WHITEFIELD — Fruit and vegetable grower Stephanie Kelliher of Bray Hill Road and UNH Cooperative Extension field specialist Will Hastings led 20-plus farmers, gardeners and agency specialists around the quarter-acre that’s now in cultivation at Uphill Farm on a somewhat wet Wednesday evening, Aug. 21.
Kelliher sells her produce at the Gorham Farmers Market and through an 18-week-long CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). She speaks easily about her farming practices at Uphill Farm in Whitefield, both in person and on her website.
kAm”|J 8@2= :D E@ 4C62E6 2 5:G6CD:7:65 72C>:?8 DJDE6> E92E H@C<D :? 32=2?46 H:E9 ?2EFC6[ ?@E 7:89E:?8 282:?DE :E[” D96 6IA=2:?D] “|J :?E6?E:@? :D E@ ?6G6C DAC2J 96C3:4:56D[ A6DE:4:56D @C 7F?8:4:56D]”k^Am
kAmrFCC6?E 72C>:?8 AC24E:46D :?4=F56 E96 FD6 @7 AC@E64E:G6 EF??6=D] w2DE:?8D 5:D4FDD65 E96 >2?J A@D:E:G6 762EFC6D @7 42E6CA:==2C EF??6=D[ :?4=F5:?8 36:?8 72C =6DD 4@DE=J E92? 2 9:89 EF??6=] z6==:96C D64FC65 2 8C2?E 7C@> E96 &$sp }2EFC2= #6D@FC46D r@?D6CG2E:@? $6CG:46 W}#r$X E@ 3FJ 2 42E6CA:==2C\D92A65 EF??6= E92E :?4=F56D 2 A2:C @7 2EE24965 8C@F?5\=6G6= A:A6D] %9:D 762EFC6 2==@HD 96C 2E D62D@?’D 6?5 E@ D=:56 E96 EF??6= @G6C 2?@E96C AC6A2C65 A6DE\7C66 82C56? 365] z6==:96C 2=C625J 92D @?6 9:89 EF??6= 2?5 A=2?D E@ :?DE2== >@C6 :? E96 7FEFC6] q@E9 <:?5D @7 EF??6=D 2==@H 72C>6CD E@ 6IE6?5 E96:C 8C@H:?8 D62D@?D] w2DE:?8D FC865 E96> E@ A2J 2EE6?E:@? E@ AC6G2:=:?8 H:?5D H96? A=24:?8 EF??6=D 2?5 E@ 4@?D:56C :?DE2==:?8 9:89\DA665 H:?5 2=2C>D] w6 :D 2=D@ DF886DE:?8 E92E 4@>>6C4:2= 72C>6CD 4@?D:56C :?DE2==:?8 H62E96C DE2E:@?D]k^Am
kAm&A9:== u2C> :D 2 ?@\E:== 72C>]k^Am
kAm”x? 2? 677@CE E@ <66A E96 D@:= 962=E9J 2?5 24E:G6[ x 92G6 ?@E >6492?:42==J E:==65 >J 82C56?D[” z6==:96C D2JD] “|J 72C>:?8 DJDE6> C6=:6D @? 4@>A@DE >256 @? E96 72C>[ >F=496D 7C@> =62G6D 2?5 8C2DD 4=:AA:?8D 4@==64E65 @? E96 AC@A6CEJ[ 2?5 4@G6C 4C@AD[ 2D H6== 2D 3@E9 49:4<6?D 2?5 5F4<D E@ 96=A 255 ?FEC:6?ED E@ E96 D@:=] x 92G6 FD65 D:=286 E2CAD[ 42C53@2C5[ 2?5 >F=496D H96? x @A6? FA ?6H 8C@F?5[ 2D x’> 4@?E:?F:?8 E@ 5@]”k^Am
kAm$96 2=D@ FD6D =:BF:5 @C82?:4 7:D9 76CE:=:K6C]k^Am
kAm“x 2> 46CE:7:65 @C82?:4[” D96 D2:5 @7 96C 72C>:?8 AC24E:46D]k^Am
kAmw2DE:?8D 2=D@ 5:D4FDD65 E96 G2C:@FD H2JD E92E 72C>6CD 42? >2?286 :?D64E A6DED[ DF49 2D E@>2E@ 9@C?H@C>D 2?5 4F4F>36C 366E=6D[ :?4=F5:?8 4@G6C:?8 4C@AD H:E9 2AAC@AC:2E6=J 82F865 ?6EE:?8]k^Am
kAm“(2E49 @FE 7@C DH656 >:E6D @? 3C@44@=:[ 42F=:7=@H6C 2?5 <2=6 WqC2DD:42 4C@ADX H96? 52?56=:@?D 3=@@> 2E 2C@F?5 d_ 568C66D[” 96 H2C?65]k^Am
