For many years, the New Hampshire Food Bank has been fortunate to hold a contract with the state for the 1-acre land in North Manchester in which our production garden is located. As of 2026, this contract will not be renewed due to the current sale of the land and adjacent building owned by the state. As a result, our production garden program will be paused until further notice.

The New Hampshire Food Bank production garden was started in 2008 with the goal of providing fresh produce for our Recipe for Success Culinary Job Training program, the Cooking Matters® program, and for distribution to our agencies. The garden has also served as an educational tool for the larger community, community groups, and corporate volunteers.

We are sincerely grateful to the state for allowing the New Hampshire Food Bank use of this land and to the many volunteers who have spent time supporting this program and helped to provide 138,449 pounds of fresh produce for our neighbors experiencing hunger.