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Now on New Hampshire Outlook: How does Killington, New Hampshire sound? Vermont's well-known ski town wants to secede and become part of the Granite State. Also ahead: |
| Preshow #2 Taylor Return to index of stories... |
New Hampshire's Commissioner of Agriculture shows us how some some dairy farmers going back. to the future. with niche marketing and locally produced bottled milk. Plus: |
| Preshow #4 Milkman Return to index of stories... |
Chip Neal goes on tour of a new exhibit focused on milk delivery of years gone by. |
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Hello. I'm Allison McNair. Beth Carroll is on assignment. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. Killington, Vermont or Killington, New Hampshire? That's a question that may soon be asked in the legislature. Killington, Vermont is well over the New Hampshire border, it's just under 100 miles from Concord. Last week, officials from Killington came to Concord to present legislation to Governor Benson which may one day result in the Vermont town joining the Granite state. There are plenty of folks in Killington upset enough to secede and the reason will sound familiar. Producer Phil Vaughn picks up on the story. |
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If both New Hampshire and Vermont legislatures do ratify an agreement of secession it would still need the consent of Congress. |
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New Hampshire's rural character has long been tied up in its agriculture. Dairy farms have dotted the landscape for decades. But dairy farmers are at a crossroads. It's getting harder and harder to stay in business. Some are meeting the challenge, by taking stock of the past. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Taylor takes us to Plainfield where one operation is going back. to the future. |
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Many may remember when milk was delivered fresh, right to your door. The Museum of New Hamshire History is hosting an exhibit entitled "From Dairy to Doorstep: Milk Delivery in New England from 1860 to 1960. Chip Neal takes us on a tour. |
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The exhibit was produced by the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities and curated by Judith Moyer. The show runs through January second at the Museum of New Hampshire History in Concord. |
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Finally, as New Hampshire's Commissioner of Agriculture told us earlier, small, family dairy farms have had to come up with creative ways to diversify their business in order to survive. We first visited one such farm in Groveton several years ago. Producer Susan Hajdu took us there. |
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Kelly 1-7:22ish "There have been so many farms that have gone out, especially up here. I hate to see that happen to us." Narr 1: Kelly Gray grew up working on this 500 acre farm with her four siblings. It's a family-owned business that began as a dairy operation. Her sense of environmental stewardship and love of farming are strong. But it wasn't always that way. Kelly 1-3:09 3:20 "We always had to help out, my sister, one of my sisters who is close to the same age as me always had chores to do, feeding calves was our job, and cleaning out the barn. At the time we hated it, at the time we wanted to be anywhere but here." Narr 2: But, as time passed, so did those feelings. After high school, Kelly left Groveton and headed south to Durham, where she studied horticulture at the University of New Hampshire. She graduated in 1997 and returned to Graymist Farm with a new vision. Gordon 3:23:30ish "She has a lot of practical ideas, hands-on ideas that she got from college, which is good. Things we can take right out there and we can put to work." Nancy 4-33:20ish "We put up the greenhouse to start most of the vegetables. We used to purchase them and put them in the garden but she wanted to start her own. It just amazed me, when we went out there when she telling me what to do, how to fertilize, and it really impressed me what she had learned, all the hands-on stuff. And she knew exactly what she was doing and how to start everything from seed." Stand-up: 5-05:45 to 5:55 While the dairy is the foundation of Graymist Farm, economic pressures have led the family to diversity by operating a composting business and growing a wide variety of vegetables. Kelly 1- 10:035 "We have started to grow more of a variety of things that aren't traditionally seen in supermarkets around here, specialty things like hot peppers. You might have it or you might not. Or, even baby corn or snow peas or baby eggplant, something that you'd find in supermarkets in the southern part of the state that, up here, maybe it's a little harder to come by." Gordon 3-24:11 "She has also gotten a business degree, which is real helpful. She started in marketing and ended up in business - the combination of that has been excellent. She has a bunch of marketing ideas that we are hoping to do in the future. And, just business in general, keeping track, she has done a lot with spreadsheets, tracking sales and customers, what goes on day to day, things that we never looked at." Nancy 3-31:46 "She also worked while