kAm~C82?:4 72C>6CD >FDE 4@?D:56C FD:?8 288C6DD:G6 DEC2E68:6D H96? 4@?E6?5:?8 H:E9 DH656 >:E6D[ DF49 2D D<:AA:?8 2 4C@A D62D@? @C FD:?8 2 DA64:2= 4C@A C@E2E:@?]k^Am
kAm&A9:== u2C> C646?E=J C646:G65 2 a_ac }]w] r@?D6CG2E:@? s:DEC:4ED r=:>2E6 #6D:=:6?46 vC2?E[ 2 AC:G2E6=J 7F?565 AC@8C2> :? :ED E9:C5 J62C 56D:8?65 E@ DFAA@CE 2?5 6>A@H6C 72C>6CD 24C@DD E96 vC2?:E6 $E2E6 E@ 3F:=5 4=:>2E6 C6D:=:6?46] tIEC6>6 H62E96C 6G6?ED[ 7C6BF6?E 2?5 AC@=@?865 5C@F89ED[ 2?5 :?4C62D65 A6DE AC6DDFC6D 2C6 :?4C62D:?8 492==6?86D 7@C }6H w2>AD9:C6 72C>D] u2C>6CD 42? C646:G6 8C2?ED 3J FA E@ S`_[___ 3FE >FDE 4@?EC:3FE6 2 ad\A6C46?E >2E49]k^Am
kAm“(6 C646:G65 E96 8C2?E E@ 96=A FD 7F?5 5C:==:?8 2 H6==[” z6==:96C 6IA=2:?D] $96 2?5 96C A2CE?6C[ q62F tEE6C\v2CC6EE6[ 2? p|r 4@?DECF4E:@? 4C6H >2?286C[ 4FCC6?E=J 92G6 5665 C:89ED E@ 2 DAC:?8 D@>6 e__ 766E @FE :? E96 H@@5D H9:49 8C2G:EJ 7665D 3@E9 E96:C 9@FD6 2?5 E96 72C>]k^Am
kAm“%96 DAC:?8 :D 4@?D:DE6?E[ 3FE E96 J:6=5 :D AC6EEJ =@H W2C@F?5 ]ba 8A> >2I:>F> 7=@H C2E6X[” D96 D2JD] “(6 92G6 2 DE@C286 E2?< :? @FC 32D6>6?E H9:49 7665D E96 9@FD6 2?5 E96 72C> H2D9\A24< 2C62] %96 @G6C7=@H 7C@> E92E 8@6D :?E@ EH@ `__\82==@? DE@C286 E2?<D 7@C :CC:82E:@?] x? 5CJ H62E96C H6 @7E6? AFD9 9@H >F49 H2E6C H6 2C6 5C2H:?8 7C@> E96 DAC:?8 H9:49 42? 3C62< E96 D:A9@?[ =625:?8 E@ 2 52J @C EH@ H:E9 ?@ H2E6C 7@C E96 72C>]k^Am
kAm“(6 42? 4FCC6?E=J @?=J CF? H2E6C H:E9 @?6 =:?6 2E 2 E:>6[ :CC:82E:?8 @?=J EH@ @C E9C66 cd\7@@E 365D A6C 52J[” D96 4@?E:?F6D] “}#r$ 5:5 D@>6 6DE:>2E6D @7 H92E H6 H@F=5 ?665 E@ 36 23=6 E@ <66A 2== 365D @AE:>2==J H2E6C65[ 2?5 H6 H:== 36 =@@<:?8 E@ 86E 2 H6== J:6=5 @7 d 8A>] s6DA:E6 FD:?8 ?@\E:== 2?5 >F=49:?8 E649?:BF6D[ E96 72C> 92D DECF88=65 :? E96 A2DE 76H J62CD[ 6DA64:2==J 5FC:?8 E96 5CJ DAC:?8 D62D@?D] (6 H@F=5 2=D@ =:<6 E@ :?DE2== >@C6 9:89 EF??6=D @? E96 72C> E@ 2DD:DE H:E9 D62D@? 6IE6?D:@? 2?5 E@ >:E:82E6 E96 6IEC6>6 H62E96C[ 3FE H6 92G6 366? 96D:E2?E 3642FD6 @7 E96 =24< @7 H2E6C] ~?46 H6 92G6 2446DD E@ 2 9:896C G@=F>6 @7 H2E6C[ H6 H:== 36 23=6 E@ :?DE2== 2 5C:A :CC:82E:@? DJDE6>] %9:D H:== =625 E@ 36EE6C 86C>:?2E:@? @7 5:C64E D66565 4C@AD[ @G6C2== A=2?E 962=E9[ 2?5 9:896C J:6=5D] w2G:?8 2 >@C6 C6=:23=6 D@FC46 @7 H2E6C H:== 2==@H FD E@ H2E6C >@C6 4C@AD H96? ?66565 2?5 :?DE2== 2 >@C6 677:4:6?E 5C:A :CC:82E:@? DJDE6>] (6 2C6 D4965F=65 E@ 92G6 E96 H6== 5C:==65 E9:D 72==]”k^Am
kAm%96 72C>6CD[ 9@>6 82C56?6CD 2?5 286?4J DA64:2=:DED H9@ 2EE6?565 E96 &A9:== u2C> E@FC =62C?65 2 =@E 2?5 2D<65 BF6DE:@?D]k^Am
