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!
Order Local Thanksgiving Turkeys and Hams!
Time to order 🦃🍗 Thanksgiving turkeys, turkey parts and hams!
Turkeys are fresh and naturally raised from Misty Knoll Farms in New Haven, Vermont. Whole turkeys are $6.69 per pound.
When you order online or in person (or call us! 603-938-5323) you will be able to choose the weight of the bird you'd like. The general rule is to plan for 1 1/2 pounds per guest. If you're buying boneless meat, assume about 8 ounces per guest.
We also have turkey parts:
Boneless Breast
Bone-In Breast
Leg Quarter (Thigh and Drum)
Bone-In Thigh
Learn more and order online at bit.ly/thanksgiving-turkey-orders
Pick up hours (at Sweet Beet) will be:
Tuesday, 11/25
10:00am-6:00pm
Wednesday, 11/26
10:00am-6:00pm
Order Deadline is Friday November 14th by 6:00 PM.
Halloween at Sweet Beet!
The town of Bradford closes Main Street on Halloween for trick or treating and Sweet Beet it always delighted to be a part of the fun!
Make sure to stop by 11 West Main Street for soup and cider, and of course spooky vibes and candy!
Come show us your costumes and let’s have the best Halloween ever.
See you there!
2025 Love Local: Meeting the Moment
You are warmly invited to Kearsarge Food Hub’s 5th Annual Love Local: Meeting the Moment event on November 6th from 6:30-8:00pm.
What makes this year’s Love Local event so special is we have an amazing group of leaders joining us for a panel discussion.
These are some of the leading minds in food and agriculture from across New Hampshire who are meeting the moment and adapting in real time as the food and agriculture landscape shifts and new challenges present themselves every day.
We'll hear directly from them about their work, the organizations they lead, and how we can all join them in meeting this moment through showing up and taking action one step at a time.
Community Conversation: Thriving Together
Please join us in the Community Room at Sweet Beet for a dynamic conversation with David Viafora, author of Thriving Together: Nine Principles for Cocreating True Community.
5th Annual Community Fair - 10 Year Anniversary Edition!
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.
Honey Tasting! Raw, unfiltered, and very local.
Taste honey with Randy Fleury—the Bee Man, and a South Sutton local!
Raw, unfiltered, and very local.
Randy is a mentor for new beekeepers at the Kearsarge Bee Keepers Association, and we are thrilled to have him at the market on Sunday September 21st sharing is local honey with us.
Honey is also an item we are collecting for our September Back-to-School Food Drive. Buy a honey for you and a few for the Food Drive!
When you purchase 3 items for the Food Drive you get 10% off your entire order here in the market!
If you’d like to donate in bulk you can do so at www.bit.ly/SBMFoodDrive. We have an ambitious goal of 1,000 items!
Back to School Food Drive - a BIG goal.
SHOP, SAVE, and SUPPORT local food security during Hunger Action Month.
We have big goals.
NH Hunger Solutions has been tracking data on hunger in New Hampshire and the data shows us that our state has a large number of households that do not have sufficient food.
It is massively important that our neighbors have access to the nutritious foods needed in order to feel well and be healthy.
Data shows that 39% of children in New Hampshire live in households that reported having insufficient food.
LaBelle Winery Tasting
LaBelle Winery in Amherst, NH is going to be here with wine samples from their award-winning winery!
“Sustainability isn’t just about reducing our environmental impact; it’s about ensuring a future where both our wines and our planet thrive.” - Amy LaBelle, Founder & Winemaker
With over 2,000 vines on three acres in Amherst and Derry, LaBelle winery produces between 70,000 and 75,000 gallons of wine each year, which totals 17,000 cases.
Come try for yourself what makes their wine something special!
Baby Beet Garden Hours!
Children ages 5-12 and their caregivers are invited to join us at Baby Beet Farm in Bradford, NH every Wednesday, 9am-11am from July 16th - August 20th this summer for open garden hours!
We will be planting, weeding, watering, tasting, creating, making art and more together in the gardens this summer!
Join us for fun, connection to food, and new friends!
Baby Beet Garden Hours!
Children ages 5-12 and their caregivers are invited to join us at Baby Beet Farm in Bradford, NH every Wednesday, 9am-11am from July 16th - August 20th this summer for open garden hours!
We will be planting, weeding, watering, tasting, creating, making art and more together in the gardens this summer!
Join us for fun, connection to food, and new friends!
