Events
We love gathering with you!
Kearsarge Food Hub events, both online and in person, are great opportunities to connect with a community of folks committed to building a resilient local food system and enjoying the fruits of our local lands! We hope you’ll save the date for our annual events, and stay tuned in for more opportunities to get together!
FEED Kearsarge Coalition Meeting
What does a food-secure Kearsarge area look like in 5 years? Let’s build it together.
You’re invited to the next FEED Kearsarge Coalition Meeting, on Thursday, June 18th from 1-2pm on zoom.
Whether you are a local producer, community organizer, or a neighbor who cares about food access, your voice matters.
Open Mic: Live Music Raising funds for KFH
Open Mic - Live Music Raising funds for KFH
Friday, June 19th 7pm
Come enjoy some great tunes by local band Half Dead featuring Brick Moltx and Rich Cohn in the community room at Sweet Beet Market + Cafe. 11 West Main Street, Bradford NH.
By donation with funds supporting Kearsarge Food Hub's food security programming.
Taste Local: LaBelle Winery
Sip local. Discover something new.
Sample artisan-crafted wines from LaBelle Winery and find your next favorite bottle.
Free tasting at Sweet Beet Market & Café | June 20 | 11 AM–2 PM.
Bradford Independence Day
Bradford's 250th Independence Day Celebration
Saturday, June 27th, all day!!
Come enjoy a community-wide celebration honoring 250th Independence Date. The day will include all sorts of family fun, from the 5k road race, parade, games and activities, and fireworks. Come grab all your local goodies at Sweet Beet Market + Cafe!
Farm Bill Chit Chat
Join us online for a chat to learn what the Farm Bill is and how it impacts both farming practices and food assistance programs.
Get an update on where this legislation is heading and how we can advocate for what matters for our community.
Hosted by CARHE in partnership with the Kearsarge Food Hub and special guests!
6th Annual Community Fair
Join us on the lawn at Sweet Beet Market + Café for a day of family fun! Each year we invite you to come experience the beauty and bounty of our local food system and community partners, including live music, special menu in the café, games and activities for kids and adults, fairyland, goats, and more!
2025 will be an extra special year as we celebrate our 10 year anniversary! Save the date and don’t miss it.
The community fair is free and open to all.
SHEI Open House and Family Day
Sniff, nibble, explore, & play, then take a garden away!
SHEI is delighted to partner with Kelly Dwyer of Nature Education Opportunities, and Xochi Salazar of the Kearsarge Food Hub (KFH) to host a celebration of our natural world!
Children will explore the wonders of NH's wetlands by creating investigation stations to examine the insects living in the pond’s muddy substrate, searching the water's edge for mammal tracks and amphibious life, and challenging each other to peek at critters in the "mystery habitat containers."
Garden Party Plant Sale Extravaganza
Join us for our 2nd Annual Garden Party Plant Sale Extravaganza!
Planning your Summer Garden? Look no further. We have organic vegetable, herb and flower starts from Good Earth Farm in Weare, NH
We’ll also have vendor tastings, live music, and more.
Save the date for this official kick-off of Summer Sweet Beet style!
Grow with Us Monthly Giving Campaign!
Help us grow the next generation of growers, mindful eaters, and land stewards!
We have a mission—and a deadline. To keep our programs rooted and growing, we must increase KFH’s monthly income by $1,500 by MAY 24th.
Right now, hundreds of young people across the Kearsarge Region rely on our farm and garden education to learn, eat, and thrive. But we can’t sustain this vital work on hope alone.
We need sustainable, predictable support.
2026 Annual Meeting
We're thrilled to present Kearsarge Food Hub's Annual Meeting IN PERSON for the first time ever on Thursday, May 7th from 5:30-7:30.
We'll gather at the newly renovated Bradford Town Hall with delicious food from Sweet Beet Cafe and dig into the collective impact of our nonprofit work from last year and the past decade of service.
Can’t make it in person? Tune in online!
2026 Farm + Forest Club Spring Session
We are so excited to announce that the Kearsarge Food Hub's Farm + Forest Club is BACK, open to children ages 6-11.
