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Federal Grant Funding Freeze and the Future of CT NOFA

Roughly two-thirds of CT NOFA’s budget for 2025 is tied to federal grant funding, primarily through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Without restoration of these previously pledged grant funds by the federal government or significant growth in grassroots donations and support, CT NOFA will be forced to cease operations and lay off all staff, beginning May 1.
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Leah Penniman to Deliver Keynote Address at 2023 CT NOFA Winter Conference

CT NOFA is excited to announce that we’ll once again be joined by Leah Penniman, author of Farming While Black and co-founder of Soul Fire Farm. Her keynote speech will…
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Winter Conference Season Kicks Off with NOFA Joint Keynote Presentation by Ira Wallace

Kick off conference season with this free webinar! The seven chapters of the Northeast Organic Farming Association have been working to develop food security programs and learning opportunities throughout our…
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NOFA’s 50th Anniversary Documentary

In 1971, as Vietnam, Racial Discrimination and Nuclear protests raged, a group of Back to the Land counter-culturists gathered with a few ecological growers to form what is now called the Northeast Organic Farming Association - NOFA. Farmers, gardeners and conscious eaters from northeast states, discovered this growing movement.
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CT NOFA Launches Farm Share Program

The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Connecticut (CT NOFA) is pleased to launch a new initiative; Farm Share, a community food security program. This program will provide limited-income residents in…
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The Bill Duesing Organic Living on the Earth Award 2022 Awardee: John Pittari, Jr.

CT NOFA was proud to award John Pittari, Jr. the annual Bill Duesing Organic Living on the Earth Award during the 40th Winter Conference this February. This award is given…
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