NH Farm to School Aims to Build Appetites for Fresher Foods and Local Connections

Robie Farm has raised beef, pork, and poultry in Piermont since 1870. Twelve miles up Route 10, sandwiched between the Connecticut River and the Appalachian Trail, the Haverhill Cooperative Middle School has served lunches to adolescents since 1968. 

But due to the complicated and frugal economics driving school meal supplies, the farm has never been a natural supplier to the school district up the road. Amid the thorny, balance-sheet-driven purchase decisions year after year, beef and chicken from out of state typically win the day..…Read more here