource Category Topic Type
How Do I Build a Rain Garden? [video]
The video below shows the steps involved in installing a small residential rain garden. It was produced by the NH Dept. of Environmental Services thro...
Landscape Installation & Maintenance, Agriculture & Gardens, Yard & Garden Agriculture & Gardens
Managing Risks of Interns and Volunteers in New Hampshire
UNH Cooperative Extension collaborated with Farm Commons to produce this guide to explain the laws behind interns and volunteers. It also provides ins...
Agricultural Business Management, Agriculture & Gardens Agriculture & Gardens
Buying Products Directly From Farmers and Valuing Agriculture: Behavior and Attitudes of New Hampshire Food Shoppers
Many farms in New Hampshire are reconsidering their business strategies due to adverse effects from local development, foreign agricultural imports, f...
Agriculture & Gardens
Farmers Market Consumers in Rockingham & Strafford Counties, New Hampshire
The University of New Hampshire (UNH) Department of Natural Resources and the Environment and UNH Cooperative Extension conducted a survey of customer...
Agricultural Business Management, Agriculture & Gardens Agriculture & Gardens
Pollinator Plants for Northern New England Gardens [fact sheet]
A listing of plant types for people who want to create pollinator-friendly gardens to support numerous kinds of native bees, as well as honey bees, bu...
Agriculture & Gardens, Landscape Installation & Maintenance, Yard & Garden, Community Gardening, School Gardening Agriculture & Gardens
Farmers Market Consumers in New Hampshire
Executive Summary<br /> <br /> A survey of 513 New Hampshire residents conducted in February 2017 has revealed that about 84 percent of respondents ...
Agricultural Business Management, Agriculture & Gardens, Farmers Markets, Health & Well-Being, Granite State Market Match Agriculture & Gardens
Growing Fruits: Low-Input Tree Fruits for NH Home Orchards [fact sheet]
Pruning and pest management – these two chores can be discouraging tasks for many home tree fruit growers. Is it possible to grow tree fruits with lim...
Yard & Garden Agriculture & Gardens
Growing Fruit: Highbush Blueberries [fact sheet]
Highbush blueberries are a popular home garden fruit for both fresh and frozen use. They grow well throughout the southern half of New Hampshire and s...
Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Yard & Garden Agriculture & Gardens
Blueberry Stem Borer [fact sheet]
Oberea myops Haldeman <br /> <br /> Blueberry stem borer is a beetle also known as the rhododendron stem borer and the azalea stem borer. It is in t...
Fruit & Vegetable Crops, Agriculture & Gardens, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Agriculture & Gardens
Producing Your Own Eggs
Sources of Hens<br /> <br /> Though it’s sometimes possible to buy five-month old pullets that are ready to start laying eggs, it’s more likely you’...
Agriculture & Gardens, Dairy, Livestock & Forage Crops, Yard & Garden Agriculture & Gardens