Hillside Pizza: Swanzey’s Newest Restaurant

If you haven’t tried out Swanzey’s newest pizza place, you are missing out!  Located on Route 32 in Swanzey, Hillside Pizza serves “build your own” and specialty pizzas, salads, paninis, and wraps- all hand made in small batches.  This restaurant is committed to stepping lightly on the planet by using natural and organic ingredients, and [...]

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A Look at Flying Cloud Dairy

By Jan Sevene, Monadnock Localvore Project Revised by Laura Keir Flying Cloud Dairy 426 Hill Road, Alstead, NH 03602 William “Bill” Jahos (603) 835-2519 Email: bjahos@comcast.net The “Hill” in the address gives away its location. A quintessential New England farm, Flying Cloud Dairy is situated atop one of Alstead’s pleasing rolling hills, making a visit [...]

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The Orchard School: A School Growing Food and Community

Case Study 5 The Orchard School sits on a hill that faces the local bakery, Orchard Hill Breadworks and abuts the Orchard Hill Community.   A playground with raised bed gardens is connected to rows of beautiful, green vegetables that are sold through the Orchard Hill Village Roots CSA. During the school year, young students wander [...]

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