(goal) Local Food Economy

Recommendation Status Brief Topic Type of Action
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, (goal) Local Food Economy
 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: Nonprofits, State Agencies, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH, (goal) Local Food Economy
 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, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability, (goal) Local Food Economy
 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, (goal) Local Food Economy, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability
 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, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability, (goal) Local Food Economy
 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: Schools or Institutions, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State Agencies, Technical Assistance Providers, State/NH, (goal) Nutrition and Access, (goal) Local Food Economy
 Not Started Institutional Markets Program creation, support, or expansion, Policy/Regulation
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: State Agencies, Schools or Institutions, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH, (goal) Local Food Economy
 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, (goal) Local Food Economy
 Not Started Institutional Markets Program creation, support, or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support, Policy/Regulation
Create and fund work facilitating wholesale buyer and food producer/hub relationships
The NH Food Alliance and partners to create resources directly connecting institutional buyers to appropriate New Hampshire-based wholesale food…
Goals & Tags: Nonprofits, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Schools or Institutions, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability, (goal) Local Food Economy
 In Progress Institutional Markets Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding
Support successful sales to retailers by farmers, fishermen, and food producers
Provide guidance to retailers to build consistent relationships and local food purchasing habits, as well as business technical assistance on …
Goals & Tags: Technical Assistance Providers, Nonprofits, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability, (goal) Local Food Economy
 In Progress Grocery Stores & Food Cooperatives Coordination/Network development or support