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Nicholas Farms

Nicholas Farms. Organic Fruits & Vegetables. History. Oldest family-run farm in Strafford Country Run by descendents of Harold Nicholas since 1790 Farm stand opened for business in 1920. What is Organic?.

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Nicholas Farms

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  1. Nicholas Farms Organic Fruits & Vegetables

  2. History • Oldest family-run farm in Strafford Country • Run by descendents of Harold Nicholas since 1790 • Farm stand opened for business in 1920

  3. What is Organic? • "An organic farm, properly speaking, is not one that uses certain methods and substances and avoids others; it is a farm whose structure is formed in imitation of the structure of a natural system that has the integrity, the independence and the benign dependence of an organism" • —Wendell Berry, "The Gift of Good Land"

  4. Why Organic? • No pesticides • Better for you • Protects our workers • No hazardous material seeps into water sources • Food quality • Higher in natural vitamins • Only fresh produce

  5. Farming Practices • No synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides or genetically modified organisms (GMOs) • Soil protection • Biodiversity • Crop rotation

  6. Check it Out! • Available for tours for school groups • Farm stand open Wednesdays-Sundays 165 Bennett Falls Road Newmarket, NH 03857 (603) 555-1089 www.nicholasorganicfarm.org

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