Plant a Row

  • Hands holding some microgreens

Plant - Grow - Donate

A hands-on neighbor-helping-neighbor initiative where households  grow an extra row or container of produce to donate to a local food pantry,  neighbor in need or to supplement their own fresh greens.

Fast Facts About Plant A Row
Increases the amount of locally-grown and fresh produce at food pantries.
Is a grassroots movement gaining momentum in New Hampshire.
Nurtures a giving mindset.
Explores how vegetables grow in different growing conditions.
Is a neighbor-helping-neighbor initiative started in 2020 during the pandemic.
Teaches about food insecurity and moves a family to action.

Resources

Click On Your County Below to Register or Learn More
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Fill out this form and a 4-H program manager will contact your shortly.   

If you are from Strafford or Rockingham Counties, please click here to register. 

For 4-H members, you may log in and register instead of filling out this form. 

Fill out this form and a 4-H program manager will contact your shortly.   

If you are from Strafford or Rockingham Counties, please click here to register. 

For 4-H members, you may log in and register instead of filling out this form. 

Fill out this form and a 4-H program manager will contact your shortly.   

If you are from Strafford or Rockingham Counties, please click here to register. 

For 4-H members, you may log in and register instead of filling out this form. 

Fill out this form and a 4-H program manager will contact your shortly.   

If you are from Strafford or Rockingham Counties, please click here to register. 

For 4-H members, you may log in and register instead of filling out this form. 

Fill out this form and a 4-H program manager will contact your shortly.   

If you are from Strafford or Rockingham Counties, please click here to register. 

For 4-H members, you may log in and register instead of filling out this form. 

Register

Donation Locations & Hours

A picture of a fabric container garden and gardening gloves.

When you pledge to plant an extra row a garden kit will be mailed to you.

Plant a Row Garden Kit Includes:

  • Seeds & Garden markers

  • Planting Guide & Record Sheet

  • Tote Bag

  • Stickers

  • Gardening Gloves

  • Growing kits will provide two different growing techniques. One for garden beds and one for containers. A fabric vegetable container will be provided, which can also be used for potatoes and root vegetables.

We will keep in touch with our Plant a Row newsletter. Here, you will find growing tips, activities, recipes and information on where to donate or access fresh produce.

 

Donation Locations
Gather Cooking 4 Community Kitchen

at Great Bay Community College (GBCC), 320 Corporate Dr., Portsmouth

  • Mon. - Fri.:  8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
  • Please drop off directly at GBCC kitchen. As you enter from Corporate Drive, continue straight (don't turn left into the main parking lot) until you see two dumpsters and a loading bay. At the left entrance you will see an access door with a blue doorbell. Please ring the doorbell.
Cross Roads House

600 Lafayette Rd., Portsmouth

  • Tuesday 10 a.m.
  • Wednesday 9 a.m.-Noon

Food Pantry at Newmarket Church

137 Main Street, Newmarket

  • Wednesday: 12 noon - 3:00 p.m.
  • Thursday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

St. Vincent de Paul Society

 289 Lafayette Rd., Hampton

  • Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 10: 00 a.m. - 12:00 (noon)

Seabrook Food Pantry

146 Lafayette Road, Seabrook

  • Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

The Upper Room

36 Tsienneto Rd., Derry

  • Monday: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  • Wednesday: 9 a.m. -1 p.m.

Register

Donation Locations & Hours

A picture of a fabric container garden and gardening gloves.

When you pledge to plant an extra row a garden kit will be mailed you.

Plant a Row Garden Kit Includes:

  • Seeds & Garden markers
  • Planting Guide & Record Sheet
  • Tote Bag
  • Stickers
  • Gardening Gloves
  • Growing kits will provide two different growing techniques. One for garden beds and one for containers. A fabric vegetable container will be provided, which can also be used for potatoes and root vegetables.

We will keep in touch with our Plant a Row newsletter. Here, you will find growing tips, activities, recipes and information on where to donate or access fresh produce.

 

Donation Locations

Community Food Pantry 

176 West High Street, Somersworth

  • Mondays: 7:30 a.m. - Noon
  • Wednesdays: 5:30 - 8 p.m.
  • Thursdays: 2:30- 5 p.m.
CAP Strafford County

577 Central Ave., Suite 10, Dover

  • Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
    Donations preferred earlier in the week.

Cornucopia Food Pantry

15 Mill Rd., Durham

  • Tuesdays: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. 
Gerry's Food Pantry 

150 Wakefield St., Suite 5, Rochester

  • Mondays & Wednesdays: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
  • Fridays: 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
St. Thomas More Food Pantry

6 Madbury Rd., Durham

  • Wednesdays: 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

We Care Food Pantry 

370 White Mountain Hwy., Milton

  • Thursdays: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m
Wilkenson Food Pantry

17 Mast Rd., Lee

  • 1st & 3rd Monday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

 

Alternative Drop-off for produce: NH Gleans

NH Gleans is a network of regional partners working in their communities to make fresh produce, dairy, and other locally-produced foods available through food pantries, soup kitchens, community suppers and schools. Food grown at local farms, orchards, home and community gardens is harvested and/or picked up and distributed by volunteers led by Gleaning Coordinators in each region. Network lead organizations create gleaning opportunities to avoid food waste, support local farms, and feed people across the Granite State.

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