Kearsarge Food Hub

Sweet beet market is a local Food marketplace committed to conscientious sourcing, supporting 150+ local and regional producers, and providing healthy foods to the community. We prioritize sourcing local, seasonal, and handmade goods from growers and producers within our hyper-local network (50 miles). Sbm partners with 7 area organizations and cultivates community connections to get healthy, local Food into the hands of those who need it by providing consistent donations of fresh, high quality local foods to area Food pantries and our own freedge (free Food pantry). These programs served 4,100+ individuals with $117,000 worth of Food, 70% of which was fresh produce.

Sweet beet cafe prepares healthy and nourishing scratch-made foods utilizing fresh, local ingredients sourced as much as possible from local farmers and makers. The cafe ensures equitable access through consistent donations of fresh meals to the freedge, totalling over 670 meals in 2023. The cafe also makes use of products that would otherwise go to waste from our farm and market in the interest of reducing overall Food waste and increasing access to local foods.

Sweet beet farm grows organic, nutrient-dense vegetables (20,000 lbs in 2023) for market while exploring regenerative practices to nurture the land, pursuing farm-based education initiatives to engage the community, and helping to grow farmers in nh. On the farm, kfh offers hands-on learning opportunities with programs serving 200+ students from 1st grade - college, apprenticeships, and shared learning networks for farmers and lifelong learners. The farming methods used and taught support environmental sustainability through low-impact tools and equipment, eliminating the use of harmful chemicals and inputs, employing ecologically-minded approaches, and reducing on-farm waste. This year the farm diverted 10 yards of market/cafe Food scraps from the landfil and made compost!