she was at Plymouth State getting her business degree. She worked at a pretty good size supermarket in the Plymouth area. And watching what people bought there gave her the idea that maybe we should be bagging lettuce, and mesculin, and making our own coleslaw. That has really been a big addition, they really like the convenience of that, she has really seen a big difference in sales." Kelly 1-14:00ish "With our stand, too, we've found that just offering vegetables, we do well, but if we have other things like maple syrup, and honey, other types of products, even gift shop type products, we've done better and had more people coming in, spending more time looking around, and spending more money, too. So I think diversification is something that we need to continually look at and keep on top of." Narr 3: Diversification extends beyond what is grown in these fields. With 100 cows, there are a lot of by-products. And what's waste to some has become profit for Graymist. Gordon 4-30:40ish "We have a lot of manure here, and bedding, and I started mixing it and playing with it, and over the years got better at it." Narr 4: Last spring, the family sold 350 cubic yards of odorless, organic compost to area vegetable growers, home gardeners and landscapers. Gordon 4-25:00 "The demand is there. It's just our time to make the compost and time to deliver it. So it's a good problem to have but it can be frustrating in the spring when we are trying to get vegetable crops in, as well as field crops. That's when everybody wants their compost." Narr 5: As the Grays look for new ways to stay profitable, their long term goal is keep the farm family-owned. Gordon 3-26:50 "We'd love to have someone in the family keep it going, obviously as long as it's economically feasible. And as far as the vegetables go, I think it is, that has done well." Nancy 3-30:30 " What has Kelly brought to the farm? Enthusiasm and a desire to keep the farm going and keep it in the family. She has a lot of really good ideas of what we can do for the future. She wants to be a part of that. Of all the kids, she the one who seems most centered to the farm." |
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To learn more about farming in the state, you can access the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture's website by heading to our website, nhptv.org. There you can also join our online discussion and tell us what's on your mind. You can also find streaming video of all our broadcasts. |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - The Democratic National Convention begins next week and we'll take a closer look at the presidential race. Bill Shaheen-- New Hampshire Chair of the John Kerry presidential campaign --and Tom Rath, former state attorney general and member of the Republican National Committee. will join us for a spirited debate on the issues. We hope you can join us too. |
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That is it for this edition of our program. I'm Allison McNair. We'll see you next time. Thanks for watching. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook: Democrat Bill Shaheen and Republican Tom Rath debate the race for president. Join us tonight at 10:00 only on New Hampshire Public Television. |
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To learn more about farming in the state, you can visit the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture's website at state-dot-nh-dot-us-forward slash-agric-forward slash-rural-dot- html. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 07/19/04 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 7:05 minutes Now on New Hampshire Outlook: How does Killington, New Hampshire sound? Vermont's well-known ski town wants to secede and become part of the Granite State. Also ahead: New Hampshire's Commissioner of Agriculture shows us how some some dairy farmers going back. to the future. with niche marketing and locally produced bottled milk. Plus: Chip Neal goes on tour of a new exhibit focused on milk delivery of years gone by. Hello. I'm Allison McNair. Beth Carroll is on assignment. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. Killington, Vermont or Killington, New Hampshire? That's a question that may soon be asked in the legislature. Killington, Vermont is well over the New Hampshire border, it's just under 100 miles from Concord. Last week, officials from Killington came to Concord to present legislation to Governor Benson which may one day result in the Vermont town joining the Granite state. There are plenty of folks in Killington upset enough to secede and the reason will sound familiar. Producer Phil Vaughn picks up on the story. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Craig Benson\Governor, NH Norman Holcomb\Killington Selectman Walter Findeisen\Killington Selectman Rep. Henry McElroy \R-Nashua Michael Miller\Killington Selectman |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 07/19/04 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 7:05 minutes Now on New Hampshire Outlook: How does Killington, New Hampshire sound? Vermont's well-known ski town wants to secede and become part of the Granite State. Also ahead: New Hampshire's Commissioner of Agriculture shows us how some some dairy farmers going back. to the future. with niche marketing and locally produced bottled milk. Plus: Chip Neal goes on tour of a new exhibit focused on milk delivery of years gone by. Hello. I'm Allison McNair. Beth Carroll is on assignment. