Recommendations

Recommendation Type of Action Brief Topic Goal
Streamline enrollment and extend recertification for food access programs
Implement auto-enrollment in SNAP, WIC, and the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) with Medicaid and extend SNAP recertification periods to ensure…
Tag: Legislators, State Agencies, Communities/Consumers, State/NH
 Policy/Regulation Nutrition Access & Security Equity & Justice, Nutrition & Access
Address policy and funding barriers for food access programs
Advocate for state and federal funding to expand federal nutrition programs, including support for staff and program implementation. Simplify…
Tag: Legislators, State Agencies, Federal Agencies, Funders/Investors, Communities/Consumers, State/NH, National
 Investment/Funding, Policy/Regulation Nutrition Access & Security Nutrition & Access
Protect farm workers and reduce barriers to worker benefits
Define key terms in regulation, including “intern,” and reduce barriers to worker benefits through law changes. Specifically welcome communities that…
Tag: Legislators, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Policy/Regulation Labor & Workforce Equity & Justice, Local Food Economy
Collaborate to generate higher value for New Hampshire food products in the marketplace
Enhance marketing and technical assistance collaboration between the NH Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food and other state agencies, local…
Tag: NH Dept of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, State Agencies, Local/Regional Government Agencies, Schools or Institutions, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Nonprofits, Technical Assistance Providers, State/NH
 Coordination/Network development or support Labor & Workforce Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
Address the underutilization of public programs and establish public benefit navigation services for farmers and workers
Assess causes of underutilization within existing programs that serve farmers and food producers. Establish public benefit navigation services to…
Tag: Nonprofits, Technical Assistance Providers, State Agencies, State/NH
 Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Program creation, support, or expansion Labor & Workforce Local Food Economy
Facilitate cross-sector collaboration to connect seasonal agricultural workers with off-season employment
Connect employers from different sectors and seasonal agricultural workers with employment outside of food production seasons, providing pathways to…
Tag: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Nonprofits, State/NH
 Coordination/Network development or support Labor & Workforce Local Food Economy
Support communities to find solutions at the intersection of agriculture and housing
Investigate whether zoning regulations and conservation easements could have roles in permitting more housing units on agriculture parcels, including…
Tag: Local/Regional Government Agencies, Communities/Consumers, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Local/Municipal
 Coordination/Network development or support Labor & Workforce Engagement & Education
Explore opportunities to enable land to be used by farmers without requiring ownership
Build incentives for current landowners to permit leasing, renting, or other simplified, standardized legal agreements for agricultural work to…
Tag: Communities/Consumers, Local/Regional Government Agencies, State Agencies, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Local/Municipal, State/NH
 Policy/Regulation, Research/Study Labor & Workforce Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
Analyze the distribution routes of New Hampshire’s food hubs to identify coordination opportunities
Collaborative distribution would include backhauling and other creative solutions to address the unique distribution needs of underserved rural areas.
Tag: Researchers, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Coordination/Network development or support, Research/Study Food Hubs & Collaborative Marketing Nutrition & Access
Conduct research to examine the benefits and limitations of different collaborative aggregation and marketing models
This research would guide the development of organizational and legal structures for different contexts and needs. Identify the factors that…
Tag: Researchers, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Research/Study Food Hubs & Collaborative Marketing Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
Increase technical assistance capacity for food hubs and multi-farmer collaborative marketing initiatives
Increase technical assistance capacity in four areas: Coaching to design and facilitate a process for farmers and food businesses interested in…
Tag: Technical Assistance Providers, UNH Extension, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Program creation, support, or expansion Food Hubs & Collaborative Marketing Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
Develop capacity to coordinate and support fundraising efforts for food hubs and multi-farmer collaborative marketing initiatives
Increased capacity will reduce grant writing and administrative burdens, leverage partnerships, generate increased support for operating funds, and…
Tag: Funders/Investors, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding Food Hubs & Collaborative Marketing Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Nutrition & Access
Advocate for improvements to state and federal funding programs
Improvements should be made to programs including the USDA Local Agricultural Marketing Program, to reduce administrative burdens and include general…
Tag: State Agencies, Federal Agencies, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH, National
 Investment/Funding, Policy/Regulation Food Hubs & Collaborative Marketing Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
Provide dedicated state, federal, and private funding for technical assistance, programming, and mediation for farm succession programs
Funding will: Provide financial support for farmers to participate in succession planning programs; Develop more farm succession education…
Tag: Funders/Investors, Technical Assistance Providers, Nonprofits, Farm, Fish, or Food Business
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding Farmland Conservation, Access, & Succession Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
Provide dedicated state, federal, and private funding for technical assistance, mentorship, and capital for farmland access programs
Funding will support: Research, expansion, and development of innovative models for cooperative and alternative land tenure; Increasing access to…
Tag: Funders/Investors, Technical Assistance Providers, State Agencies, Federal Agencies, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Communities/Consumers, Nonprofits, Researchers, State/NH
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding, Research/Study Farmland Conservation, Access, & Succession Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
Provide dedicated state, federal, and private funding for agricultural conservation easement programs and land trusts
Expand existing state and private funding programs to prioritize farmland protection projects; Secure adequate funding for the state’s Agricultural…
Tag: Funders/Investors, State Agencies, Federal Agencies, Nonprofits, Communities/Consumers, State/NH
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding Farmland Conservation, Access, & Succession Engagement & Education, Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
Expand farm business technical assistance capacity
Advocacy for the following improvements can expand farm business technical assistance capacity: Agricultural organizations increasing farm business…
Tag: Technical Assistance Providers, Funders/Investors, UNH Extension, Nonprofits, State/NH
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding Farm Business Technical Assistance Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
Create a database to connect farm business professionals with farmers
Create and populate a searchable database to connect available farm business professionals with farmers, including subject matter expertise, cost for…
Tag: Technical Assistance Providers, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Resource/tool creation, support or expansion Farm Business Technical Assistance Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
Create a multi-year plan to build capacity for and attract new agricultural professionals
This plan could include identifying skill gaps in organizations currently offering farm business technical assistance, accounting for the diversity…
Tag: Technical Assistance Providers, UNH Extension, Nonprofits, State/NH
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support Farm Business Technical Assistance Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Local Food Economy
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.…
Tag: Funders/Investors, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Technical Assistance Providers, Federal Agencies, State/NH, National
 Investment/Funding Farm Business Technical Assistance Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability