Advocacy and Policy
CT NOFA's Policy Vision
CT NOFA envisions and advocates for state policies and legislation that moves Connecticut toward the following:
- A clean and healthy environment for everyone, regardless of where they live, with special emphasis on protecting vulnerable people and communities
- Organic farming, gardening, and land care to protect human and environmental health, and as essential solutions to our climate and biodiversity crises
- Funding for rapid agricultural disaster assistance in the face of the changing climate
- Land access and opportunity for new and beginning farmers, centering racial justice
- Fresh, healthy, and locally grown food available to everyone, regardless of income, and across the life cycle, from childhood to old age
- Support for Connecticut’s unique agriculture, with smaller and more diversified farms compared to other regions of the country
CT NOFA's Policy Priorities
CT NOFA was honored to host Maya van Rossum, founder of the Green Amendments for the Generations movement, at our 2024 Winter Conference.
Green Amendments For the Generations is a grassroots non-profit organization inspiring a nationwide movement to secure constitutional recognition and protection of environmental rights in every state and ultimately at the federal level. Van Rossum is also the Delaware Riverkeeper, leading the watershed based advocacy organization, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, for over 30 years in its efforts to protect the health of the Delaware River and its tributaries.
A skilled activist, attorney, strategist, and community organizer, she has testified multiple times, by invitation, before US Congressional Committees; was named among Philadelphia Business Journal’s Power 100 in 2019 and one of the “10 Most Influential People of 2015” When It Comes to Energy Issues by SNL Energy; is the recipient of the 2022 PA Interfaith Power & Light Visionary Award, the 2020 River Hero by River Network, and the Giraffe Hero award, given to those who have the courage to stick their necks out for the common good.
Advocacy and Policy Updates
CT NOFA on the Organic Farm Stand Podcast
CT NOFA Board Member Kaitlyn Kimball Discusses Storm Effects on Small Farms
HEAL Food Alliance Shares 2024 Voter Guide
2024 Winter Conference Keynote Address by Maya van Rossum Now Available Online
CT NOFA Opinion Piece Featured in CT Mirror
Advocacy Update – the Farm Bill is Back!
Environmental Rights for Connecticut — Now and in the Years to Come
