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Written by Chloe Johnson
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Friday, 06 March 2009 |
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share your Victory Garden memories
Strawbery Banke Museum is reviving a piece of Portsmouth’s past
to help lead the way into a more sustainable future, and people can
help by sharing family photos and memories.
Last year, less than 6 percent of the agricultural products
consumed in New Hampshire were grown within the state; rather, most of
the food travels an average of 3,500 miles, according to a press
release from the Museum. Reviving local gardening, like the Victory
Garden movement, can counteract rising food costs and the use of fossil
fuels to ship food long distances, while enhancing food security in the
region.
With one of the only recreated World War II Victory Gardens in
the nation, Strawbery Banke is leading discussions about localism
movements, community and organic gardening throughout history and
today, ways to get kids engaged in outdoor life, and ways to make wise
use of resources.
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Written by Chloe Johnson
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Friday, 06 March 2009 |
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Ri Ra pub brings Irish culture to Portsmouth
St.
Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, and Seacoast residents should
be able to celebrate at a new Irish pub opening soon in the heart of
downtown Portsmouth.
The former bank buildings of 22 and 26 Market St. are being
renovated to become Ri Ra Irish Pub and Restaurant this month. The
renovation will not only make new use of some of the original elements
of the historic building, but will also bring in salvaged materials
from old Irish pubs across the Atlantic Ocean.
The owners, David Kelly and Ciaran Sheehan, are two friends who
grew up together in Dublin, Ireland. After college, both happened to
emigrate to the United States to pursue their careers, Sheehan in
architecture and Kelly in marketing for Guinness. They opened their
first Ri Ra pub in Charlotte, N.C., in March 1997. The business
expanded and now has nine locations.
The pub owners have spent years seeking an appropriate
Portsmouth location. Together with local Ri Ra general manager Scott
Sherman, they plan to tailor the business to the community, Kelly said
in an e-mail from Ireland.
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Written by Chloe Johnson; Matt Kanner
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Thursday, 19 February 2009 |
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Portsmouth loses three downtown eateries
After close to 20 years in the heart of downtown Portsmouth, Belle
Peppers Café permanently closed its Congress Street doors on Feb. 11. A
day later, news emerged that The Stockpot Restaurant on Bow Street
would close by the end of April. Even more recently, Victory on State
Street announced it would close at the end of February.
Belle Peppers owner Larry Trager said he decided to sell the café’s
downtown location and focus on his other businesses at Pease
International Tradeport. Belle Peppers Too will remain open at 1 New
Hampshire Ave. and Tradeport Pizza is still at 14 Manchester Square.
Belle Peppers will also continue to offer catering.
Trager said the decision to sell his downtown spot was personal and had
little to do with the economic downturn. “It was solely personal,” he
said. “I’ve been doing it for nine years and came to the realization a
few months ago that having three good restaurants, being a good husband
and being a good father is virtually impossible.”
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Written by Chloe Johnson
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Friday, 13 February 2009 |
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time to invest in local farms
With spring nearing, Slow
Food Seacoast is helping area residents meet their local farmers. The
second annual Community Supported Agriculture Fair will take place at
the Levenson Room in Portsmouth Public Library on Saturday, Feb. 14,
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The public will have the opportunity to ask
questions about Community Supported Agriculture and get information
about buying shares in a local farm’s crops for the 2009 summer and
fall seasons.
The CSA program is a direct-market approach
that has gained considerable popularity in recent years for helping
small farms compete with larger ones. Customers buy shares for one
season at a local farm and, in return, receive fresh, locally grown
produce once a week during the growing season. By investing in local
agriculture, consumers can support the presence of small farms on the
Seacoast.
With mutual support, the growers and customers make
the farm part of the community. Share-holders cover anticipated costs
of the farm’s operation and share in the risks of farming, such as poor
yields due to inclement weather or pests, allowing the farmer greater
financial stability.
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Written by Hannah Lally
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Thursday, 05 February 2009 |
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upcoming winter farmers’ markets offering local shrimp and lobster help keep the fleet afloat
Offering
fresh seafood at below-market prices, New Hampshire fishermen will cast
their lines into the winter farmers’ market in Exeter on Saturday, Feb.
7, in hopes of hooking Seacoast residents on a new way to buy seafood:
direct.
This will be the first time in recent history that consumers
will be able to purchase local seafood without going through a
middleman. Instead of waiting for items caught just miles off the
state’s coast to be processed and packaged in places like Portland,
Maine, and Boston, Mass., locally-caught products can now be
locally-bought products.
“We would like to sell a lot of product locally, and there’s no
reason why this product cannot stay right here in New Hampshire,” says
Bob Campbell, manager of the Yankee Fishermen’s Cooperative in
Seabrook, a venture jointly owned by about 60 local commercial
fishermen.
Resurrecting the direct relationship between consumer and
producer via local markets is a strategy that has worked well for area
farmers, and Campbell hopes to replicate that success with local
fishermen. The Co-op will sell live lobsters and Northern shrimp at
both the February and March winter farmers’ markets sponsored by
Seacoast Eat Local.
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