Nutrition & Access

Recommendation Goal Brief Topic Type of Action
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
Pass a policy to support a permanent local food procurement reimbursement program for schools
Pass a policy to support a permanent version of the Local Food for Local Schools Purchasing Incentive Pilot Program through the NH Department of…
Tag: Legislators, State Agencies, NH Dept of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, Schools or Institutions, State/NH
 Nutrition & Access Food System Literacy, Childhood and School-Age Children Policy/Regulation
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
Expand and integrate local food nutrition incentive programs
Expand and integrate nutrition incentive programs, such as Granite State Market Match, Double Up Food Bucks, and Vouchers for Veterans, into larger,…
Tag: State Agencies, Nonprofits, State/NH
 Equity & Justice, Nutrition & Access Direct-to-Consumer & Consumer Education Program creation, support, or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support
Fund two management positions to support farmers’ markets and CSAs
Fund two full-time equivalent (FTE) positions focused on professional management and infrastructure improvements for farmers’ markets and CSAs,…
Tag: Funders/Investors, Nonprofits, Local/Municipal, State/NH
 Equity & Justice, Local Food Economy, Nutrition & Access Direct-to-Consumer & Consumer Education Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding, Research/Study
Fund research to collect the “real data” as the local seafood industry sees it
Fund industry-supported research to reconcile the data sets collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and other federal…
Tag: Researchers, Funders/Investors, NH Regional
 Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Nutrition & Access Seafood Investment/Funding, Research/Study