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Mission

The purpose of the Nelson Agricultural Commission is to raise awareness of agriculture’s role in improving the quality of life in Nelson. The Commission will function as a resource for producers and consumers alike, by providing valuable information on relevant topics, and by advocating for small, local producers. The values of the Agricultural Commission are

  • Sustainable local production

  • Small-scale, appropriate techniques

  • Community enterprise

  • Local economy

“…the tradition of using the land resource for agricultural production is an essential factor in providing for the favorable quality of life in the state.”

New Hampshire RSA 672:1

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SEED CATALOG

This is a list of seeds available from the Nelson Library Seed Catalog.



Please come choose from the collection and pick-up your seeds at the Library at 603.847.3214

PLANTING AND GROWING YOUR GARDEN Once you have your seeds, check out:

SEED SAVING

  After few mild frosts, the days are usually numbered before we have a killing frost.

Before that happens you might want to look around your garden to see if there are seeds you could save. Here are a few seed saving links:

WHAT TO DO WITH SEEDS ONCE YOU HAVE THEM:

DONATING SEEDS

If you have saved seeds and would like to share some with the Library seed catalog, please

review:


June 2020 News

Hello fellow gardeners and Ag inspired. June 1st and there are patches of "spotty" frost in my backyard this morning. Yes, that is where the vegetable garden is located. Luckily, I haven't planted any tender crops yet. The soil is very dry this spring, hope if you have crops in you have been watering. Beware cold and wet, your bean seeds will rot in those conditions. Tomatoes won't "take off" until the soil is warmer than 60 degrees. Broccoli however, is very happy in cooler soil. You can still get away with putting in seeds and harvest a crop but watch the mature date anything that is 90 days to maturity is pushing it. Best to start with purchased seedlings for those crops. Partner's Gardens LLC, located at 49 Henderson Road Nelson, is a good local source.