Home & Community Gardens

Recommendation Status Brief Topic Type of Action
Propose state policy to legally protect gardening on leased land
Introduce state legislation that creates built in legal protection for gardening on leased land by default (without extra permission), with…
Goals & Tags: Communities/Consumers, State/NH, (goal) Nutrition and Access
 Not Started Home & Community Gardens Policy/Regulation
Research the amount of food grown by home and community gardens
Conduct research to assess the amount of food grown in home and community gardens and identify the most pressing needs of home and community…
Goals & Tags: Communities/Consumers, Local/Municipal, State/NH, (goal) Local Food Economy
 Not Started Home & Community Gardens Research/Study
Stipulate open space land for food production in the Master Planning process
In the Land Use section of the Master Planning process, ask towns to allow open space land, i.e. land not currently used or forested, like parks and…
Goals & Tags: Local/Regional Government Agencies, Local/Municipal, (goal) Natural Resources and Climate, (goal) Nutrition and Access
 Not Started Home & Community Gardens Policy/Regulation
Reserve open space land in conservation subdivisions for food production
Encourage town planning boards to require conservation subdivisions to make open space land available for food production.
Goals & Tags: Local/Regional Government Agencies, Local/Municipal, (goal) Local Food Economy
 Not Started Home & Community Gardens Policy/Regulation
Fund two, full-time UNH Extension positions focused on home and community gardens
These two full-time equivalent (FTE) positions at UNH Extension will expand capacity for work in support of community and home gardeners, including…
Goals & Tags: UNH Extension, Communities/Consumers, State/NH, (goal) Nutrition and Access, (goal) Local Food Economy
 Not Started Home & Community Gardens Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Program creation, support, or expansion