Climate Change Resilience Grant for Farmers

The application period for 2024 is now closed. Thank you to everyone that submitted an application.

The mission of the NH Conservation Districts Climate Resilience Grant is to support and empower local farmers to build climate resilience throughout the Granite State.

To accomplish this, the NH Conservation Districts are offering cost share grants to farmers to help reduce the impact of agriculture on climate change (mitigation) through greenhouse gas emissions reduction and carbon sequestration, and through increasing the resiliency of New Hampshire Farms in a changing climate (adaptation), while meeting farm’s conservation goals and needs. Extreme weather events, frequent and prolonged droughts, and increased pest pressures are increasing challenges for NH farms.

Past Recipient’s Projects

Bascom Road Blueberry Farm, located in Newport, NH, a pick your own blueberry operation and vegetable farm will purchase a plastic mulch layer to keep water in the ground and prevent weeds from growing up through it, reducing herbicide use.

Photo credit: Bascom Road Blueberry Farm https://bascomroadblueberryfarm.com
Boggy Meadow Farm, located in Walpole, NH, producing farmstead cheeses, will install a Johnson-Su compost bioreactor, to create a fungal-rich compost to improve on-farm soil health.

Photo credit: Boggy Meadow Farm https://www.boggymeadowfarm.com
Brookfield Farm, a certified Organic Dairy Farm in Walpole, NH, will apply potassium to select fields to increase the quality and quantity of forage, improve soil health, and improve plant resilience during extreme weather conditions and drought.

Photo credit: Brookfield Farm https://brookfieldorganic.com/
Gentile Family Homestead, located in Fitzwilliam, NH, selling pasture based beef and pork directly to the community, will install an automatic cattle watering system, conserving water during periods of drought.

Photo credit: Gentile Family Homestead https://www.facebook.com/GentileFamilyHomestead/
Green Bough Farm, located in North Haverhill, NH, offering grass fed beef and pastured eggs to the community, will install an automatic cattle pasture move system to increase soil water holding capacity through mob grazing practices.

Photo credit: Green Bough Farm https://greenboughfarm.wordpress.com/
Linden Woods Farm, an equestrian facility located in Durham, NH, growing hay and selling composted manure, will update their drainage system to reduce and manage erosion.

Photo credit: Linden Woods Farm https://lindenwoodsfarm.org/
Loca Berry at Emery Farm, a berry farm located in Durham, NH, will implement climate smart agricultural practices for resilient day-neutral strawberry production.

Photo credit: Emery Farm https://emeryfarm.com/
Meristem Flower Farm, a flower farm located in Strafford, NH, will update their drainage system to drain fields earlier in the spring and reduce soil erosion.

Photo credit: Meristem Flower Farm https://www.meristemflowerfarm.com/
Picadilly Farm, a diversified farm in Winchester, NH, selling organically grown vegetables, will purchase a Perfecta Field Cultivator to reduce tillage, improving farm soil health and carbon capture.

Photo credit: Picadilly Farm https://www.picadillyfarm.com/
Robinson Family Farms, located in Pittsburg, NH, providing custom beef, pork, and chicken orders, will upgrade their manure pit and barnyard corral to minimize mud, control moisture, and increase farm manure use instead of fertilizers.

Photo credit: Robinson Family Farms https://www.robinsonfamilyfarms.com/
Tellman Hill Farm, located in Whitefield, NH, sells meat chickens and keeps a small laying flock of chickens, ducks, and geese. The farm is currently establishing a 6 acre pick-your-own orchard which will have fruit available beginning in 2024. Products will be apples, apple cider, pears, plums, sour cherries, pumpkins, and related value-added offerings. Tellman Hill Farm will enhance their irrigation water supply and distribution, providing greater security for the health and growth of trees, and in turn, producing higher quality fruit during periods of drought.

Photo Credit: Tellman Hill Farm https://www.facebook.com/tellmanhillfarm/
Winter Street Farm, a reduced tillage four season vegetable production CSA, located in Claremont, NH, will purchase necessary infrastructure to increase their community composting program: reducing waste, fertilizer inputs, increasing soil health, and promoting carbon capture.

Photo Credit: Winter Street Farm https://www.winterstreetfarm.com/

Climate Change Resilience Grant for Farmers

Bascom Road Blueberry Farm, located in Newport, NH, a pick your own blueberry operation and vegetable farm will purchase a plastic mulch layer to keep water in the ground and prevent weeds from growing up through it, reducing herbicide use.

Boggy Meadow Farm, located in Walpole, NH, producing farmstead cheeses, will install a Johnson-Su compost bioreactor, to create a fungal-rich compost to improve on-farm soil health.

Brookfield Farm, a certified Organic Dairy Farm in Walpole, NH, will apply potassium to select fields to increase the quality and quantity of forage, improve soil health, and improve plant resilience during extreme weather conditions and drought.

Gentile Family Homestead, located in Fitzwilliam, NH, selling pasture based beef and pork directly to the community, will install an automatic cattle watering system, conserving water during periods of drought.

Green Bough Farm, located in North Haverhill, NH, offering grass fed beef and pastured eggs to the community, will install an automatic cattle pasture move system to increase soil water holding capacity through mob grazing practices.

Linden Woods Farm, an equestrian facility located in Durham, NH, growing hay and selling composted manure, will update their drainage system to reduce and manage erosion.

Loca Berry at Emery Farm, a berry farm located in Durham, NH, will implement climate smart agricultural practices for resilient day-neutral strawberry production.

Meristem Flower Farm, a flower farm located in Strafford, NH, will update their drainage system to drain fields earlier in the spring and reduce soil erosion.

Picadilly Farm, a diversified farm in Winchester, NH, selling organically grown vegetables, will purchase a Perfecta Field Cultivator to reduce tillage, improving farm soil health and carbon capture.

Robinson Family Farms, located in Pittsburg, NH, providing custom beef, pork, and chicken orders, will upgrade their manure pit and barnyard corral to minimize mud, control moisture, and increase farm manure use instead of fertilizers.

Winter Street Farm, a reduced tillage four season vegetable production CSA, located in Claremont, NH, will purchase necessary infrastructure to increase their community composting program: reducing waste, fertilizer inputs, increasing soil health, and promoting carbon capture.