Farm + Forest Club is a drop off, once a week, immersive outdoor education program held Thursdays from 10am-4pm.
Multi-week sessions will be held throughout the year in Spring, Summer & Fall. Students will gather together with peers and educators to grow and eat food, connect to nature, and build their environmental science knowledge and skills.
Food Security Summit
Food Security Summit
Connection • Learning • Collaboration
Saturday, April 18th at Kearsarge Regional High School
The Food Security Summit by FEED Kearsarge is an annual gathering that brings together the people and organizations working to expand food access, education, and distribution across the Kearsarge / Lake Sunapee region.
Taking place on Saturday, April 18th from 9:00am–3:00pm at Kearsarge Regional High School in North Sutton, NH, the summit offers a full day of connection, learning, and collaboration with refreshments and lunch provided.
2026 Tray it Forward Sign up!
7th Annual Tray it Forward!
There are SO many ways to grow food at home, even if you don’t have a lot of extra time, money, or space!
The Tray it Forward project offers free seedlings if you need a hand getting your garden started.
NH Food System Statewide Gathering
NH Food System Statewide Gathering
April 10th at the Owl’s Nest in Thornton, NH
Each year, the NH Food System Statewide Gathering brings together individuals, businesses, and organizations from across sectors who are dedicated to developing a local food system that works for all in the Granite State.
Farmers, fishermen, business owners, and food system professionals from across New Hampshire and New England will be gathering to dive deeply into breakout sessions, networking activities, and more to drive change across New Hampshire’s food system.
Southern Charm Farm CHEESE & Peony Place SOURDOUGH Tasting!
TRY NEW CHEESE!!!! What an exciting day because there is a new cheese on the block.
Have you heard of Southern Charm Farm in Hopkinton, NH? This local farm is making quality artisan cheeses that are hand-crafted, made with the freshest local ingredients, and best of all they are made with the intention to bring people together!
Come visit these cheese-makers at Sweet Beet on Saturday March 21st between 11 AM and 2 PM to get your hands on this beautiful and absolutely exceptional and delicious cheese.
2026 Abenaki Seeds Project Sign Up!
Kearsarge Food Hub (home of Sweet Beet) is partnering with Abenaki Trails Project, Abenaki Helping Abenaki Food Pantry, and the Hopkinton Historical Society to support year SIX of the Abenaki Seeds Project!
If you’re interested in growing the three sisters—corn, beans, and squash—sign up for the project today so that we can prepare a package of seeds just for you!
Wine and Cheese Tasting with Abbot Hill Cheese + NOK Vino
Fun fact about Abbot Hill: this “pasture to table” cheese is only sold within a 50 mile range of where it’s made in Wilton, NH. So, if you are looking for a super authentic, delicious and very LOCAL cheese, come try something new on Saturday March 14th from 11 AM - 2 PM.
Abbot Hill Creamery has a goal to use their passion for the art of cheese making to bring you amazing cheeses that you will love. They use quality ingredients and collaborate with southern New Hampshire dairy farmers and their cows to produce a wide variety of soft and hard cheeses.
KNP Volunteer Meet and Greet at Sweet Beet Market + Cafe
Looking to get connected in the Kearsarge Community?
Join us for a meet & greet with local nonprofit Kearsarge Neighborhood Partners on Saturday, March 14th from 10am -11:30am at Sweet Beet Market + Cafe.
Pigeon Cove Kombucha Tasting!
Get ready friends, this is going to be a GOOD ONE. Everybody’s favorite kombucha company is going to be HERE at the market on Saturday March 7th from 11 AM to 2 PM!!
We have nearly ten rotating flavors of Pigeon Cove Ferment’s kombucha in our drink cooler, and fun fact the Hibiscus Ginger is not only the top kombucha flavor that we sell but it is the most purchased drink (other than cups of coffee haha) here at Sweet Beet!
