This holiday season, purchase a gift certificate and let someone pick for themselves what they would like from our on-line store. They can choose from locally produced, authentic New Hampshire made gifts from maple syrup to books, cards, clothing items, jewelry, jams, specialty coffees, hand-crafted wood items and more!

Click here to purchase a gift certificate.

November is a time for gathering with family and friends. Whether you are planning and preparing for a large formal feast or small social gathering, New Hampshire has all the best to offer including locally produced meats, seasonings and baked goods, all perfectly paired with specialty wines and spirits.

Meat and Fish Producers
Seasonings, Dips & Soup Mixes
Baked Goods and Mixes
Specialty Beverages

Seen here is pumpkin dessert hummus by Fed By Chuck and Company LLC.

Enjoy the world-renowned music of New Hampshire's own GRAMMY award winning guitarist/composer Ed Gerhard this holiday season. Click here for his NH concert schedule or to purchase a Christmas songs CD.

You are invited to join Kellerhaus for cookies and milk with Santa on Friday, November 28th from 2-4pm! Using a Ribbon Candy crimper that was manufactured in 1886, Kellerhaus still makes fresh Ribbon Candy (seen here) and old-fashioned Candy Canes using the same candy making techniques, recipes and equipment that Otto G Keller used in 1906! Kellerhaus sits high above Lake Winnipesaukee on Route 3 between Meredith and Weirs Beach. Visit www.kellerhaus.com for details and directions.

4th Annual Currier & Ives Cookie Tour in Cheshire Country on Dec. 13th from 11:00-4:00, $8.00 per person. Visit local inns and businesses to taste their homemade treats. Each participant will receive a small booklet with all the recipes of the treats offered. Refreshments will be provided as well. Visit www.east- hill-farm.com or call 242-6495 for details.

Annual Holiday Tour & Farm Event-Someday Farm at 65 Pickard Road in Canterbury. November 28-30, December 6-7, 10am-4pm, both weekends. See and feed animals. Enjoy our barn and heated farm store, see the barn decorated for the holiday season. Sip hot cocoa while listening to holiday tunes wafting through the barn. Photo opportunities. Alpaca products and NH made products on our farm for the last minute shopping. Visit www.somedayfarm.com for details.

"Christmas in Mont Vernon" Open House at the Picket Fence Gift Shop! Enjoy shopping for handmade gifts and homemade edibles created by Mont Vernon Artisans and local New Hampshire Made Crafters. Every Friday and Saturday: 10am-4pm and Sunday: 10am-2pm. until December 14th. Located at: 4 Francestown Turnpike, Mont Vernon. Call 672-5587.

The Flour Nut is offering a gluten-free tasting at Hannah Grimes Marketplace 42 Main Street, Keene, NH on Saturday November 29, 2008. 11:30-2:30. call 542.6819 for details.

Jenness Farm's Annual Holiday Open House is Nov. 29-Dec. 6, 2008, 10 am - 6 pm each day. There will be many specials throughout the store including 10% off all items (food and drink excluded). Pottery and spinning demo and their products for sale, a full range of maple products, jams/jellies and cheese tastings and famous homemade cookies and hot mulled cider to put you in the holiday spirit. Call 942-8051 or email lori@jennessfarm for questions or directions.

(Courtesy of Marilyn, Candlelite Inn Bed & Breakfast, Bradford)

(This can be used as a side and it's good for you. Keep in an airtight container and it will last about a week. Remember this for your next Thanksgiving dinner.)
Ingredients: 1 navel orange
4 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
4 large red apples, peeled and cubed
2 cups sugar

Directions: Finely grate the orange rind and set aside. Peel and slice the orange into eight sections. Place a fourth of the cranberries and orange slices into a food processor and chop evenly. Transfer to a large bowl. Repeat until all the cranberries and orange slices have been chopped. Stir in the rind, apples and sugar. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Yield: 6 cups.

From hand crafted sleds, to unique horseshoe nail nativity sets, from old fashioned barley candy ornaments to pewter candlesticks, NH Made members have a plethora of handcrafted one-of-a-kind gifts available for purchase this holiday season. Visit www.nhmade.com for all your gift giving needs!

Seen here is a felted snowcouple by Tactile Comfort Creations.

If your travels bring you on I-95 in Hampton this holiday season, be sure to stop by our NH Stores adjacent to the northbound and southbound NH State Liquor Stores. Our NH Stores have a great selection of locally made food and gift items. Print out the coupon at the end of this e-newsletter and save 10% on your purchase!

This red loon mug seen here etched by The American Crystalworks in North Conway is the perfect NH memento available in both the stores and on-line. Available as Loon, Moose, or Old Man of the Mt. symbol. Available in a variety of colors - red, blue, and green.

Visit our on-line stores here.

New members are joining NH Made every week so be sure to check out the new member section of the home page of www.nhmade.com (on the right hand side) regularly.

New member Holiday Cranberry Mix is a fresh fruit company. Their all natural mix is made with the finest ingredients and includes fresh whole cranberries. They harvest their Cape Cod cranberries in late October and orders are shipped November through January. Their cranberries have excellent keeping qualities but should be refrigerated until baking. Mixes may also be frozen for future use. (Enjoy fresh cranberry taste year round!) Click here to order yours today!

Christmas trees are grown all over New Hampshire, from the rugged Great North Woods above the White Mountains to the scenic Lakes Region, to the pastoral Monadnock area and on to the farms of the Merrimack Valley and the Seacoast. Most of the farms are family owned and operated and range in size from less than an acre to 100 acres in size. These NH farms grow a number of different species of Christmas trees, although Balsam fir and Fraser fir are the most numerous. For details on a tree farm near you click here.

Seen here is a photo from The Rocks Christmas Tree Farm on 4 Christmas Lane in Bethlehem.