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Strengthening & Supporting
New Hampshire's Local Food System

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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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NH Food & Agriculture Strategic Plan

Become a Participating Partner. Join a Workgroup. Help move forward the Strategic Plan!

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Join a Workgroup

Work with individuals, organizations, and businesses from across NH to turn the NH Food and Agriculture Strategic Plan into action 

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Our Impact

The past year was a pivotal one for the NH Food Alliance— read our year in review to see what we've learned and where we're headed next.

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Upcoming Events (from our Network Partners!)
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Monadnock Food System Spotlight of the Month: Tom Hasselman & Sarah Sinclair of Iron Kettle Farm, Walpole
Blog post via Monadnock Farm & Community Coalition
Tom Hasselman and his fiancé, Sarah Sinclair, purchased Iron Kettle Farm from Tom's parents who were ready to retire after years of farming. Learn More
Northeast Forest Farmers Coalition (NFFC) Survey
Northeast Forest Farmers Coalition (NFFC) Survey
The Northeast Forest Farmers Coalition (NFFC) is distributing a survey to better understand the sourcing issues in the Northeast around forest botanic... Learn More
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Call for New Granite State Market Match Sites!
Granite State Market Match has developed a brief survey for community members to propose any new sites they would be interested in the program partner... Learn More
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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Fact Sheet: FNS Advances Goals of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
“Leveraging the White House Conference to Promote and Elevate Nutrition Security: The Role of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service” 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
Concord Monitor
"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
NHPR
"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