A Sunny Day for Five Rivers’ Bohanan Farm Exploration Nov. 4th
November 2018 – One sunny day between rainy weeks and Five Rivers was out in the field with 70 members and neighbors at Bonanan Farm in Contoocook. Bohanan Farm is Five Rivers’ largest conserved property at 400+ acres. We visited the new milk processing facility, a recent timber harvest and one of the trails on the property. What a GREAT day! Thanks to all who joined us, and to everyone at Bohanan Farm and Contoocook Creamery.
The conserved land produces feed for the cows, who produce milk for the community. Construction of Contoocook Creamery’s milk processing facility is almost complete, and owner Jamie Robertson showed us how the processing will work. We were also treated to free samples of the Creamery’s delicious milk and cheese!
The Farm includes acres of forestland, with an active forest management program, harvesting trees periodically through the years to improve the quality of the trees that remain, and begin a new generation of young trees. Forester Ron Klemarczyk showed us a recent tree harvest and told how trees are selected.
With trails throughout and miles of frontage on the Contoocook, Warner and Blackwater Rivers, Bohanan Farm is a great place to explore the natural world. Wildlife abound with fields, forest and rivers providing homes for a wide variety of animals from insects to bears. Environmental We walked along some of the trails, where educators Ruth Smith and Linden Rayton helped us understand some of the natural processes that shape this land and provide habitat.
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