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| Recommendation | Status | Brief Topic | Type of Action |
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| Develop a Successful Models Portfolio of economically viable food production models Develop a Successful Models Portfolio that examines what models are working in New Hampshire for economically viable food production, what enables…
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Not Started | Fruits & Vegetables | Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Research/Study |
| Increase support and UNH Extension capacity from the University of New Hampshire Two specific areas of support for farmers from the university are: Reinstating the Fruit and Vegetable Extension State Specialist position at UNH…
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Not Started | Fruits & Vegetables | Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding |
| Conduct multi-area research to extend the growing season and increase resilience against weather events Research crops, varieties, practices, and technologies for both season extension and increased resilience against weather related events, including…
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Not Started | Fruits & Vegetables | Research/Study |
| Decrease barriers to hiring on-farm help Reducing barriers to hiring on-farm help could be achieved in the following ways: Collaborate with local governments to support zoning changes to…
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Not Started | Fruits & Vegetables | Program creation, support, or expansion, Policy/Regulation |
| Create an agritourism-focused university position to serve both current and future operators Fund and hire one full-time equivalent (FTE) agritourism-focused teaching and research position. This could be a joint appointment within the…
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Not Started | Agritourism | Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding |
| Increase the marketing of agritourism to locals Resident patronage of agritourism helps businesses position themselves as community assets, improving resilience to seasonal visitation fluctuations…
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Not Started | Agritourism | Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Program creation, support, or expansion |
| Encourage knowledge sharing amongst agritourism operators Support experience-based knowledge sharing and documentation through online and in-person forums for agritourism operators, leveraging the notion…
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Not Started | Agritourism | Coordination/Network development or support |
| Clarify state and local laws, ordinances, and definitions Many New Hampshire agritourism operators and prospective operators have expressed that laws and guidelines could be more clearly articulated (for…
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Not Started | Agritourism | Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Policy/Regulation |
| Increase support for business planning and evaluation of agritourism activities Organizations, such as the NH Farm Bureau, UNH Extension, and the Small Business Development Center, can work to expand business assistance resources…
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Not Started | Agritourism | Program creation, support, or expansion, Research/Study |
| Legalize cannabis, with a focus on cannabis-infused beverages Legalizing cannabis would open up a multi-billion dollar market opportunity to New Hampshire farmers and beverage producers, with intentional…
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Not Started | Craft Beverages | Policy/Regulation |