kAm“q6CE 2?5 x 76=E E96 H@C<D9@A 2?5 72C> E@FC H6C6 2 G6CJ 8@@5 C6AC6D6?E2E:@? @7 E96 8@@5 H@C< 2?5 A2CE?6CD9:AD E92E H6 D66 92AA6?:?8 H:E9 E9:D G6CJ 565:42E65 8C@FA @7 r@@D r@F?EJ r@?D6CG2E:@? s:DEC:4E[ }#r$[ 2?5 &}w tIE6?D:@? 7@=<D 2?5 D@>6 C62==J E2=6?E65 @FED:56\E96\3@I\E9:?<:?8 72C>6CD 7C@> 2== EJA6D @7 28C:4F=EFC6[” HC@E6 =@?8E:>6 72C>6C zC:D G@? s@9C>2?? @7 ~E@<296 u2C> :? y6776CD@? :? 2 7@==@H\FA 6>2:=] “x 2> E9C:==65 2E E96 >:I @7 @=5\E:>6CD 2?5 E9@D6 ?6H E@ 72C>:?8 2?5 E96 C62= 4@?G6CD2E:@?D E92E E@@< A=246 36EH66? E96>]”k^Am
kAmr@@D r@F?EJ 72C>D AC@5F465 hT @7 E96 DE2E6’D 28C:4F=EFC2= D2=6D :? a_aa[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 =2E6DE &]$] s6A2CE>6?E @7 p8C:4F=EFC6 C6A@CE] r@@D’ =2?5 32D6 >2<6D FA 23@FE 2 BF2CE6C @7 E96 DE2E6]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m|:89EJ >:DD:@?k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmpD A@DE65 @? H63D:E6 k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^?97@@52==:2?46]@C8Qm?97@@52==:2?46]@C8k^2m[ U=5BF@j%96 >:DD:@? @7 E96 }w r@?D6CG2E:@? s:DEC:4ED r=:>2E6 #6D:=:6?46 vC2?E :D E@ DFAA@CE 2?5 6>A@H6C =@42= 72C>6CD E@ 3F:=5 4=:>2E6 C6D:=:6?46 E9C@F89@FE E96 vC2?:E6 $E2E6] %9:D H:== 36 5@?6 3J C65F4:?8 E96 :>A24E E92E =@42= 28C:4F=EFC6 92D @? 4=:>2E6 492?86 W>:E:82E:@?X E9C@F89 8C66?9@FD6 82D 6>:DD:@?D C65F4E:@? 2?5 42C3@? D6BF6DEC2E:@?[ 2?5 E9C@F89 :?4C62D:?8 E96 C6D:=:6?4J @7 }6H w2>AD9:C6 u2C>D :? 2 492?8:?8 4=:>2E6 W252AE2E:@?X[ H9:=6 >66E:?8 72C>UCDBF@jD 4@?D6CG2E:@? 8@2=D 2?5 ?665D] tIEC6>6 H62E96C 6G6?ED[ 7C6BF6?E 2?5 AC@=@?865 5C@F89ED[ 2?5 :?4C62D65 A6DE AC6DDFC6D 2C6 :?4C62D:?8 492==6?86D 7@C }w 72C>D] %9:D 8C2?E AC@8C2>[ E9C@F89 E96 }w r@F?EJ r@?D6CG2E:@? s:DEC:4ED[ D66<D E@ DFAA@CE 72C>6CD :? >66E:?8 E9@D6 492==6?86D]Qk^Am
kAmvC2?ED 96=A 72C>6CD 24C@DD E96 DE2E6[ 2D 2? @?=:?6 A@DE 3J E96 vC27E@? r@F?EJ r@?D6CG2E:@? s:DEC:4E 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^8C27E@?445]@C8Qm8C27E@?445]@C8k^2m ?@E6Di U=5BF@jx? a_ac E96 }w r@?D6CG2E:@? s:DEC:4E r=:>2E6 #6D:=:6?46 vC2?E !C@8C2> 2H2C565 @G6C Sbeb[___ E@ cc 72C>D 24C@DD }w[ C6AC6D6?E:?8 2== E6? 4@F?E:6D 2?5 bf E@H?D] s:C64E 8C2?ED 6?23=6 72C>D E@ :?G6DE :? @?\72C> :?7C2DECF4EFC6[ 6BF:A>6?E[ 2?5 :??@G2E:G6 AC24E:46D E92E DFAA@CE 72C> AC@7:E23:=:EJ 2?5 E96 =@?8\E6C> G:23:=:EJ 7@C }wUCDBF@jD 28C:4F=EFC2= D64E@C]Qk^Am
kAm%96 r@@D r@F?EJ r@?D6CG2E:@? s:DEC:4E @?=:?6 255C6DD :D k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^4@@D4@F?EJ4@?D6CG2E:@?]@C8Qm4@@D4@F?EJ4@?D6CG2E:@?]@C8k^2m] }6HD[ 6G6?ED 2?5 8C2?E 2AA=:42E:@? :?7@C>2E:@? 42? 36 7@F?5 @? 2?J 4@?D6CG2E:@? 5:DEC:4E H63D:E6]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.