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Hello. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to NH Outlook. |
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This is harvest season in New Hampshire. Farm stands and farmers markets are brimming with produce and products all locally grown and produced. This program takes a look at some of the new traditions now growing in New Hampshire. We begin with Ben French. |
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NAT / TRACK 1: Fresh food, sunshine, neighbors, and a great time. This is the Sanbornton Farmers' Market. SOT: T2, 41:05 theres many things that draw people to a farmers' market one is the fresh produce- people are getting produce that was picked this morning. NAT/SOT: T2; 29:56 What do you look for in tomatoes? I don't know. I like 'em a little 'hahd'! SOT: T2 41:15 The other thing is what we try to do was to give a nice little setting here , we're out in this nice little field its it a nice wonderful day people are able to get out and enjoy themselves show the ladies sitting under the tent SOT: T3; 58:11 It's a social occasion we get wonderful food and we have a great town and we love it TRACK 2: Some markets aren't so lucky when it comes to weather though. NAT: WIND/ RAIN/ TENTS BLOW OVER. TRACK 3: This was the scene at the Grand opening of the Bedford Farmers' Market. Most of the vendors were able to weather out the storm and draw some customers after a soggy but festive ribbon cutting. SOT: T1; 7:07 Farmers' Markets are a lot like all of agriculture- It's very weather dependant. TRACK 4: Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Taylor says weather won't discourage a granite state farmer. The Bedford Farmers' Market is number 34 for New Hampshire- it's part of a growing trend in state agriculture. SOT: T1; our conventional agriculture that we think of cows, silos large orchards- those operations are shrinking in number the smaller operations are getting bigger ***BUTT*** and that area of agriculture; in NH is growing and accounts for us having more farms now than we had ten years ago but it's a different type of agriculture. 8:33OUT TRACK 5: and- according to Taylor- it's the type of agriculture that thrives at a Farmers' market. One reason says Goffstown farmer Sarah Shirley- People like the convenience of having everything in one place. SOT: T1 a lot of farms are in remote locations and getting traffic to come out to the farm itself is difficult. TRACK 6: And the real boon is for farmers. SOT: T2; 37:57 well small farm numbers are increasing in NH verses historically the larger farms and the product line on those small farms is a little more non traditional 38:10 STAND UP: T3; 05:04 in addition to those fruits vegetables and fresh cut flowers- items like goat milk soap and handcrafted soda are making their way to the tables. 05:15OUT T3; 02:55 "your gonna like this stuff".people drinking…woman"that is good- pan to woman- "its cool yeah" SOT:T2; 36:10the value added end of the industry taking the raw product and turning it into something else on the farm and selling that product has also gained interest TRACK 7: and it's added to the value of New Hampshire's agriculture industry by an estimated $125 million. These value Added products like ice cream, jellies, salsa and baked goods are the states number two food and agriculture seller. - next to ornamental horticulture, TRACK 8: Williams-Jellie says it's the result of new marketing for old favorites. SOT: T2; 36:25and again that's another marketing tool for farmers to take their raw product and add value to it and make it a more valuable product on the other end TRACK 9: The Farmers' Market also has an added value for seniors and recipients of the Woman, Infants and children- or WIC Program. Williams-Jellie says the Farmers Market Nutrition Program has benefited both consumers and farmers. SOT: T2; 33:37 In a nutshell the program offers coupons to WIC recipients who can then take them to farmers' markets around the state and spend them on fruits and vegetables. so it benefits the WIC recipients and it benefits the farmers because the farmers collect the coupons and they they are rembrsd for the dollar value of the coupon. SOT: T2; 45:53 somebody can come in and they can take some of those WIC coupons and they can buy some fresh vegetables and they can perhaps buy some fresh chicken and now there getting a really wholesome meal instead of going and spending some of that money at a fats food restaurant 46:07OUT TRACK 10: So while the days of silos and 1000 acre farms are fading. Taylor says the popularity of community supported agriculture, 'pick your own' and farmers' markets will carry the tradition of the granite state farm. SOT: T1; 13:40 family farms in NH will; be around in ten years they'll be around in 30 years I'm confident of that and its because of these kinds of marketing activities that I have that confidence- that the consumer is more and more aware of the need to support local agriculture the producers are there taking advantage of the demand-the consumer demand so I think there will always be a place TAG 11: In Sanbornton, IBF for NHO. |
