Technical Assistance Providers

Recommendation Status Brief Topic Type of Action
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
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, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability
 Not Started Institutional Markets Program creation, support, or expansion, 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
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
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
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
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
Fund stakeholder convenings around breeding needs
Convene New Hampshire chefs, farmers, and agriculture professionals to foster discussion around breeding needs (“What Needs Breeding?” events) and to…
Goals & Tags: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Technical Assistance Providers, State/NH, (goal) Natural Resources and Climate
 Not Started Seeds Program creation, support, or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding, Research/Study
Replicate the Composting Association of Vermont’s program on farms
Locate, replicate, and scale the Composting Association of Vermont’s program on farms in New Hampshire, including toolkits, grants, and ongoing…
Goals & Tags: Technical Assistance Providers, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH, (goal) Engagement and Education, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability
 In Progress Wasted Food Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding