A Sullivan County favorite, the Cornish Fair, will take place over the weekend of August 21–23. And whether you’re a skilled seasonal salsa chef or interested in learning, look no further for some salsa fun with Winter Street Farm’s annual Tomato Jam.

There’s nothing better than biting into a deliciously ripe piece of fruit straight from the garden. For many in the region, this act is wholly reminiscent of a sunny childhood spent outdoors, black flies nibbling behind your ears.

Fresh vegetables are a must for a healthy diet, and lucky for residents in the region, you don’t have to go far to find them. There are over 39,000 acres of land in agricultural production, resulting in an abundance of bright and tasty vegetable options for all food palette types.

There is nothing quite like a juicy, ripe strawberry picked fresh from the patch! June in New Hampshire means strawberries are ready for picking. Ripe local strawberries are much awaited and it’s a short, sweet season, typically beginning in mid to late June and lasting just a few weeks, until the beginning or middle of July — about a month’s time.

So much of farming is beyond vegetable or fruit crops. Native shrubs, plants and flowers are a staple in New England, dotting white picket fences and dooryards. Nurseries thrive in the region given the extended growing period offered by greenhouses, providing a local alternative to having plants shipped in from other parts of the country. Nurseries abound in the region too, greenhouses dotting farmland here and there. You just have to know where to go.

There’s no better-known iconic breakfast duo than pancakes topped with a generous pour of maple syrup. It’s even better when that maple syrup is produced in the Northeast, where maple production exceeds that of the rest of the nation. From tapping trees to gathering sap in traditional metal buckets to boiling it down in quaint, rustic sugarhouses, maple syrup producers in the region have the science down to a T. For those looking for some of the good stuff, they don’t have to look far in Southwestern New Hampshire to find it.