| Intro Agri-tourism Return to index of stories... |
Like the season that's upon us, the landscape of the New Hampshire Economy is changing. Agriculture is one of the industries in transition. Growers and farmers are struggling to compete in a global economy. And as Producer Scott Jones found out many are reinventing the way they do business. |
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music from applecrest band, people having fun, buying things at the farm track What's happening in the state, as well as all around New England, is what some people are calling 'agri-tourism'. In order to help make ends meet, some farmers have turned away from the traditional 'bulk commodity wholsale markets' and moved headlong into the retail market. byte Ben Wagner Applecrest Farm We try to do everything imaginable to try to get people to buy apples. We have all the activities you see here, we have pick your own apples, pumpkins, make your own scarecrow, press your own cider, take a horse drawn hayride, roasted corn, applepie and icecream. And then we have our live bands on Saturday and Sunday. more music with activities track Ben Wagner's Applecrest Farm used to rely on wholesale revenues for 90% of their income. Now that's down to just 20%. Ben Wagner byte The demand for wholesale apples from our orchard as well as others has diminished greatly to make up for it to find a home for our apples. we had over 200 acres of apples and you dont need 200 acres to do retail you only need 50 to 75 acres so thats been a huge change. Also, more and more young people with families are anxious to bring their children out to the country to experience the good old days so we try to give them a touch of that. track This new kind of enterprise is characterized by a close link between producer and consumer, and to help establish that relationship, some farmers are turning to new technology. Charlie Moulton and Frank Clay started up a website to help sell their maple products. Byte Charlie Moulton NH Gold We always marketed our syrup here at the farm and had a few wholesale markets out in the area. But when the website avenue came along to market our syrup, we looked at that and thought well here's something in the future and as we looked at that harder, my partner Frank, who has alot of ability in that technical world, helped me put the website together, the two of us. So that opened up a whole nother avenue to actually retail our products. And its worked really well. Its works so well that we ended up opening a retail shop after that. Frank Clay NH Gold byte As it first started we were slow and learning how the web works and how to get the hits and get the customers to come. Orders started to slowly come in and theye'd come in bunches and over the 2nd yr its grown quite a bit and we have regular orders coming in all the time now so we're really pleased. And we've continued to improve upon the web site and add new things and new ideas and we are constantly looking for oportunities that may present themselves. NH farmers have been known for their Yankee ingenuity, and it looks like that's one of the few things that's not changing. Charlie Moulton byte There's always options, and I think that's the exciting part about trying to make a living off the land is there's always options and to explore that can be very exciting. Steve Taylor Byte Most essentially, I think in terms of preserving a measure of open space, some healthy agriculture will keep meadows green around our towns and cities. It does alot in let's say preserving the perception that NH is a rural state. We still do have outdoors and we do have some agriculture and thats very important in alot of peoples' decisions to live here. So, there are sort of intangable values that is hard to put $ signs in front of, but are very significant in terms of our culture and our psyche of the state. end with mouse clicks and a picture.say 'apples' |
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Since we first brought you this story, Applecrest Farms says its weekend harvest festivals have gotten bigger. And they still do live music on weekends. Ben Wagner says that 15% of their income comes from wholesale revenues now and that is decreasing each year. Charlie Moulton at NH Gold has hired additional staff to keep up with the high volume of business. Business has done so well that Charlie has opened a Birkenstock store next door with two people on staff. |
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Ornamental horticulture, which includes greenhouse and nursery production, is one of the fastest-growing segments of New Hampshire agriculture. The value of the industry is estimated at $380 million dollars. For the largest growers in the state, producing millions of young plants every year is only possible with the help of sophisticated technology. Producer Susan Hajdu visited DS Cole Growers in Loudon to see how they're putting computers and robots to work for them in their greenhouse. |
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Start with exterior of DS Cole with couple seconds of nat sound, then hear beginning of Doug's clip and dissolve to him on camera. Doug 2-21:00 "What I've got in my hands is some cuttings of the Elatior Begonia that just came in from Denmark. We just went to the airport and picked them up this morning." narration 1 - And by the time those Begonias are ready to leave DS Cole Growers, they'll look a lot like this. montage shots of Begonias narration 2 - Doug Cole is owner of DS Cole Growers in Loudon, one of the most automated growers in New Hampshire. Within 140,000 square feet of greenhouses, Doug and his crew produce about 800 varieties of vegetative and seed grown plants. Doug 1-12:50 "In the spring, summer and fall we are primarily growing finished potted plants, flowering plants that you would see at a garden center of a supermarket or chain store, that type of plant." Chris 4-7:25 "The number and variety of plants is getting bigger and bigger and that's one of the biggest challenges for us." Doug 1-13:00 "Our primary business is not what you see here today." narration 3 - The bulk of their sales is in rooted cuttings, also known as young plants. Doug 1-13:50ish "These are rooted. They're very short and they're sent out all over the country. So we're supplying strictly wholesale to other growers to buy these crops, pot them up and create a finished product." Stand up - "If you're like me, you have trouble keeping several plants alive at one time. Imagine what it's like for Doug Cole who produces 10 million young plants every year. Fortunately for him, he has some high tech help." Doug 1-14:33 "Without that intensity of crop, it would be very hard to justify this automation." Sights and sounds of automation narration 4 - While some of the plant production is still done the old-fashioned way , most is governed by a state-of-the-art environmental computer system. From controlling the heat, humidity and light within the greenhouse to daily watering, automation is the only way to keep Doug's business growing. Doug 1-25:30 "I would say that today's grower's goal is to automate as much as possible. That's driven into us. The issue is more what's affordable and what's the payback, like any other business." Doug 1-25:55ish "As we grow larger and larger, we put in more pieces that went with it to make it more and more automated." narration 5 - And the automation starts early in the growing process. 2- 23:35 "Well, the cuttings are coming in from Denmark and this is what they're looking like coming out of the box. They're just a small tip cutting, you see a small amount of stem with 2 leaves on most of them. This is actually a large one." 2- 21:45 "So I'll take my cutting and just basically stick it in the center about ¼ of an inch, just to get that contact with the peat or media that we're using. And from there, we'll put it in the mist system, under the mist driven by the computer system and they'll stay in there for about 5 weeks until they're ready to come out and be potted." |
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Next Ben French introduces us to some of the state's youngest farmers. They're involved in a new program at the University of New Hampshire working to grow a 'Green Generation' of children. Organizers are hoping it catches on as children head back to school. |
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SOT: 18:30 It's really really lots of work kind of as much work as taking care of a pet or something. TRACK 1: It may be a lot work but these preschool and kindergarten students are having a lot of fun too. NAT: bean tunnel nats TRACK 2: And their learning. Its part of a new curriculum developed at UNH called "Growing A Green Generation". NAT: T1; 24:00 Those are called roots. WHATS ROOTS?? Roots absorb the water and sunshine helps the plant get big and strong! TRACK 3: The program began last year. It's made up of 42 activities available to anyone in print or online. The activities include plant basics, farm field trips and… making a garden. That's what these kids from the UNH Child Study and Development Center did this past summer. NAT/SOT: T1; !0;05 Who knows where plants come from? seeds! SOT: T3; there are aspects to this about understanding agriculture understanding plants and nature and also just awakening some aspects of environmental awareness in very young people. TRACK 4: Assistant Plant Biology Professor Paul Fisher helped start the garden project in 1999. He's interested in teaching UNH students how to best reach pre-schoolers. NAT/SOT: T3; One thing that might work well… TRACK 5: Lindsay Boyer is one of the first educators to put the curriculum to use. 02:00:15 STAND UP Lindsay how important is it to teach kids about where their food comes from? I think it's very important to. These kids will be able to develop more ownership and a sense of how much work it takes to provide food TRACK 6: Boyer says hands on learning like this will make the kids better consumers as adults. SOT: T131:25 one of the things hat came up was potatoes- they wanted to grow French fries, and I said what vegetable do French fries come form and they looked at me like I had two heads they had no idea that French fries were from potatoes so that is very important. 