Network Café Series

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.

During this year's series, we addressed the question "What would it take for 30% of the food consumed in New England to be regionally produced by 2030?" through a dissection of A Regional Approach to Food System Resilience, a four-volume report of foundational food system data commissioned and released by the New England State Food System Planners Partnership. The New England State Food System Planners Partnership is a collaboration among six state-level food system organizations and Food Solutions New England.

The report lays out an unprecedented compilation of the most current New England food systems data and frames the data intentionally to inspire conversation and action towards New England producing and consuming more of its own food.

During each Network Café, the lead researcher for each volume of A Regional Approach to Food System Resilience will helped us dig into the data. They provided a short summary of the volume and answered questions, helping our network of partners utilize the report in strategic planning, fundraising, advocacy, and other work as we continue to build vibrant food systems in New Hampshire and New England.

Access recordings and summaries from each Network Café below. And access the New Hampshire brief, part of A Regional Approach to Food System Resilience here 

If you have questions about our Network Café Series, reach out to our Communications Coordinator, Colleen Stewart, here

Catch up on past Network Cafés! Read summaries and watch recordings of below.