‘Resilience’ is key for New Hampshire farms — but state support of grant program is in doubt

‘Resilience’ is key for New Hampshire farms — but state support of grant program is in doubt

More than $700,000 in grants have been awarded through the program so far. (Courtesy of Keith Robinson)In late May, a Charlestown farm was preparing to plant a crop of carrots and potatoes. Then, 4.5 inches of rain and hail fell in a little more than an hour.  “It caused tremendous damage and erosion of valuable soil, which is, you know, a limited resource that we need to protect,” said farmer Donna Bascom, of Bascom Farm. “We could not get thos…