31:50 SOT: T1; 17:15KIDwe're growing flowers and beans what your favorite thing to grow?- I like corn and potatoes. I really don't like potatoes. I like baked potatoes 17:36 and potatoes help you make things like ketchup and soup17:43 SOT: 1:26:00 It's really important at an early age that we get kids excited about being outside, being in the environment and actually growing their own plants. SOT: T3; 3:01 you look at NH now the demographics are changing I'm from New Zealand a lot of people in our state didn't grow up here they didn't grow up on farms and we really want to have every person in NH think of farmers as good neighbors to understand the important role of agriculture as part of our cmty and also to explain that the milk doesn't come from a bottle and the apple or tomato doesn't come from a plastic package in the supermarket. 3:38OUT TRACK 7: Fisher says even a person without a green thumb can take on one of the garden projects. SOT: 5:18This series, "Growing a Green Generation" is designed for every teacher and parent. TRACK 8: And Boyer adds just a little knowledge of plants and growing goes a long way. SOT: T1 I had never actually planted my own garden before and I could explain how the plants could grow- the parts of plants the science of plants to the students but putting it in the ground was something I really didn't know about and that's where Dot comes into play in helping me learn about the garden. 18:53My hope for these kids is that they come out of this loving growing plants like I do. TRACK 9: Dot Perkins is a third generation gardener. She's helping the kids and Lindsay get a better handle on growing a garden. T2; 15:02 trying to think back to when I was a kid. Things I liked about the garden was running through the corn and things like that as a kid and that's where we came up with the idea for 'a maze of maze' T1; 27:48 They're getting excited about it because it's not just a piece of land their throwing things in, they are getting to play in the garden as well. TRACK 10: Even if this garden doesn't produce an award winning crop at the end of the season Boyer says the kids will always have the experience of 'growing green' at a young age. SOT: T1; we would love to be able to come up with a bunch of wonderful vegetables but at the same time it's the process of learning how to plant learning the process fo hwo plants grow and watching that happen - that is most important. TAG: For NHO IBF. |
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For more information on some of the subjects in our "Growing in NH" segments you can visit the following websites. |
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Now for a look below the waters of the seacoast. Trash that makes its way to the bottom of New Hampshire's harbors and islands can have a lasting impact on the underwater world that we don't often see. This weekend a group heads out the Isles of Shoals for an underwater cleanup. Producer Tai Freligh takes us on a test dive. |
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NATS 00:53:12 Medium shot of woman pulling bottle out of bag on deck, says "hey, more Tanqueray. This one looks like it's not been opened yet" TRACK THESE PEOPLE ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE COASTAL CLEANUP PROGRAM. SOT 00:58:15 Today we went out to Gossport harbor with the NH Coastal program and sponsor Shoals Marine Lab and it was United Divers of NH went out there to investigate what was out at Gossport Harbor and we were in about 28 feet of water and found quite a few piles of debris NATS 00:04:08 Shot with Steve on boat talking into walkie talkie and other boat in background, Steve says "Do you have buckets?" and they reply back on the WT "We have buckets", Steve says "Great" TRACK PART OF THE MISSION OF THE PROGRAM IS TO LOCATE AND REMOVE DEBRIS FROM THE OCEAN FLOOR. SOT 00:58:55 We found anything from bottles to aluminum cans. We found a full wine bottle. There was an old classic milk case, all kinds of different types of debris, a piece of lobster trap. TRACK ANOTHER GOAL IS TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ON THE ISSUE OF MARINE DEBRIS. SOT 1:01:35 We're including a girl scout troup and they are going to be with us on the day of the event as well. This is an educational tool for them because these folks live well inland and are not aware of marine issues and marine debris. TRACK TWO GIRLS CAME ON TODAY'S EXPEDITION. WHAT THEY FOUND WAS A BIT SURPRISING TO THEM. SOT 1:05:35 There were a lot of bottles and stuff and soda cans, so there was a lot of that stuff. SOT 00:57:17 I don't think they were really prepared to see the crabs. I think it is frustrating for them to see all the broken bottles coming up, all the cans and all the gross things they are pulling up. They are prepared to tell all the other girls that they are going to have to get dirty, they're going to have to wear gloves and there's going to be a lot of junk to bring up. NATS 00:24:50 Closup of hand holding can with sponge on it Sea urchins, snails, shrimp, sea worms I think they were weird. NATS 00:52:51 Medium shot of women holding piece of trashed can "Some kind of worm, sea worm, sea creature. I think we're going to find a lot this year at the Isles of Shoals. Gossport Harbor has never really been cleaned, at least not as far as we know. So this will be a great haul. I think we are all looking forward to it. I know the divers are very excited and so are we, very happy to be involved with it. STANDUP 00:51:48 "TODAY'S DIVE, HERE OFF THE ISLES OF SHOALS IS A PRACTICE RUN FOR THE SEPTEMBER EVENT. