Vision & Goals

The Vision & Goals were created to guide the development of the Strategic Plan and serve as overarching guidance for what we want New Hampshire’s food system to aspire to.

The Vision

We envision an equitable and just food system in New Hampshire in which healthy and local food is accessible to and valued by all Granite Staters; where producing food can be a viable occupation, and farmers and fishermen are well-resourced and supported in producing a variety of crops and products; where there is a thriving local and regional food economy and jobs within our food system that provide livable wages, supportive workplace conditions, and access to healthcare and other benefits; where the New Hampshire food system is a steward of our natural resources and is resilient in the face of a changing climate.

The Goals

Our goals are the vision statement above, broken down into its unique pieces, and mapped against the Product, Market, and Issue brief topics that explore how we might move toward each element of the vision. Learn more about what the Product, Market, and Issue briefs are here

All briefs but especially:
> Nutrition Access & Security
> Labor & Workforce
> Farmland Conservation, Access, & Succession
> Home & Community Gardens

> Nutrition Access & Security
> Grocery Stores & Retail Cooperatives
> Institutional Markets
> Home & Community Gardens
> Food Systems Literacy, Early Childhood and School-Aged Children
> Direct-to-Consumer & Consumer Education
> Restaurants

All Product briefs and especially:
> Farm Business Technical Assistance
> Access to Capital
> Food Hubs & Collaborative Marketing
> Supporting Future & Beginning Farmers
> Farmland Conservation, Access, & Succession

All Market briefs and especially:
> Labor & Workforce
> Agritourism
> Value-Added Processing & Co-Manufacturing

> Farmland Conservation, Access, & Succession
> Land Use Planning
> Climate Resilience & Disaster Relief
> Wasted Food
> Soil & Water
> Production Techniques for Sustainable Ecosystems