We’ve been told the cucumber jalapeño flavor makes an incredibly refreshing mocktail OR cocktail (margaritas anyone?) and the raspberry basil or hibiscus ginger mixes well with Herbal Revolution’s elderberry tonic for the immunity boost we could all use this time of year!
NOFA-NH Winter Conference
NOFA-NH Winter Conference
March 7th at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, NH
Rooted in shared purpose and growing together, the NOFA-NH Winter Conference is a celebration of community, resilience, and the transformative power of local food. This year’s theme, Taking Root: Nourishing Community, honors the deep connections between land, people, and practices that sustain us.
Customer Appreciation Month
March is Customer Appreciation Month, and to say THANK YOU for your loyalty to shopping here at Sweet Beet, and most importantly shopping LOCAL, we have TWO opportunities for you to save money this month!
Get your coupons at the register at Sweet Beet, or print your own at home!
One coupon is to get $10 off when you spend $50 and the other is to get $20 off when you spend $100.
Use each coupon ONCE and one set per person!
Feathered Friend (NEW) Beer Tasting!
Your favorite beer guys are back with NEW beer to try!!!
Feathered Friend newbies on the shelves include:
Bay Area - IPA / American
Cloud Animals - Wheat Beer - Hefeweizen
Mountain Wanderer- Pilsner - Czech / Bohemian
the RETURN of everyone's fav stout - Nuthatch
Stop by the market on Saturday, February 28th from 11:20 - 2 PM to try some beer from this cool Concord, NH brewery!
Granola Tasting!
Maple Nut Kitchen granola tasting!!
Made in NH, these specialty granola products are created for the consumer who cares not only about how their food tastes but also how its MADE.
With over a dozen unique flavors of granola that are ALL gluten-free, vegan and non-GMO everything is produced in a small batches and a dedicated GF facility.
Hand-blended with crunchy nuts, toasted oats and yummy dried fruits, + sweetened only with warm maple syrup.
Their very popular Paleo (gran-free) collection includes Northern Berry Harvest, Eastern Apple Pecan and more!
Coffee and Sourdough Tasting!
This might be the tasting of the year! You know them and you love them both - Crystal from Peony Place Sourdough, and Alyssa from Witching Hour Coffee + Provisions will be here TOGETHER this Sunday February 15th from 10 AM - noon with coffee and sourdough tastings!
And fingers crossed for some of Crystal's black garlic butter on the world's best sourdough!
"Farm to Jar" Salsa Tasting!
Choose your favorite Winni Woods salsa for game day!!
Aaron will be in the market from 11:30 - 12:30 on Saturday, February 7th with a very special salsa tasting!
If you’re going to be watching the Super Bowl this weekend - the team is LOCAL (Go Pats!) therefore the salsa MUST BE LOCAL, TOO.
Did you know that Winni Woods is a fully “from seed to table” establishment? Their fire-roasted salsas are made with ingredients from their very own certified organic farm in Alton Bay, NH.
Ingredients are simple and flavor is slightly smokey and RICH in flavor. “The chili heads” must try the hot version!
Don’t forget to grab a bag of El Nacho premium tortilla chips for dipping!
Honey Tasting! (Food Drive Item!)
You know this honey and you love this honey!!!
And if you don’t know this honey, now is your time to know it and love it!
It really doesn’t get any more local than Randy Fleury’s honey from just a few miles away in Sutton, NH.
Come visit the “Bee Man” on Saturday Feb 7th from 11 AM to 2 PM to try an assortment of raw local honey, including new flavors of creamed honey (perfection on toast with butter or in your tea!)
PS this is a February Food Drive item, which means you can buy one for yourself and one for the Food Drive!
February Food Drive
Cold days, warm hearts here at Sweet Beet, as we kick off our third annual February Food Drive!
Save 10% on your in-market purchases when you donate 3+ Food Drive items, or donate online! (the entire month of February)
Our local food pantries are seeing a record high number of clients, which means these donations are critical, especially this time of year as our neighbors face the impossible decision of “heat or eat?”.
This year’s Food Drive is unique because not only can you donate non-perishable items, you can also donate FRESH food, including milk, eggs, yogurt, chicken, ground beef, tofu, an assortment of fresh vegetables + fruit, and more!
