New plan highlights the many challenges for New Hampshire's food system
For the state's 'rapidly' dwindling dairy farms, the plan called for measures like creating an association to advocate for the state's dairy industry, bolstering workforce development, and offering more grant support. (Getty Images)
A strategic plan released last month made dozens of recommendations for strengthening the state's food system.
It painted a challenging picture for New Hampshire's estimated 4,000 farms, which 'rarely operate in a way that provides enough income for the farm family,' the plan said. And the pressures are growing, with agriculture sales decreasing 12.6% from 2017 to 2022, it said.
'The data demonstrates that we need to adjust our collective work to create a stronger local food system by centering the financial viability of farming, fishing, and food production in New Hampshire,' the plan reads.
The plan was created by the NH Food Alliance, a network based out of the University of New Hampshire Sustainability Institute that worked in partnership with the Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food and others. It was supported by funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program, as well as the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.
While the plan noted that different types of producers face different problems, it also pointed out common struggles, like the loss of 80% of the state's farmland over the past 60 years, New Hampshire's 'shortage of affordable housing,' increased environmental pressures from climate change, and more.
At the same time, the plan pitched the benefits and opportunities of looking local when it comes to agriculture: 'regional food security, economic stability for farmers, fishermen, and food producers, regional economic growth, protected open spaces, a stable food supply, climate resilience, and improved public health and nutrition.'
The plan engaged 118 subject matter experts in developing 27 briefs across a range of topics including agritourism, dairy, fruits and vegetables, consumer education, disaster relief, farmland conservation, and more.
In the end, the plan issued 143 recommendations tied to each of the briefs. For the state's 'rapidly' dwindling dairy farms, for instance, it called for measures like creating an association to advocate for the state's dairy industry, bolstering workforce development, and offering more grant support.
The plan was spurred by the NH Food Alliance's participation in the New England Food System Planners Partnership, which aims for New Englanders to consume 30% regional food products by 2030, according to a news release from UNH. An analysis from the partnership found that only 3.2% of Granite Staters' spending on food, beverages, and alcohol in 2022 went to regional sources.
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