Baby Beet Garden Hours!
Children ages 5-12 and their caregivers are invited to join us at Baby Beet Farm in Bradford, NH every Wednesday, 9am-11am from July 16th - August 20th this summer for open garden hours!
We will be planting, weeding, watering, tasting, creating, making art and more together in the gardens this summer!
Join us for fun, connection to food, and new friends!
NOK Vino Tasting
You may know NOK VINO from our Sweet Beet events, in-store tastings, or the Sunapee Farmers Market - they now have their very own tasting room in Hooksett!
We are excited to welcome them back here for a tasting on Sunday August 3rd from 11 AM to 2 PM to taste their new summer wine lineup, and more!
Kearsarge Food Hub’s 10 Year Anniversary Benefit Gala
Join us for our 10-Year Anniversary Benefit Gala - an evening of delicious food, good people, and the shared purpose that’s made this work possible. Held at the beautiful Colby-Hill Inn, the evening will feature seasonal fare from The Grazing Room and a heartfelt gathering in honor of the relationships, reciprocity, and resilience - the heart beet - that’s made it all possible.
Baby Beet Garden Hours!
Children ages 5-12 and their caregivers are invited to join us at Baby Beet Farm in Bradford, NH every Wednesday, 9am-11am from July 16th - August 20th this summer for open garden hours!
We will be planting, weeding, watering, tasting, creating, making art and more together in the gardens this summer!
Join us for fun, connection to food, and new friends!
Blackwater Mustard Tasting
Come try award winning mustard!!
Blackwater Mustard Co is located in rural New Hampshire, not too far from the Blackwater River, and their products are made with high quality ingredients that do not contain and emulsifiers or preservatives.
These mustards are some of the best in the world. Made in small batches to serve the community with almost a dozen different flavors.
Flavors range from Hot and Sweet to Cranberry mustard, and all mustards are gluten free except for the Chocolate Stout flavor.
Come on by and try something new!
Baby Beet Garden Hours!
Children ages 5-12 and their caregivers are invited to join us at Baby Beet Farm in Bradford, NH every Wednesday, 9am-11am from July 16th - August 20th this summer for open garden hours!
We will be planting, weeding, watering, tasting, creating, making art and more together in the gardens this summer!
Join us for fun, connection to food, and new friends!
Gathering at the Table: A Community Conversation on Food and Health
Join Dr. Lauren Geddes Wirth, CEO of New London Hospital, and a panel of Communtiy Health Workers at Sweet Beet Market + Cafe in Bradford, NH on Thursday, July 17th from 5:30pm - 7:00pm for a dynamic Community Conversation.
This conversation is free and open to all! Light refreshments will be provided.
Baby Beet Garden Hours!
Children ages 5-12 and their caregivers are invited to join us at Baby Beet Farm in Bradford, NH every Wednesday, 9am-11am from July 16th - August 20th this summer for open garden hours!
We will be planting, weeding, watering, tasting, creating, making art and more together in the gardens this summer!
Join us for fun, connection to food, and new friends!
Auspicious Brew Hard Kombucha Tasting!
Come to Sweet Beet on Sunday July 13th 11 AM to 2 PM to try Auspicious Brew’s hard kombucha!
Did you know that Auspicious Brew is New Hampshire’s first ever kombucha brewery?
“At home in her kitchen Auspicious Brew founder, Helen, experimented with fermentation. Drawing from a background of tending both wild and cultivated medicinal plants, and mixology, she combined her crafts and started making kombucha. When she shared her brew with family and friends, the people wanted more.
Over nearly five years, Auspicious Brew grew from a tiny seed of an idea into the first licensed kombucha brewery in the state of New Hampshire.”
Learn more at auspiciousbrew.com and come by on Sunday July 13th to try for yourself!
Sweet Beet's Birthday Party!
On July 4th, 2015, we opened the doors of Sweet Beet Farm Stand down the street on Route 114. A decade later and we’re still here — only now we’re at 11 West Main Street in the historic old Bradford Inn as a year-round market + cafe.
Come celebrate with us the Sweet Beet way on Saturday, July 5th!
Delicious Alternatives Pasta Sauce + Ketchup Tasting
‘mato-LESS pasta sauce and ketchup!
If you are someone who doesn’t eat nightshades or just tomatoes in general, this might be exactly what you’ve been looking for!
Therese, creator of Delicious Alternatives is coming to Sweet Beet so you can taste these unique and delicious pasta sauce and ketchup options!
