On the first Friday of each month, September through April, the NH Food Alliance network hosts an informal and lively conversation with partners across the New Hampshire food system and beyond! Network Café topics often leading to further collaborations and projects; turning talk into action.
The 2025-26 Network Café Series
The 2025-2026 Network Café Series is a space to learn about and discuss the critical issues facing our food system right now.
A guest will join us to share about their understanding of the topic at hand and lay out the implications the issue has for our individual and collective work in creating a thriving food system here in the Granite State. Following the presentation, we will ask questions, discuss, and connect over what we learned, strengthening our relationships and connections to inspire solutions through collaboration.
In that spirit of collaboration and building connections, we urge you to share our Network Café Series with your networks, colleagues, and friends. Each café is designed to be inclusive opportunities for learning and growing in our food systems work. Below are the proposed topics and registration links for each upcoming Network Café; more details will be available as each gets closer. Looking forward to another season of learning together!
Federal Legislation, Local Impact: What’s Next for SNAP in NH
October 3, 12-1PM | Register here
On July 4, the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law, setting into motion a number of cuts and changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for every state across the U.S. How will this legislation affect SNAP beneficiaries, nutrition education, and the food system economy across the Granite State? Find out during our October Network Café.
NH Hunger Solutions and UNH Extension’s Health & Well-Being team will join us to break down the recent federal legislation and share how both of their organizations are working to minimize the negative impacts. NH Hunger Solutions will share how everyone can get involved in their advocacy and coalition building work to lessen the burden those receiving SNAP benefits will feel and soften the impact changes to benefits and program administration will have on New Hampshire’s economy and state budget at large. UNH Extension’s Health & Well-Being team will provide insights on the cuts to the SNAP-ED program and how they plan to mitigate the effect on nutrition education for children and families across the Granite State.
Following, the NHFA team will facilitate a discussion about how the SNAP changes and cuts will trickle down to affect our agricultural producers and food system community and ask participants to share about strategies other organizations are taking to ensure everyone has access to local food and our food system community continues to thrive.
Upcoming Network Café Series Topics
November 7 | Register here
Topic: Middle of the Food Supply Chain Field Trip Series: New Hampshire
December 5 | Register here
Topic: Middle of the Food Supply Chain Field Trip Series: Maine
January 9 | Register here
Topic: Kicking off the 2025 NH Local Food Count
February 6 | Register here
Topic: Middle of the Food Supply Chain Field Trip Series: Vermont
March 6 | Register here
Topic: An update on the Local Food for Local Schools Reimbursement Pilot Program
April 3 | Register here
Topic to be announced
Catch up on past Network Cafés! Read summaries and watch recordings of below.
