about us
The New Hampshire Center for a Food Secure Future (NHCFSF) is a University of New Hampshire-based collaboration among diverse stakeholders in the food system including state agencies, non-profits, business and industry partners and associations, as well as educators and practitioners. The Center was created to address the need for coordinated, comprehensive action linking agriculture, the food environment and health and nutrition in our state and region.
In 2005, funding was awarded to the University of New Hampshire's Office of Sustainability, Department of Animal and Nutritional Sciences, and Cooperative Extension to conduct a comprehensive, stakeholder-focused planning process to inform development of a NH Center for a Food Secure Future. Planning conducted by a diverse range of stakeholders reflected a systemic approach encompassing state and regional agriculture, food distribution, marketing and other access issues, nutrition, and population health outcomes and interventions. The results of these efforts are detailed in the NHCFSF Strategic Plan (PDF).
MISSION
The New Hampshire Center for a Food Secure Future (NHCFSF) will advance a renaissance of New Hampshire food culture from farm to table, promoting food systems that support sound nutrition and healthy sustainable communities.
VISION
By promoting comprehensive, systemic approaches linking local and regional food, farm and nutrition issues, the New Hampshire Center for a Food Secure Future will improve the integrity of the entire food system. The Center will:
- Educate all stakeholders in our food community about the interconnected aspects of food security and develop communication strategies that provide this education.
- Advance local, state and national policies that promote a food secure future.
- Serve as a clearinghouse for dependable data and resources on all topics related to food security.
- Conduct independent research, education and training on food security.