Rob & Ali Leleszi first connected over a rousing game of beer pong in New York City in 2007. Early on, it was clear that they would go on to do great things together, but it took six years to figure out what those things were. During that time, Rob cultivated his passion & skill for homebrewing and received an Associates Degree in Brewing Science from the Siebel Institute. He then started an invaluable internship at Port Jeff Brewing Company in Long Island. It was a long commute from Brooklyn, and even longer work hours, but Rob’s love for brewing only grew. At the same time, Ali, who had always dreamed of owning her own business, had become a self-professed beer snob and was reading up on the business side of brewing.
It was then they decided to open up their own brewery and started scouting the perfect locale for their 10 barrel brew system. They stopped when they found the blossoming town of Derry, NH, in Ali’s home state. Rockingham Brewing opened its doors in February of 2015. About one month after opening, Rob and Ali hired their first full time employee, Remy, a Great Pyrenees mix rescue. Since then, the team has grown into 10 hard-working & fun-loving individuals, who focus on brewing & sharing a well-rounded portfolio of beers, to ensure there is always an option for everyone to enjoy. They are all thrilled to be part of the growing local beer community in Rockingham County, NH.
This will be their fourth year offering free tastings and sales of their great beers at the Candia Farmers Market.
My name is Melanie Critchett Gray, and I am a lifelong resident of Candia, New Hampshire. I grew up on Critchett Road and later moved just a few miles away to Currier Road, where my family has lived for more than 30 years.
The name Graymare was created by blending our family names: Gray (my husband Jim and his children) and Mare (Melanie, Ashley, Rebecca, and the “e” that ties us all together).
Graymare Essentials was founded in 2019 when my passion for a healthier, more natural lifestyle led me to explore essential oils and herbalism. While I still enjoy creating wellness products such as salves, soaps, serums, and syrups, my creative focus has expanded over the years.
Today, you’ll find a growing collection of handcrafted crochet items, along with a selection of natural wellness products. I love creating unique, handmade pieces that bring comfort, beauty, and a personal touch to everyday life.
I joined the Candia Farmers Market during its inaugural season in 2021 and enjoyed being part of the market for several years. After taking some time away, I’m excited to return this season and reconnect with friends, neighbors, and customers.
I look forward to sharing my handmade creations and being part of this wonderful community once again.
Welcome to SACS of Stuff LLC – Where Family, Nature, and Craftsmanship Come Together!
At SACS of Stuff, we’re a small family living big dreams. Our name represents the hardworking members of the Clock family—Sean, Austin, Crystal, and Sawyer—each of us playing a vital role in what’s now our beloved family business. Everything we do comes from the heart and hands of our family, and we can’t wait to share it with you!
From our little homestead to your home, we take pride in our diverse passions and skills. We raise our own chickens and pigs, grow a bountiful garden of herbs, fruits, and veggies, and craft every product by hand. Everything is made with love, dedication, and the finest natural ingredients. Whether it’s homemade sourdough bread, natural soap, or cleaning products, we believe in simplicity and purity. We never use fragrance oils—only 100% pure essential oils and high-quality ingredients.
The heart of SACS is more than just making things—it’s about teaching and sharing what we know. I love hosting classes where I get to show others the joy of crafting from scratch. Whether it’s sourdough bread making, soap crafting, or other DIY projects, we empower others to create with their own two hands.
At SACS of Stuff, you’ll always find products made from the earth, infused with care, and crafted to be as natural as nature itself. We’re so happy to invite you into our world and share the art of homesteading with you!
Ready to dive in? You can order our products or sign up for a class directly on our Square site. It’s quick, easy, and secure—just visit the link below to browse our offerings and join us for a hands-on learning experience. We can’t wait to see you!
Steve Anderson was a pharmacist, U.S. Army Vietnam veteran, and dedicated maple producer whose passion for maple sugaring spanned more than 50 years. Through Anderson’s Mini Maples, he shared the fruits of his labor with communities across New Hampshire, including the Candia Farmers Market.
Using traditional methods, Steve tapped his own trees, gathered sap by hand, and spent countless hours tending a wood-fired evaporator to produce the maple syrup, maple sugar, candies, and maple-coated pecans so many of us came to love.
If you visited Steve’s booth at the Candia Farmers Market, chances are you left knowing a little more about maple sugaring. He genuinely enjoyed talking with customers, sharing stories, and teaching others about the process of turning maple sap into syrup. He often left people smiling with his quick wit and memorable stories.
Steve was more than a valued vendor—he was a friend and an important part of our market family. He was always willing to share ideas to help make the market better, and over the years he offered countless suggestions, encouragement, and wisdom. We are grateful for the time he invested in helping our market grow.
Steve wanted his friends to remember him as
Steve wanted his friends to remember him as
a woodsman and maple producer.
We certainly will.
Thank you, Steve. Your advice, your dedication, and your commitment to the Candia Farmers Market helped make us better. We will miss you.
We are Matt and Alex, and we started Forest Fed Farmstead in 2021 to feed ourselves and our community healthy locally, locally-produced food. On our little 2-acre space, we have several garden beds to rotate our crops, a small orchard planted in 2021, and a fifty-foot-long high tunnel. We believe in working with nature and not against it at Forest Fed Farmstead, so we don’t use chemical pesticides or herbicides on our farm. We utilize plastic tarps and chickens to kill off grass and weeds in our new and existing garden plots between plantings, eliminating the need to use chemicals or rototill. To keep healthy soil, we plant cover crops in beds not currently in production.
We grow an assortment of seasonal vegetables, including, but not limited to, tomatoes, sweet peppers, hot peppers, lettuce and baby greens, various root crops, and garlic. In late spring/early summer, we also have strawberries available.
We raise chickens for eggs that are rotated around the farm throughout the year, and they always have fresh grass and bugs to enjoy. We also adopted two pygmy goats this year with the hopes of being able to breed them for fresh milk, and we have three pigs that we are raising for ourselves and our family members. We hope to raise more pigs next year to sell. We look forward to sharing our bounty again this season at the Candia Farmers Market. We hope you’ll stick with us while we grow our little farm.
