On the first Friday of each month, September through June, 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!
NH's Local Food for Schools Incentive Pilot: Let's Talk About It!
June 5, 12-1PM | Register here
In September 2024, New Hampshire launched its first-ever local food incentive pilot for schools through House Bill 1678. The program supports eight school districts in purchasing more local food by offering a $1 reimbursement for every $3 spent - helping direct funding into our local economy, strengthen supply chains, and support local producers.
As the school year wraps up, join us for a Network Café to hear what's happened so far, how it’s going and reflect on what that means for the future of this and similar programs. What’s working? What challenges are emerging? And what can we build on for the future? Come learn, share, and connect with others working to grow a more resilient, local food system in NH.
Catch up on past Network Cafés! Read summaries and watch recordings of below.
