Recommendations

Recommendation Type of Action Brief Topic Goal
Increase UNH Extension capacity to help producers enhance their marketing strategies
Increase capacity for direct technical assistance at UNH Extension to help producers enhance their digital presence and adapt to evolving consumer…
Tag: Technical Assistance Providers, UNH Extension, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Program creation, support, or expansion Direct-to-Consumer & Consumer Education Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
Establish a coordinated statewide local food promotion program
Establish a coordinated statewide promotion program through an expansion of the work and infrastructure of NH Eats Local Month. This will include:…
Tag: Funders/Investors, Nonprofits, Researchers, State/NH
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding, Research/Study Direct-to-Consumer & Consumer Education Engagement & Education, Equity & Justice
Educate land preservation committees on agricultural land use and preservation practices
Develop resources and training that educate land preservation committees on good agricultural land use practices and the benefit of using agriculture…
Tag: Local/Regional Government Agencies, State Agencies, Local/Municipal, State/NH
 Resource/tool creation, support or expansion Fruits & Vegetables Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Natural Resources & Climate
Develop a Successful Models Portfolio of economically viable food production models
Develop a Successful Models Portfolio that examines what models are working in New Hampshire for economically viable food production, what enables…
Tag: Researchers, Technical Assistance Providers, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH
 Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Research/Study Fruits & Vegetables Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
Increase support and UNH Extension capacity from the University of New Hampshire
Two specific areas of support for farmers from the university are: Reinstating the Fruit and Vegetable Extension State Specialist position at UNH…
Tag: UNH Extension, Technical Assistance Providers, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Funders/Investors, State/NH
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding Fruits & Vegetables Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Local Food Economy
Conduct multi-area research to extend the growing season and increase resilience against weather events
Research crops, varieties, practices, and technologies for both season extension and increased resilience against weather related events, including…
Tag: Researchers
 Research/Study Fruits & Vegetables Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
Decrease barriers to hiring on-farm help
Reducing barriers to hiring on-farm help could be achieved in the following ways: Collaborate with local governments to support zoning changes to…
Tag: Local/Regional Government Agencies, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Technical Assistance Providers, UNH Extension, Local/Municipal, State/NH
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Policy/Regulation Fruits & Vegetables Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Local Food Economy
Create an agritourism-focused university position to serve both current and future operators
Fund and hire one full-time equivalent (FTE) agritourism-focused teaching and research position. This could be a joint appointment within the…
Tag: UNH Extension, Technical Assistance Providers, State Agencies, Funders/Investors, State/NH
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding Agritourism Engagement & Education, Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
Increase the marketing of agritourism to locals
Resident patronage of agritourism helps businesses position themselves as community assets, improving resilience to seasonal visitation fluctuations…
Tag: State Agencies, Nonprofits, Communities/Consumers, State/NH
 Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Program creation, support, or expansion Agritourism Engagement & Education, Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
Encourage knowledge sharing amongst agritourism operators
Support experience-based knowledge sharing and documentation through online and in-person forums for agritourism operators, leveraging the notion…
Tag: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Technical Assistance Providers, Nonprofits, State/NH
 Coordination/Network development or support Agritourism Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
Clarify state and local laws, ordinances, and definitions
Many New Hampshire agritourism operators and prospective operators have expressed that laws and guidelines could be more clearly articulated (for…
Tag: Legislators, State Agencies, Local/Regional Government Agencies, Technical Assistance Providers, State/NH, Local/Municipal
 Resource/tool creation, support or expansion, Policy/Regulation Agritourism Engagement & Education, Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
Increase support for business planning and evaluation of agritourism activities
Organizations, such as the NH Farm Bureau, UNH Extension, and the Small Business Development Center, can work to expand business assistance resources…
Tag: Nonprofits, Technical Assistance Providers, UNH Extension, Local/Regional Government Agencies, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Communities/Consumers, State/NH
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Research/Study Agritourism Engagement & Education, Equity & Justice, Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
Legalize cannabis, with a focus on cannabis-infused beverages
Legalizing cannabis would open up a multi-billion dollar market opportunity to New Hampshire farmers and beverage producers, with intentional…
Tag: State/NH, Legislators, State Agencies
 Policy/Regulation Craft Beverages Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
Allow all craft beverage producers to sell through NH State Liquor Stores
Increase market access for New Hampshire craft beverages by allowing all small “NH Grown and Crafted” beverage producers (not just wine and liquor)…
Tag: State/NH, Legislators, State Agencies
 Policy/Regulation Craft Beverages Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
Highlight “NH Grown and Crafted” beverage producers to drive tourism
Drive tourism with a “Live Free” campaign to attract “adventurers” visiting our state by highlighting “NH Grown and Crafted” beverage producers, the…
Tag: State/NH, NH Dept of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, State Agencies, Nonprofits
 Program creation, support, or expansion Craft Beverages Engagement & Education
Fund research to define New Hampshire’s craft beverage terroir
Fund research to understand and analyze the unique flavor profiles of ingredients used in New Hampshire grown craft beverages, such as grapes, hops,…
Tag: Researchers, Funders/Investors, State/NH
 Investment/Funding, Research/Study Craft Beverages Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
Develop a clear labeling program for New Hampshire craft beverages
The labelling program should offer both a “NH Crafted” signifier and a “NH Grown and Crafted” signifier for those growing or sourcing a minimum…
Tag: State/NH, NH Dept of Agriculture, Markets, and Food, State Agencies, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Nonprofits
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Policy/Regulation Craft Beverages Engagement & Education, Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability
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
 Investment/Funding, Research/Study Seafood Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability, Nutrition & Access
Launch and fund a consumer marketing initiative for local seafood
Launch, and fund, if needed, a consumer marketing initiative for New Hampshire seafood to inspire consumer demand for local seafood and increase…
Tag: Nonprofits, Funders/Investors, NH Regional
 Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding Seafood Engagement & Education
Allocate state budget funding for seafood industry infrastructure
Allocate appropriate funding in the state budget to maintain existing and build new infrastructure for the fishing and aquaculture sectors (e.g.,…
Tag: Legislators, State/NH, NH Regional
 Investment/Funding, Policy/Regulation Seafood Farm, Fish, & Food Business Viability