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Recommendation Status Brief Topic Type of Action
Conduct research to demonstrate the investment value of the food system
Unlock public and private financing and investment by supporting research that details the state and value of the New Hampshire food system through…
Goals & Tags: Researchers, Funders/Investors, State/NH
 Not Started Access to Capital Investment/Funding, Research/Study
Produce consumer marketing to promote local food as a community issue
This marketing should emphasize the benefits of local food to personal health, local economies, the quality and freshness of local products, and the…
Goals & Tags: State Agencies, Nonprofits, State/NH
 Not Started Restaurants Program creation, support, or expansion
Analyze and develop a distribution system for New Hampshire food products
Conduct a distribution analysis to identify existing infrastructure and distribution routes in the state and identify opportunities for further…
Goals & Tags: Researchers, Nonprofits, State Agencies, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Not Started Restaurants Coordination/Network development or support, Research/Study
Host annual local sourcing educational match-making events for restaurants and farms
Fund the NH Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food and a non-profit partner to design and host annual educational and matchmaking events around…
Goals & Tags: NH Dept of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, Nonprofits, Funders/Investors, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Not Started Restaurants Program creation, support, or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding
Create a wholesale farm-to-restaurant website and communication system
Create a central website and communication system for wholesale farm-to-restaurant sales that displays farm location, product availability and…
Goals & Tags: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Nonprofits, State/NH
 Not Started Restaurants Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support
Create an advisory board to increase restaurants sourcing local ingredients
Create an advisory board or legislative commission, housed in the NH Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, to support and advocate for…
Goals & Tags: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, NH Dept of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, State Agencies, Legislators, State/NH
 Not Started Restaurants Program creation, support, or expansion, Policy/Regulation
Pass legislation that subsidizes purchases of local food by New Hampshire schools
Pass an ongoing, permanent Local Food for Local Schools Purchasing Incentive Pilot Program that subsidizes purchases of local food by New Hampshire…
Goals & Tags: Legislators, Schools or Institutions, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State Agencies, Technical Assistance Providers, State/NH
 Not Started Institutional Markets Program creation, support, or expansion, Policy/Regulation
Support and fund wholesale-readiness technical assistance and infrastructure
Support New Hampshire farmers and food hubs interested in reaching wholesale and institutional markets through targeted wholesale- readiness…
Goals & Tags: Technical Assistance Providers, Nonprofits, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Schools or Institutions, Funders/Investors, State/NH
 Not Started Institutional Markets Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding
Amend bidding regulations for state-funded food purchasing
Assess and amend the current lowest-cost state bidding regulations for state-funded food purchasing to include geographic preference of local food,…
Goals & Tags: Legislators, State Agencies, Schools or Institutions, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Not Started Institutional Markets Policy/Regulation
Implement RSA 425:2-a, the NH Granite State Farm to Plate Food Policy and Principles
Support the NH Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food in implementing RSA 425:2-a, the NH Granite State Farm to Plate Food Policy and…
Goals & Tags: NH Dept of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, State Agencies, Nonprofits, UNH Extension, Schools or Institutions, State/NH
 Not Started Institutional Markets Program creation, support, or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support, Policy/Regulation