LaBelle Wine Tasting
You loved the last tasting, so our local wine-making friends from Amherst, NH are back for another day of pouring good local wine!
If you’ve had your eye on a bottle of wine but haven’t quiiiiite been ready to try something new, now is your chance to give it a try.
Come try LaBelle Winery artisan wines on Saturday January 31st from 11 AM to 2 PM!
LaBelle Winery has a strong focus on sustainability and bringing NH-made wines to tables near you. With over 2,000 vines and 6 varietals their grape harvest equals 7,000 - 8,000 pounds a year.
Closing for January Break
Sweet Beet Market and Cafe will be closing for three weeks in January to give our incredible staff a little winter break!
During this time we hope that YOU find plenty of time to rest and enjoy winter in New England.
Please come into the market and stock up on all of your favorite local necessities and goodies, (especially frozen meals from Sweet Beet Cafe!) before the end of the year :)
Sweet Beet Year End Hours
OPEN: Monday December 22nd and Tuesday December 23rd for Holiday Pre-order Pick ups as well as regular market shopping!
CLOSED: Wednesday December 24th (Christmas Eve) and Thursday December 25th (Christmas)
OPEN: Friday December 26th, Saturday December 27th, Sunday December 28th
OPEN: Monday December 29th and Tuesday December 30th for the second round of Holiday Pre-Order pick ups as well as regular market shopping!
CLOSED: Wednesday December 31st
Holiday Hoorah!!
1st Annual Holiday Hoorah!
Celebrate the holiday season with us at Sweet Beet Market on Thursday, December 18, from 5:00-7:00 pm.
Gather up locally handmade gifts, shop the market for all your holiday meals, and join us for the special unveiling of our 10th Anniversary Community Art Project! Refreshments provided by Sweet Beet Cafe and tastings from a sampling of our market vendors.
Winter Holiday Pre-Orders!
Winter Holiday Pre-Orders!
Find something the whole family will love from Sweet Beet Cafe this holiday season!
From sweet and savory treats, including holiday pies, cookies (party-packs are back!), scones, and MORE!
Did somebody say homemade cinnamon rolls?
Don’t forget to order your holiday roast! And more it local. We have seafood offerings, turkey and ham.
Find the entire list of offerings, and easily order NOW at www.bit.ly/winter-hoiday-pre-order
Love Local Auction
It’s Kearsarge Food Hub’s annual Love Local Auction!
Bid on an array of fantastic local services, experiences and products - just in time for gift giving season!
The auction has something for everyone, with a broad range of price points through an easy-to-use online platform.
All proceeds support Kearsarge Food Hub’s mission to reinvigorate the community within a restorative local food system!
Holiday Pop Up!
BEST TIME of the year!!!
Our annual Holiday Pop Up is up and running, with a stunning array of goods crafted by our talented local community members.
We have thirteen amazing vendors set up in the Community Room this year! Check out our socials in the weeks to come, as well as this blog post for a closer look into each of our talented LOCAL artists + makers!
The Holiday Popup Market will be set up until December 29th for you local holiday shopping and perusing! YAY to supporting our wonderful local artisans!
Loon Chocolate Tasting
TASTE CHOCOLATE. We have over a dozen flavors of Loon Chocolate bars - local small batch chocolate made in Manchester, NH.
‘Tis definitely the season for munching on those “bean-to-bar” treats. All chocolates are ethically sourced and manufactured, and non-GMO. Feel really great about treating yourself and others this holiday season to a little bit of local cocoa magic. Yes - we do sell their hot chocolate mix!
Lavender Tasting with Pumpkin Blossom Farm
Taste Lavender?! But how?
Pumpkin Blossom Farm, home of Lavender Fields (a very beautiful lavender farm just down the street in Warner, NH) will be joining us here at Sweet Beet Market and Cafe on Saturday November 22nd from 11 AM to 2 PM with one of their most flavorful lavender products.
Come by the market Saturday to taste lavender simple syrup!