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. Killington, Vermont or Killington, New Hampshire? That's a question that may soon be asked in the legislature. Killington, Vermont is well over the New Hampshire border, it's just under 100 miles from Concord. Last week, officials from Killington came to Concord to present legislation to Governor Benson which may one day result in the Vermont town joining the Granite state. There are plenty of folks in Killington upset enough to secede and the reason will sound familiar. Producer Phil Vaughn picks up on the story. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Craig Benson\Governor, NH Norman Holcomb\Killington Selectman Walter Findeisen\Killington Selectman Rep. Henry McElroy \R-Nashua Michael Miller\Killington Selectman |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 07/19/04 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 7:10 minutes Now on New Hampshire Outlook: How does Killington, New Hampshire sound? Vermont's well-known ski town wants to secede and become part of the Granite State. Also ahead: New Hampshire's Commissioner of Agriculture shows us how some some dairy farmers going back. to the future. with niche marketing and locally produced bottled milk. Plus: Chip Neal goes on tour of a new exhibit focused on milk delivery of years gone by. New Hampshire's rural character has long been tied up in its agriculture. Dairy farms have dotted the landscape for decades. But dairy farmers are at a crossroads. It's getting harder and harder to stay in business. Some are meeting the challenge, by taking stock of the past. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Taylor takes us to Plainfield where one operation is going back. to the future. PRODUCER/REPORTER: NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Steve Taylor\NH Commissioner of Agriculture Tom McNamara\McNamara Farm Pat McNamara\McNamara Farm Mary McNamara\McNamara Farm |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 07/19/04 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 4:20 minutes Now on New Hampshire Outlook: How does Killington, New Hampshire sound? Vermont's well-known ski town wants to secede and become part of the Granite State. Also ahead: New Hampshire's Commissioner of Agriculture shows us how some some dairy farmers going back. to the future. with niche marketing and locally produced bottled milk. Plus: Chip Neal goes on tour of a new exhibit focused on milk delivery of years gone by. Many may remember when milk was delivered fresh, right to your door. The Museum of New Hamshire History is hosting an exhibit entitled "From Dairy to Doorstep: Milk Delivery in New England from 1860 to 1960. Chip Neal takes us on a tour. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Chip Neal NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Wesley Balla\Museum of NH History |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 07/19/04 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 6:00 minutes Now on New Hampshire Outlook: How does Killington, New Hampshire sound? Vermont's well-known ski town wants to secede and become part of the Granite State. Also ahead: New Hampshire's Commissioner of Agriculture shows us how some some dairy farmers going back. to the future. with niche marketing and locally produced bottled milk. Plus: Chip Neal goes on tour of a new exhibit focused on milk delivery of years gone by. Finally, as New Hampshire's Commissioner of Agriculture told us earlier, small, family dairy farms have had to come up with creative ways to diversify their business in order to survive. We first visited one such farm in Groveton several years ago. Producer Susan Hajdu took us there. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Susan Hajdu NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Kelly Gray\Graymist Farm Gordon Gray\Owner, Graymist Nancy Gray\Owner, Graymist Susan Hajdu\NH Outlook |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 07/19/04 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 6:00 minutes Now on New Hampshire Outlook: How does Killington, New Hampshire sound? Vermont's well-known ski town wants to secede and become part of the Granite State. Also ahead: New Hampshire's Commissioner of Agriculture shows us how some some dairy farmers going back. to the future. with niche marketing and locally produced bottled milk. Plus: Chip Neal goes on tour of a new exhibit focused on milk delivery of years gone by. Finally, as New Hampshire's Commissioner of Agriculture told us earlier, small, family dairy farms have had to come up with creative ways to diversify their business in order to survive. We first visited one such farm in Groveton several years ago. Producer Susan Hajdu took us there. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Susan Hajdu NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Kelly Gray\Graymist Farm Gordon Gray\Owner, Graymist Nancy Gray\Owner, Graymist Susan Hajdu\NH Outlook |
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July 19, 2004: We began taping the show by 5:15pm. All went well. We finished just before 6pm. |
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