HANCOCK — Art, music, local produce and a sheep took up the town common this past Thursday evening as the Hancock Farmers and Artisans Market drew in a few hundred
Farmers markets were prominent in the region this summer. With new markets, returning markets and growing markets, there was emphasis on the importance of local producers and local consumers. Conrad Dumas, president of the Peterborough Farmers Market,.
The Hancock Farmers and Artisans Market Hancock returned to the town green July 7, the first market in eight years. “We were looking for ways to bring our community together, and this market had been running for 20 years before it stopped back in 2014.
Jessica Quinn does not know exactly how long Hancock has been without a farmers’ market, or the reason it stopped, and she has been asking.“Nobody seems to know what happened and why it went away,” she said.Furthermore, Quinn, a native of Francestown,.
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Hancock’s new recreation pier offers far more than the previous dock, with a platform from which people can jump into the water, and a spot for mooring of larger motorized craft. The new pier also features an independent structure for launching kayaks and canoes, and is full accessible to wheelchair reliant paddlers.
The Hancock City Council is holding a virtual public hearing on Dec. 16 to accept comment on the draft 5-year recreation plan. The meeting starts at 6 p.m., and connection information for computers or phones will be available from the cityofhancock.net.