Join CT NOFA at Fall Gatherings in New Haven and Newtown this November
October 30, 2024
In celebration of autumn, join us this November for a pair of gatherings with CT NOFA members and friends in New Haven and Newtown – all are invited!
As farm activities wind down with the end of the growing season, these events are the perfect venue for catching up with farmers and friends from across our community to celebrate the successes – as well as bemoan the pitfalls! – of a long summer. Bring friends…or make some new ones…but definitely join us!
These events are part of our fall fundraising appeal. Attendance is entirely free and without obligation! (Other than, we hope, good humor and happiness from all.) However, we hope you’ll consider them an opportunity to begin or renew an existing CT NOFA membership. Students and seniors can join for as little as $30, and individual memberships are $50. Supporting us as a registered CT NOFA member is a great way to invest in our mission of a more organic Connecticut, today and in the future! Click here to learn more about what we do, and why we do it.
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CT NOFA Launches Equipment Share Program
CT NOFA is proud to announce the launch of our Equipment Share Program. In partnership with The Hickories in Ridgefield, Connecticut, this program aims to provide both commercial farmers and home gardeners free access to both specialized equipment and expertise in a shared environment. Equipment Share days at The Hickories will include free soil analysis, seed winnowing services, nut cleaning, compost tea brewing workshops, and much more.
Advocacy News: May 2026
The Good News: CT Senator Chris Murphy has introduced a bill (bipartisan and bicameral) to increase funding for Agricultural Management Assistance to $30 million and to expand the eligible uses for these funds to include “soil health improvements, composting, implementing organic farming, and food safety certification in addition to existing authorized uses such as water management structure and soil erosion control.” Let’s thank Senator Murphy for introducing this bill!
The Bad News: The Farm Bill passed the House of Representatives on April 30, despite 320 food, farm, and conservation organizations, including CT NOFA, voicing our opposition to a bill that does not fix SNAP, does not support new and beginning farmers, and does not adequately support conservation programs or organic agriculture. Now it goes to the Senate and we need to urge both of Connecticut’s Senators to reject this Farm Bill.