Free Marketing and Branding Assistance for Organic Farms
November 5, 2025
After many years as a respected label for identifying Connecticut-grown and raised products, the Connecticut Department of Agriculture is now launching a “Connecticut Grown ORGANIC” label, specifically recognizing USDA certified organic food that is grown, raised, or produced by Connecticut farmers and food producers.
As this new label rolls out, CT NOFA and UConn Extension are partnering with CT DoAg (Connecticut Grown) to improve farm marketing capacity for Connecticut organic farms through free, one-on-one technical assistance. This assistance, available to certified organic and transitioning organic farm businesses, will aid in marketing and branding, and will inform you of the best ways to increase consumer awareness of the value of your USDA certified organic products.
Organic Outreach Specialist Dave Tschiegg is available for in-person or virtual meetings to assist your marketing efforts and help guide you through the best ways to leverage the forthcoming CT Grown Organic campaign.
Click here to schedule an appointment.
Technical assistance services offered include:
- Guidance on participating in the CT Grown USDA certified organic campaign and related promotional opportunities
- Technical assistance implementing CT Grown USDA certified organic brand and marketing assets
- Share insights from organic consumer research report to support market growth and customer engagement
- Evaluate current marketing strategies and materials
- Make recommendations for enhancing brand messaging and storytelling around certified organic status and products
- Assess website and social media presence
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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.
Our Vision for a Future of Resilient, Plentiful, Healthy and Locally-Grounded Farming and Food
In concluding its annual retreat, the Northeast Organic Farming Association Interstate Council (NOFA IC) reaffirms the values that have grounded our work for 55 years.
Our vision is that every person is able to live their life with healthy food, clean water and air, community, livelihood, dignity, and purpose within the means of our life-giving planet. We seek that vision on every level, from our households and farms to our communities, states, bioregions, nation, and world. For that vision to be fulfilled, every person, no matter their origin or circumstances, must have all their basic human needs met without degrading the air, water, soil, ecosystems, and climate which we have been given and on which we depend for our lives.