Recommendations

Recommendation Type of Action Brief Topic Status
Secure a funding pool providing farm business technical assistance grants
Secure and create a funding pool that provides grants to farmers for business technical assistance, allowing farmers to choose who they work with.…
Goals & Tags: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Technical Assistance Providers, Federal Agencies, State/NH, National, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability, (goal) Local Food Economy
 Investment/Funding Farm Business Technical Assistance Not Started
Create collaborative partnerships between existing farm business technical service providers
Recommended partnerships and collaborations are between UNH Extension, the NH Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, NOFA-NH, NH Farm Bureau,…
Goals & Tags: Technical Assistance Providers, UNH Extension, NH Dept of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, Nonprofits, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability, (goal) Local Food Economy
 Coordination/Network development or support Farm Business Technical Assistance Not Started
Engage all farmers to create inclusive disaster response policies
Small-scale, minority, and marginalized farmers should be sought out and included in the development of disaster response policies to ensure their…
Goals & Tags: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State Agencies, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability, (goal) Equity and Justice
 Policy/Regulation Climate Resilience & Disaster Relief Not Started
Better coordinate the state’s response and communication in a disaster event
Coordination can occur in the following ways or areas: Expand opportunities for learning and practicing disaster preparedness skills in schools, 4-H…
Goals & Tags: State Agencies, Nonprofits, Schools or Institutions, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Technical Assistance Providers, Communities/Consumers, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability, (goal) Natural Resources and Climate
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support Climate Resilience & Disaster Relief In Progress
Provide grant assistance for farmers to secure funding for climate resilience
Fund staffing positions to assist farmers in developing climate resilience plans, identifying resources, and securing funding. Craft a uniform…
Goals & Tags: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Technical Assistance Providers, Nonprofits, State/NH, (goal) Natural Resources and Climate, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability
 Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding Climate Resilience & Disaster Relief Not Started
Perform multi-area research on climate impacts to support farmers in adaptation
Research climate impacts on water, soil, pests, animal management, the effects of heat on human health, and applied climate research on farming…
Goals & Tags: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Technical Assistance Providers, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability, (goal) Natural Resources and Climate
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Research/Study Climate Resilience & Disaster Relief Not Started
Dedicate funds for UNH to provide water, soil, and pest testing services and technical assistance.
Goals & Tags: UNH Extension, Technical Assistance Providers, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability, (goal) Natural Resources and Climate
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding Climate Resilience & Disaster Relief Not Started
Secure permanent funding for the NH Conservation Districts’ Climate Resilience Grant program
Funding for the Climate Resilience Grant program, which provides farmers with grants to invest in climate mitigation and adaptation strategies on…
Goals & Tags: Local/Regional Government Agencies, State Agencies, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability, (goal) Natural Resources and Climate
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding Climate Resilience & Disaster Relief Not Started
Develop business coaching provider training programs specific to farm and food businesses
Develop or enlist expertise, like the Hirshberg Entrepreneurship Institute, for business coaching provider training programs to help them understand…
Goals & Tags: Technical Assistance Providers, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding Access to Capital Not Started
Develop allocations for farm and food businesses to access low-cost financing
Explore opportunities for state, federal, and private funders and investors to develop allocations or reduce administrative burdens for farm and food…
Goals & Tags: Nonprofits, State Agencies, Federal Agencies, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability
 Investment/Funding Access to Capital Not Started
Provide farms and food businesses financial incentives through state policy
Develop state policy that provides farms and food businesses with tax exemptions and abatements, start-up funds and incentives, business technical…
Goals & Tags: State Agencies, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability
 Investment/Funding, Policy/Regulation Access to Capital Not Started
Increase flexible lending practices and policies for farms and food businesses
Bring together public and private financiers to instill more flexibility in lending practices and policies for farms and food businesses.
Goals & Tags: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability
 Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding Access to Capital Not Started
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: State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability
 Investment/Funding, Research/Study Access to Capital Not Started
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
 Program creation, support, or expansion Restaurants Not Started
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
 Coordination/Network development or support, Research/Study Restaurants Not Started
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
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding Restaurants Not Started
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
 Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support Restaurants Not Started
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
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Policy/Regulation Restaurants Not Started
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
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Policy/Regulation Institutional Markets Not Started
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
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding Institutional Markets Not Started