Locally grown produce is da bomb. This summer I forced myself to get my veggies by joining the Farm…read moreSchool CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program. For $600, I received a box chock full of all kinds of vegetables, from those I know (kale, onions, potatoes, carrots, cucumbers, squash, blueberries, basil, etc) to those I don't (gourds?, random greens?, I don't know?). It has done a lot to expand my vegetable repertoire. There was so much produce, I split the share with a co-worker. We each cook for two people, and the amount of vegetables we received weekly has been more than sufficient. We more than got our money's worth. They also have a freezer on site where you can buy locally grown meats! yay! And they often have gorgeous bouquets of flowers for $6 or $7, and cage free eggs. How does it work? Well you sign up in the winter, and indicate the day on which you would like to receive your produce, and where you want to pick it up. They have a drop off point in Watertown at the Arsenal on the Charles, which conveniently enough is where I work. They also have a drop off point in Cambridge, or you can go out to the farm in Athol. CSAs are for people who like to cook, aren't afraid to learn about new vegetables, and want to support local farmers. CSAs are not for people who don't like vegetables, cooking, or getting their food from nearby. All in all, I am 100% positively absolutely definitely going to sign up for this CSA next year. There is some risk - if the crops don't come in, you lose your money - but I think it's well worth the chances. Hey, it's gotta be safer than the stock market these days, eh?

I went here when I was in elementary school. It is pretty good. It has good teachers and staff…read more Lots of fun

So, here's a place not a lot of people talk about. Of course, I have a feeling that's probably…read morebecause driving schools are one of those places no one Yelps about unless their experience was somehow incredibly negative. As we've recently enrolled our son into driver's ed, I felt it was high time someone gave an honest opinion about this place. Well, after you fork over the initial $800+ for this 2 month-long course, they immediately require the parents (yeah...BOTH parents, if applicable) to attend what they call a "parent's class". This is normally scheduled right before the student's first class. What this consists of is the head teacher dude pretty much explaining what the students will be learning; along with some handy tips on how not to freak out your own child trying to learn the ways of the road. Basically, "don't scream at your teen behind the wheel" type stuff. Anyways, this is a one-time meeting that lasts about an hour and a half. This felt a bit longer than necessary, but whatevs. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Alright. One thing I need to get out of the way right now - I HATE their parking lot. Like, I really, REALLY hate the way this parking situation is. Let me explain. As you can already tell, this place is located smack dab in the midst of downtown Nashua; one of the most pretentious and pathetic attempts at emulating the brimming and overpriced sprawling metropolis known only as Boston that I've ever seen. This means inexorably being left with the grueling choices of either paying for parking (yuck!), shamelessly squatting in the reserved residential parking across the street, OR...driving just past the school's entrance to take two right turns and utilize the undersized parking lot located in the back of the building. It's worth mentioning this parking lot is shared, ostensibly containing approximately 6 wasted reserved spaces for...something. Oh, and be sure to take your sweet ass time maneuvering throughout this parking lot so as not to accidentally nick someone's car door. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if this design is intentionally set up to "test" the students. As for the course itself, it's pretty routine, really. My son seems to have acquired the basic skills and knowledge needed to pass the state test. Which, judging from the majority of drivers around here, doesn't seem like it'd be all that difficult to pass with flying colors anyway. Now then...there are a couple other things I find quite vexing about this course. Recording driving hours: In the beginning, they let you know there's an app which allows the parent to record their teen's driving hours automatically whenever you accompany them for a driving session. Just one problem though - you can't actually submit these hours at the end of the course as proof of time driven. Nope. Instead, they STILL make you painstakingly hand jam the hours onto a physical paper copy of the driving sheet. May I ask...WHY?! What's the point of having an app that does this automatically when we can't even use it as proof of hours driven? Whoever drafted this course needs to hop in a time machine and travel forward in time to the 21st century PRONTO! Parking: I know I touched on this a bit already. But I also want to mention the incredibly tiny parking spaces, accompanied with a one-way exit (which almost everyone violates by entering into the ostensible DO NOT ENTER sign) near the street entrance. ALSO, also....the paths going around the parking lot aren't really one-way. So, when you pull around the back, you may find yourself nose-to-nose with a car coming the opposite direction as you're about to turn in like I did at least once. This parking situation is stupid, avoidable, and fixable. Just force everyone to enter and exit the same way with signs like the rest of the country streets do. It's easy! The only other caveat to be aware of is the fact that driving and observation hours are almost totally impromptu, apparently. Which means everything is subject to change, based on no-shows and whatnot. They will accommodate weekend driving though, so....that's definitely a win. But overall, this place isn't nearly as bad as the other two previous reviewers suggested. Then again, how many folks actually take the time to adequately review a driving school on Yelp? Really. I'm gonna remain fair and slightly impartial by giving Hampshire Driving School 3 adequate parking lots with proper exit and entrance signs out of 5.

This driving school is a great place to send your teens to learn how to drive. Instructors are…read morehelpful and care about their students and try to make sure they know the rules of the road and how to manage problems while driving and to get their license successfully. Would recommend to all!