We convene the Seacoast’s Local Food Network

A forum of Seacoast-based non-profit organizations working to build a food system that provides local, clean, healthy, and fair food for all on the Seacoast.

Although we each have  independent missions and activities, our shared vision is to live in a region where our local foodshed sustains all of us, all year long, and is integrated into our region’s economy, institutions, lives and culture, to enhance our quality of life.

Working together, we will get there faster. At our gatherings, we educate ourselves about each others’ work, learn about new rules, and share new opportunities.

Participants include:

Seacoast Local

working to build an economy that is local, green and fair

Seacoast Eat Local

connecting consumers with sources of locally grown and locally made food through winter farmers’ markets, an annual local foods resource guide, and online media.

Seacoast Growers’ Association

more than 30 years of seasonal farmers’ markets across the Seacoast

Slow Food Seacoast and Slow Food UNH

focusing on the pleasures of good, clean and fair food

Chef’s Collaborative

the local chapter of a national network of chefs that fosters a sustainable food system

Great Works Regional Land Trust

the local land trust for the Berwicks, Eliot, Ogunquit and Wells, protecting farmlands as a finite and irreplaceable resource

Granite State FISH

connecting fishermen and community to ensure and promote the future of this local trade

Food Solutions New England

a UNH-led network that connects local efforts into a regional vision for the food system

NH Farm to School

a statewide program working to connect NH farms and schools

Future participants might also include UNH Cooperative Extension, NH Community Seafood, the Greater Seacoast Permaculture Group, and more.