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE HERE , THEY'RE ALREADY PRODUCING RESULTS." SOT 00:59:18 The one in September has about eight or nine different boats. The Kingsbury from the Shoals Marine Lab group, Captain Robs dive charter boat, the Buckaneers dive charter boat. There will be four or five small personal boats. There's expected to be probably close to forty to forty five people helping us with support. **BUTT BITES TOGETHER** SOT 01:00:00 Last year we ended up with 600 pounds of debris in an hour with ten divers. This year we could hit a ton of debris in an hour so we're really looking forward to that. TRACK THE ACTUAL UNDERWATER CLEANUP TAKES PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 21ST AS PART OF A NATIONAL CLEANUP EFFORT. FOR NH OUTLOOK, I'M TAI FRELIGH. |
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Not everyone cleaning up the coast this weekend will be on the isles of shoals. If you're out driving this Saturday and want to help with the cleanup, just look for the signs off of Route 1 on the seacoast. |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - Fresh off his primary victory, we'll hear from Craig Benson, Republican nominee for Governor. |
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That's it for this edition of our program. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, I'm Ally McNair. Thanks for joining us. We'll see you next time on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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There's a new business growing in New Hampshire that is bringing farmers and consumers together in a new kind of partnership. Correspondent Lisa Brown explains this unique concept in farming. :02-:08 |
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Professor Fisher adds many of the activities in the "Growing a Green Generation" can be done year round. For more information you can log onto, horticulture DOT u-n-h DOT e-d-u. |
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AP-NH--I-93 Widening Murray: Varney's letter could delay I-93 widening dewfnst -- New Hampshire's transportation commissioner says the 330-- million-dollar Interstate 93 widening project could be delayed in a dispute over wetlands. Carol Murray says the Environmental Protection Agency is unwilling to compromise on its insistence that the state protect about three thousand acres. The state proposes protecting 650 acres in return for the 70-to-80 acres that would be destroyed by the project. The federal plan wants the department to account for the secondary effects of the widening: namely, the estimated 41 thousand people who will move into the area by 2020 because of the wider highway. The state wants to begin construction in 2004. |
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For more information about horticulture in New Hampshire, visit the University of New Hampshire's website at horticulture- dot-unh-dot-edu |
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To find the farmers' market in your area you log onto the state website. The address is on you screen. |
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While both Stonewall Farm and the Good Earth farm produce only enough food for their shareholders. There are times when crops are more plentiful. what's left over at both farms is distributed to local needy agencies. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:9/19/02 / 2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 4;23 In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included a report on the state of agriculture in New Hampshire. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Ben French NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Jack Potter\Sanbornton Farmers' Market Sylvia Hobby\Sanbornton Steve Taylor \NH Commissioner of Agriculture Sara Shirley\Shirley Farm, Goffstown Gail McWilliam-Jellie\Agricultural Development |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:9/19/02 / 2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 5:00 In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included a visit with some of the state's youngest farmers. They're involved in a new program at the University of New Hampshire working to grow a 'Green Generation' of children. Organizers are hoping it catches on as children head back to school. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Ben French NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Asst Prof Paul Fisher\UNH Plant Biology Dept Lindsay Boyer\UNH Student Dot Perkins\Garden Expert |
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