First full week of spring. The mud is deep, the sap is (still) running, and if you squint at the hillsides you can just start to make out the faint green haze of buds coming in. This week’s digest has a good run of events leading into the weekend — and a special section on CSA sign-up season, because now is exactly the right time to lock in your farm share before the good spots fill up.
The play, not the board game — and running two nights. An Upper Valley cast does their best Colonel Mustard impressions. Suggested donation $5–$10.
Adults-only evening at the Montshire with cocktails, robotics exhibits, and excellent company. One of the best date nights in the Valley. $20.
Late-night live music at Sawtooth. $5 cover.
A hands-on farm morning for kids — animal time, outdoor exploration, and all the things that make Billings Farm one of the Valley's best. Included with admission.
Two games, free admission. A nice excuse to be outside if the weather cooperates.
Ivy League lax with a youth day component. Kids play on the field after. Check dartmouthsports.com for tickets.
Live band Saturday night. $10.
Dinner in one of the Valley's most extraordinary historic spaces. Simple, seasonal, and worth every penny. $60–$65.
A hands-on afternoon workshop for songwriters at any level. $50.
Free, fun, bring a team. This is the good kind of Monday.
An evening of art and performance at the Hopkins Center. Ticketed — purchase required.
A Howe Library community conversation. Free and open to the public.
An author talk at one of the Valley's best independent bookstores. Free.
Free drop-in yoga at Kilton. No experience necessary.
Free concert at the Opera House to close out the week. A perfect Friday night.
$10 ADV / $12 DOS. Late-night Sawtooth energy to kick off the weekend.
Now is the time. CSA sign-up season is here, and the best shares fill fast. A CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) is how you pay a local farm upfront for a season of weekly produce — great food, real savings, and a direct connection to the land that grows it. Here’s what’s available in the Valley this year.
Certified organic veggies and flowers, with flexible options to match how you eat. New this year: the Perfectly Fine Produce CSA — discounted shares of cosmetically imperfect but delicious organic produce.
- Veggie Bucks (debit-style, Free Choice CSA) — shop the farmstand on your schedule
- Produce CSA — traditional weekly box
- Perfectly Fine Produce — new discount option for 2026
- Summer Blooms Flower CSA
- "Share a Share" program to donate shares to neighbors in need
Woman-owned, highly diversified family farm growing 100+ varieties of vegetables and fruits on conserved farmland. Multiple share sizes and pickup locations across the Valley.
- 3 share sizes with Tue/Fri pickup options
- Pickup at the farm, downtown Hanover, and Lebanon locations
- Pick-your-own flowers, herbs, and vegetables included
- Pastured meat add-ons available
- Dartmouth summer student shares available
A flexible credit-based model — buy pre-purchased farm credit in $100 increments and spend it at your own pace at the Norwich or Post Mills farm stands. Any unused balance rolls to next season.
- Credit-based model: no weekly commitment
- Redeem at Norwich farm stand and Post Mills location
- Participating in Willing Hands Give Local Food program — $25 donated for every $100 gift
Certified organic farm on the Connecticut River with a highly customizable online CSA — choose what you want each week, swap in meat, cheese, and local add-ons, and pause when you travel.
- Small ($29/wk), Medium ($39/wk), Large ($52/wk) shares
- Spring (4 weeks), Summer (21 weeks), Winter (8 weeks) options
- Extensive pickup network: Lyme, Hanover, Lebanon, Norwich, Quechee, Woodstock, Fairlee
- Add local meat, cheese, fruit, milk, and more through online system
Pick your own vegetables at the farm each week — no kale if you hate kale. CSA runs May through Thanksgiving with generous pick-your-own herbs, peas, beans, and flowers.
- Choose-your-own model at the farm each week
- Pick-your-own herbs, peas, green beans, and flowers
- Tue or Thu pickup, 11am–6pm
A two-generation family farm on the NH side of the river, offering flower and summer farmstand CSA pickup options.
- Flower share and summer farmstand pickup
- Farm visits, gleanings, and pop-up events throughout the season
20-week harvest season vegetable share with small, medium, and large options. Also offering egg and chicken shares this year.
- Small, Medium, and Large shares — 20 pickups, June–October
- Egg share and chicken share available
A nonprofit certified organic farm on the Connecticut River with a deeply community-rooted mission. Their CSA is a store credit model — you buy discounted credit and spend it across veggies, farm-made meals, flowers, native plants, and more.
- Produce Plus Card: 10% discount on credit + 5% bonus produce discount if signed up by June 1 ($675–$1,800 value tiers)
- Basic CSA Card: 10% discount on credit, starting at $225
- Farmstand opens May 1 — credit redeemable on produce, prepared foods, and more
- Also a NOFA Farm Share partner for income-eligible members
Need help with the cost? NOFA-VT’s Farm Share Program offers subsidized CSA shares for Vermonters with limited incomes. Spring/Summer applications for 2026 have closed, but Fall/Winter applications open August 1st. NOFA-NH runs a similar program for New Hampshire residents, covering 50% of the cost at participating farms. Learn more at NOFA-VT →
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