State/NH

Recommendation Status Brief Topic Type of Action
Increase cold and dry storage capacity through funding opportunities for farmers, distributors, and aggregators
By providing funding opportunities for on-farm, on-site (for distributors), or community-held storage facilities, aggregation and bulk order…
Goals & Tags: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Nonprofits, State Agencies, State/NH, (goal) Local Food Economy
 In Progress Grocery Stores & Food Cooperatives Investment/Funding
Increase organizational capacity to support growers selling to wholesale markets
Increasing capacity for organizations, like UNH Extension, would allow for opportunities to offer more resources for business technical assistance,…
Goals & Tags: Technical Assistance Providers, UNH Extension, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State Agencies, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability
 Not Started Grocery Stores & Food Cooperatives Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding
Create a catalog of wholesale-ready farms, producers, and products
Make a wholesale catalog available for retail with details on distribution capability and capacity. This could be achieved by partnering with food…
Goals & Tags: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Nonprofits, State/NH, NH Regional, (goal) Local Food Economy
 Completed Grocery Stores & Food Cooperatives Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support
Support the production of other tree syrups, such as birch, in New Hampshire
This support would primarily occur through continued research and market development.
Goals & Tags: Technical Assistance Providers, State Agencies, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability, (goal) Natural Resources and Climate
 Not Started Syrup Investment/Funding, Research/Study
Increase state support for the NH Maple Producers Association
This support, in addition to grant opportunities, would increase promotion of Maple Month in March, linking maple syrup to promotion of the foliage…
Goals & Tags: State Agencies, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability, (goal) Local Food Economy
 Not Started Syrup Investment/Funding
Fund mushroom growers to reduce their energy costs
Provide grant support for mushroom growers to obtain renewable energy infrastructure through programs, such as the USDA Rural Energy for America…
Goals & Tags: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State Agencies, Federal Agencies, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability, (goal) Natural Resources and Climate
 Not Started Mushrooms Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding
Explore avenues for improving insurance coverage options for mushroom growers
In New Hampshire that includes coverage for plausible issues like bacterial contamination, which is analogous to agricultural crop loss from disease.
Goals & Tags: Technical Assistance Providers, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability
 Not Started Mushrooms Program creation, support, or expansion, Research/Study
Provide funding and support to the NH Grain Collaborative
This support will incite the development of a culinary grain economy in the state through: Technical assistance for farmers and millers; Coordination…
Goals & Tags: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Technical Assistance Providers, State/NH, (goal) Local Food Economy
 Not Started Food-Grade Grains Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding
Build a statewide database of place-based native and heirloom foods
This database will offer a long history in our region, as well as the critical habitats that support them, through collaboration between first…
Goals & Tags: Communities/Consumers, Local/Regional Government Agencies, Schools or Institutions, Nonprofits, Local/Municipal, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability, (goal) Natural Resources and Climate
 Not Started Wild & Foraged Foods Resource/tool creation, support or expansion
Develop a voluntary reporting and marketing process to encourage growers to report and boost New Hampshire-bred seed and produce usage
This will include collaborating with UNH breeders and UNHInnovation, as well as private seed savers and the USDA Germplasm Repositories (to identify…
Goals & Tags: Technical Assistance Providers, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State Agencies, Nonprofits, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability
 Not Started Seeds Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Program creation, support, or expansion