NH Food and Agriculture Strategic Plan
The food system we want in New Hampshire starts with you.
The NH Food Alliance is spearheading the development of the NH Food and Agriculture Strategic Plan and we need your input and participation to create a plan that is both comprehensive and impactful.
A strategic plan for New Hampshire will align our food community, streamlining collective efforts to obtain funding, pass policies, develop programs, invest in infrastructure, and build networks in support of a thriving, fair, and sustainable local food system in the Granite State. Below are opportunties to learn more and provide input.
The "What" and "How" of the Plan
The NH Food and Agriculture Strategic Plan will have four main components. These components will be developed with input and feedback from across the New Hampshire food system collected through the participatory engagement plan to form a comprehensive final plan. Find a more detailed version of the process for the plan at the link below!
The "Who" (Meet the Team)
Meet the team holding the center of the process and ensure the result is a plan representative of our food system. Advising that team is an Advisory Committee of food system leaders providing vital feedback on the planning process, as well as engaging their own networks and communities. Meet the team and advisory committee at the link below!
Public Comment Period: September through December 2024
This fall, Granite Staters are invited to participate in the public comment period for the product, market, and issue briefs at the core of the NH Food and Agriculture Strategic Plan. Each brief will closely examine a product, market, or issue that is pivotal to creating a thriving food system in New Hampshire and will detail specific recommendations needed to address the challenges facing each. The subject matter experts authoring the briefs need your input on their preliminary drafts. Each brief draft will be open for comment for 30 days. Head to the Briefs Tracker page linked below to provide feedback on the briefs you're most interested in.
Convening Schedule
The NH Food Alliance partnered with organizations across the state to hold a variety of in-person and virtual focus groups to gather insights and input on what should be included in the plan.
December 5, 2023 at 11AM-12PM
Virtual listening session for 2023 Strategy Retreat attendees with Alternative System Pathways for Interconnected Resilience, Equity, and Sustainability (ASPIRES) program
February 2, 2023 at 12-1PM
Process Overview and Virtual Listening Session
NH Food Alliance’s virtual Network Café
February 10, 2024 11:15AM to 12:15PM
In person at NOFA-NH's 22nd Annual Winter Conference
Session II: From Surviving to Thriving
March 1, 2024 at 12-1PM
ASPIRES Facilitated Listening Session
NH Food Alliance’s virtual Network Café
March 18, 2024 at 10AM-12PM
Seacoast Area Growers Listening Session
Tuckaway Farm, Lee, NH
March 19, 2024 at 4-5PM
Coos County Conservation District Working Group Meeting
Coos County UNH Extension Office, Lancaster, NH
March 28, 2024 at 6-8:30PM
Belknap County Conservation District Local Workgroup Meeting
70North Restaurant and Market, Laconia, NH
April 3, 2024 at 10AM-12PM
Grafton County Conservation District Local Workgroup Meeting
Grafton County UNH Extension Complex, North Haverhill, NH
April 3, 2024 at 3-5PM
Rockingham County Conservation District Local Workgroup Meeting
Brentwood Community Center, Brentwood, NH
April 10, 2024 at 4-6:30PM
Cheshire - Sullivan County Conservation District Local Workgroup Meeting
Walpole Town Hall, Walpole, NH
May 17, 2024
In person at the 2024 NH Food System Statewide Gathering
Barn on the Pemi, Plymouth, NH
