Grocery Stores & Food Cooperatives

Recommendation Goal Brief Topic Type of Action
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 …
Tag: Technical Assistance Providers, Nonprofits, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Nutrition & Access Grocery Stores & Food Cooperatives Coordination/Network development or support
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…
Tag: Funders/Investors, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Nonprofits, State Agencies, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Nutrition & Access Grocery Stores & Food Cooperatives Investment/Funding
Perform a feasibility study for a Seacoast-area food cooperative
Study the financial feasibility of a retail food cooperative in the Seacoast area in collaboration with grassroots support in the region. The…
Tag: Researchers, Nonprofits, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Funders/Investors, NH Regional
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Nutrition & Access Grocery Stores & Food Cooperatives Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding, Research/Study
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,…
Tag: Technical Assistance Providers, UNH Extension, Funders/Investors, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State Agencies, NH Dept of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, State/NH
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability 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…
Tag: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Nonprofits, State/NH, NH Regional
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Nutrition & Access Grocery Stores & Food Cooperatives Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support