Resources in Dorchester, NH

  Can you help us add to this list of resources for Healthy Eating and Active Living resources in Dorchester?  Please send us your information you have, and photos of parks, trails, and other great resources that you would like to share, to help us build a more comprehensive community resource list.

• Public Parks/Playgrounds

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• D'Acres Farm and Educational Homestead

• D'Acres functions as an educational center that researches, applies and teaches skills of sustainable living and small-scale organic farming. Striving to improve the human relationship to the environment. Among their activities, they offer:
  • Farm Feast Breakfasts and Open House ($$) the first Sunday of each month 10am-1pm
  • Seasonal Saturday Soups ($$) the third Saturday of the month, 6-8pm
  • First Friday Pizza ($$) the first Friday of the month, 5:30pm
  • Workshops and Events relted to healthy food and sustainable living
  • A printed Guide to Farms in the Pemi-Baker Region.

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• Mascoma HS Outdoor Pursuits class

• Outdoor Pursuits is a for-credit Mascoma High School class/multi season outdoor recreation program aimed at increasing student knowledge of outdoor recreation oppotunities available in the New England area. It also helps students develop skills for successful engagement in recreation, without a heavy emphasis on competition, in order to pursue lifetime activity. Units include Disc Golf, hiking, Bocce, croquet, winter recreation skills, ultimate frisbee, and other group games that are all played outside.

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• Mascoma HS Fitness Experience Class

• Fitness Experience is a for-credit Mascoma High School class designed to expose students to health and fitness concepts while using a group exercise format. The goal is to prepare them with skills to better use fitness resources such as the CCBA, UVAquatics Center, River Valley Club, and college group fitness classes after high school. Units include aerobics, walking for fitness (using the rail trail), Pilates, yoga, weight training for wellness, and other classes one may find in a fitness facility.

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• Mascoma Outing Club

• A Mascoma High School club that engages in a variety of hiking, mountain biking, and other outdoor recreation. Advisor, Koby Van Beest. 603-523-4308.

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