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NH Food Alliance is a statewide network that engages and connects people dedicated to growing a thriving, fair, and sustainable local food system in the Granite State.

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2025 NH Food and Agriculture Strategic Plan

Implementing the Strategic Plan will take leadership, collaboration, initiative, and vision. Here’s how we’re going to do it.

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Farm to Aisle, Farm to Table

This fall, the NH Food Alliance is hosting an event series for leaders in the grocery and restaurant industries.

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25-26 Network Café Series

Join us on the first Friday of each month, September through April, to learn about and discuss the critical issues facing our food system right now. 

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Upcoming Events (from our Network Partners!)
Blackfire Farm in Hancock, New Hampshire.
Monadnock Food System Spotlight of the Month: Elizabeth White and Douglas Higley of Blackfire Farm in Hancock
Doug Higley and Liz White co-own and operate Blackfire Farm, a small diversified farm in Hancock, NH. Higley is a Hancock native and met White at a fa... Learn More
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Local Regulation of Agriculture Toolkit from the NH Coalition for Sustaining Agriculture
The New Hampshire Coalition for Sustaining Agriculture is pleased to present the Local Regulation of Agriculture Toolkit, developed with grant funds p... Learn More
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"USDA Launches $100 Million Healthy School Meals Initiative, Announces Grant Program for Rural Schools"
Press Release via USDA
The USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service launched the first phase of its $100 million Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative aimed at improving the nutritio... Learn More
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"How US government diet guidelines ignore the climate crisis"
Article via The Guardian
To keep the climate habitable, most scientists agree that switching to renewable energy alone isn’t enough – Americans also need to change the way the... Learn More
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"As NH organic group turns 50, climate change gives its practices new urgency"
Article via The Concord Monitor
When it comes to growing food organically in New Hampshire, numbers may not tell t he whole story. For almost two decades the state has certified o... Learn More
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"Kearsarge Area Victory Gardens: An update 3 years in"
Blog post via Kearsarge Food Hub
An update from victory gardens in the kearsarge area Learn More
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"In Manchester, a 'farm stand on wheels' aims to make fresh food more accessible"
Article via NHPR
This “farm stand on wheels,” run by the Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success, launched in Manchester in 2019 and has since grown to include ... Learn More
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Get Started! A Guide to USDA Resources for Historically Underserved Farmers and Ranchers
Resource via USDA
This guide can help you get started with USDA, whether you are new to farming, ranching, or forestry management, or just new to working with us. From ... Learn More
Controlled burning in New Hampshire's White Mountains
New Hampshire Bulletin's two-part series about how fire is used as a regenerative force in New Hampshire
Read both parts of New Hampshire Bulletin's two-part series about how fire is used as a regenerative force in New Hampshire. Learn More
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"USDA Opens Peoples' Garden Initiative to Gardens Nationwide"
Press Release via USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding its People’s Garden Initiative to include eligible gardens nationwide. School gardens, communit... Learn More