Engagement & Education

Recommendation Goal Brief Topic Type of Action
Launch an outreach and education program focused on wasted food awareness and prevention
Launch an ongoing, state-led public outreach and education program focused on wasted food awareness and prevention, housed within NHDES.
Tag: State Agencies, Communities/Consumers, State/NH
 Engagement & Education, Natural Resources & Climate Wasted Food Program creation, support, or expansion
Propose state policy to legally protect gardening on leased land
Introduce state legislation that creates built in legal protection for gardening on leased land by default (without extra permission), with…
Tag: Legislators, Communities/Consumers, State/NH
 Engagement & Education, Nutrition & Access Home & Community Gardens Policy/Regulation
Research the amount of food grown by home and community gardens
Conduct research to assess the amount of food grown in home and community gardens and identify the most pressing needs of home and community…
Tag: Communities/Consumers, Researchers, Local/Municipal, State/NH
 Engagement & Education, Nutrition & Access Home & Community Gardens Research/Study
Stipulate open space land for food production in the Master Planning process
In the Land Use section of the Master Planning process, ask towns to allow open space land, i.e. land not currently used or forested, like parks and…
Tag: Local/Regional Government Agencies, Local/Municipal
 Engagement & Education, Nutrition & Access Home & Community Gardens Policy/Regulation
Reserve open space land in conservation subdivisions for food production
Encourage town planning boards to require conservation subdivisions to make open space land available for food production.
Tag: Local/Regional Government Agencies, Local/Municipal
 Engagement & Education, Nutrition & Access Home & Community Gardens Policy/Regulation
Fund two, full-time UNH Extension positions focused on home and community gardens
These two full-time equivalent (FTE) positions at UNH Extension will expand capacity for work in support of community and home gardeners, including…
Tag: UNH Extension, Communities/Consumers, State/NH
 Engagement & Education, Nutrition & Access Home & Community Gardens Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Program creation, support, or expansion
Research successful health and nutrition curriculum
Perform research into successful health and nutrition curriculum that is being implemented in New Hampshire schools.
Tag: Schools or Institutions, Researchers, State/NH
 Engagement & Education, Nutrition & Access Food System Literacy, Childhood and School-Age Children Research/Study
Increase school and youth garden programming by providing support and resources for educators
Increased school and youth garden programming in New Hampshire can provide opportunities to learn about growing food, eating and dietary choices,…
Tag: Schools or Institutions, Nonprofits, State/NH
 Engagement & Education, Nutrition & Access Food System Literacy, Childhood and School-Age Children Program creation, support, or expansion
Promote and expand food system literacy in New Hampshire
This can be effectively achieved by increasing the adoption of educational initiatives such as the NH Agriculture in the Classroom curriculum, the NH…
Tag: Schools or Institutions, Nonprofits, State/NH
 Engagement & Education, Equity & Justice Food System Literacy, Childhood and School-Age Children Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Program creation, support, or expansion
Develop a statewide farm to school grant program
The grant program would increase funding for schools and organizations to support: Gardening space, learning kitchens, and other relevant materials;…
Tag: Nonprofits, Funders/Investors, Schools or Institutions, Legislators, State Agencies, State/NH
 Engagement & Education, Nutrition & Access Food System Literacy, Childhood and School-Age Children Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding