Coverage of CT NOFA’s 43rd Annual Winter Conference from the For The People Podcast
March 10, 2025
Thanks to WEBE108 FM and the For The People podcast for coverage of our winter conference! Listen here or stream, below.
Connecticut’s Northeast Organic Farming Association – or CT NOFA – held their 43rd Winter Conference last weekend at Eastern CT State University, and For the People was there to put together a live Special Report that digs into everything from worms and bugs to a proposed state Constitutional Amendment and making agriculture more sustainable and equitable – especially for veterans, minority community members, and new Connecticut farmers. So stay tuned and hear from participants including She Worms Composting, the CT Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES), CT NOFA’s Director of Advocacy, the CT Land Conservation Council, Phocas Seeds, CT REsource & Conservation Development, and the New CT Farmer Alliance.
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