If you like what you taste, we have both products on our shelves in the market!
Garden Party Plant Sale Extravaganza!
Join us for our Memorial Day Weekend Garden Party Plant Sale Extravaganza!
Saturday May 24th from 11 AM to 2 PM
@ 11 West Main Street in Bradford, NH - Home of Sweet Beet Market and Cafe
Get your organic plant starts from Sweet Beet Farm, enjoy beer tastings (+ more!), eat delicious food, listen to live music and ask all your farming and gardening questions to our Local Farmers!
We will have compost for sale and it will be a great day to gather as community and kick off this year’s growing season!
Happy Spring - see you there!
NH Food System Gathering
Kearsarge Food Hub is proud sponsor of the 2025 NH Food System Statewide Gathering, hosted by the NH Food Alliance on May 21 at the Sanborn Mills Farm in Loudon, New Hampshire.
This year’s Gathering will be the first convening held around the first-ever New Hampshire Food and Agriculture Strategic Plan.
Community Conversation: Kawasiwajo Community Land Trust
Come learn about a new organization in the Kearsarge Region, the Kawasiwajo Community Land Trust (KCLT), on May 15th.
Join us in the Community Room at Sweet Beet Market + Cafe, 11 West Main Street in Bradford NH, for a presentation from the KCLT team.
Feathered Friend Beer Tasting at Sweet Beet
Come on down to Sweet Beet Market + Café to sample delicious brews from our friends at Feathered Friend Brewery on Saturday, April 26th!
Have a taste of their many varieties of locally brewed craft beer, and pick some up to take and enjoy at home with friends.
Short Creek Salami Tasting
Salami Tasting with our friends from Short Creek Farm!
11 Am to 2 PM here at Sweet Beet Market!
2025 Annual Meeting
Come reflect on the collective impact of the Kearsarge Food Hub at our Annual Meeting!
During this free virtual event, we’ll demonstrate how this work supports neighbors in the community while celebrating the progress we make together each year.
As a nonprofit organization, we value this opportunity to report back on the support of many in the community, from donors to volunteers to partners, brings our mission to life each and every day.
Tune in from your dinner table and join us for our annual meeting!
Feathered Friend Beer Tasting at Sweet Beet
Come on down to Sweet Beet Market + Café to sample delicious brews from our friends at Feathered Friend Brewery on Saturday, March 29th!
Have a taste of their many varieties of locally brewed craft beer, and pick some up to take and enjoy at home with friends.
Witching Hour Coffee Tasting
Cast Your Vote and Be Entered to Win!
Sunday March 23rd we will have Alyssa from Witching Hour Coffee in from 9 - noon with a variety of coffee samples!
We need your help picking our next brew! As we move into warmer months we want to add something new to our coffee lineup. So come in not just to sample but to VOTE for our next Witching Hour coffee roast!
The roast with the most number of votes will be brewed here at Sweet Beet!
THE BEST PART is that you can be entered to win a free bag of coffee of your choosing!
Peony Place Sourdough Tasting
Come taste the difference that homemade sourdough makes! Crystal from Peony place will be offering samples of her amazing locally baked, long-fermented sourdough loaves at Sweet Beet on Saturday, March 22nd from 11am-2pm.
One of our favorites here in the market!!
March: Sweet Beet Customer Appreciation Month!
March is our annual Customer Appreciation Month at Sweet Beet Market + Café, but this year is extra special because it’s our way of say thank you for 10 incredible years of supporting local at Sweet Beet!
Download the Customer Appreciation Coupons below and bring them in when you come shopping to save $10 on a $50 purchase and $20 on a $100 purchase.
2025 February Food Drive
When you buy 3 items for the February Food Drive you save 10% on your entire purchase when you shop at Sweet Beet.
Come in and purchase Food Drive items as many times as you'd like the entire month of February and save. Just look for the helping hands signs throughout the market to find eligible items
These donations are critical at this time of year when energy and fuel costs are rising significantly and housing costs are through the roof. They fuel our food donations program that serves thousands of neighbors all year long with food access at local pantries and through our on-site Community FREEdge.
2024 Farm + Forest Club
Farm + Forest Club is a drop-off program for students ages 6 - 12, offering multi-week sessions throughout the year! Designed for homeschoolers, though all kids are welcome, regardless of how they are schooled.
Stay tuned for details on upcoming Farm + Forest Club sessions!