This award is for a recipient who has demonstrated the advancement of organic living on our earth with a project, innovation, action or lifestyle that supports the continuation of the life work of Bill Duesing – for all to live on this earth in a society in harmony with nature. The accomplishment must contribute to […]
CT NOFA’s 38th annual conference will be held on March 7th, 2020 at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. This new location will allow easier access to this event for people from all over our state as well as guests from Massachusetts and Rhode Island and New York. Our keynote speaker is Niaz Dorry of the […]
From NOFA’s technical consultant and “embedded” reporter, Monique Bosch Under the Microscope at Assawaga Farm We visited Assawaga Farm in late September to take a peak at how microbes are handling the ‘no-till’ environment up there. For the past 2 years Yoko and Alex have worked tirelessly on their 2 acre intensive farm to ‘push […]
CT NOFA Invites Beginning Farmers and Land Care Professionals to Apply for the Journeyperson Program. Applications Due on October 15th. APPLY HERE The Journeyperson Program strives to provide committed beginning farmers and land care professionals with the opportunity to learn skills and gain the experience they will need to succeed as farmers and business owners. […]
NOFA Pollinator Habitat at Massaro Community Farm
Landscaping professionals transitioning to organic practices and those already using chemical-free options and want to learn more are invited to attend the NOFA (Northeast Organic Farming Association) Accreditation Course in Organic Land Care, a 30-hour professional training and accreditation course to be held at Common Ground High School in New Haven on August 19, 20, […]
From the Connecticut Council on Soil and Water Conservation Press Contact: Lilian Ruiz, Executive Director 33 Mead Ave., Cos Cob, CT 06807 203-424-8469 ctcoucilswc@gmail.com PRESS RELEASE Time to Celebrate Our Butterflies and Bees! The Connecticut Council on Soil and Water Conservation is pleased to announce that Governor Ned Lamont has proclaimed […]
Click here for a pdf copy CT NOFA’s Farm and Food Guide is about our nourishment, body and spirit, from Connecticut’s abundant and diverse farmland. Each spring, we pour over the entries, discovering new farms and revisiting the happy memories of old friends, barns, and fields we have fallen in love with over the years. […]
We have until June 5th to get the bill through the House and Senate! A bill to ban Chlorpyrifos is being considered by the CT state legislature. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed banning chlorpyrifos in 2015. Agency Experts have determined there is no safe way to use the chemical. However, former EPA Administrator, […]