GivingTuesday – An Opportunity to Support CT NOFA
December 3, 2024
CT NOFA’s mission is to ensure the growth and viability of organic agriculture, organic food, and organic land care in the northeast. That mission is rooted in the soil, the water, and the air that we all depend on, and our work is to ensure that these resources remain healthy and abundant for generations to come. It’s a charge that we take seriously, and we hope that the programs and initiatives we conducted in 2024 are a reflection of our commitment to it.
- We paired new and experienced farmers in the Transition to Organic Partnership Program to expedite organic certifications for farms in Connecticut
- Our Farm Share Program worked with small farms across the state to provide reduced cost CSA shares to families in need of food assistance
- We partnered with UCONN Extension to expand our Skill Share program, providing group-based learning opportunities for new and beginning farmers
- We conducted an extensive series of soil health education courses, teaching farmers and land managers how to use microscopy to evaluate and improve the microbial health of their soil
- Our Organic Land Care program deployed new resources for our accredited organic land care professionals, helping them better connect with land owners and managers who want to employ organic and regenerative land management practices
- We advocated for environmental protection legislation at the capitol and successfully brought an environmental rights amendment to the floor of the legislature
- We hosted our 42nd annual winter conference, conducting more than 40 workshops over three days to educate and inspire over 400+ attendees
If you’d like to read more about what we did this year – and why we did it – you can click here for more details.
Today is Giving Tuesday, an internationally recognized day of giving that encourages support for local organizations dedicated to improving the wellbeing of their communities. We hope you consider CT NOFA an organization worthy of your support and that you will act on that by contributing to us this holiday season. In return, we’ll continue to develop and expand our wide range of programming that educates the next generation of farmers, builds bridges to alleviate food inequity in our state, and works to improve and defend the environmental resources on which we all depend.
If you’ve already donated to CT NOFA or supported us by different means, THANK YOU. It sincerely means so much to us that our community members are invested in what we do.
But if you haven’t, and if you believe in the power of the work that CT NOFA does, we hope you’ll help provide us with the financial support that makes that work possible. Your tax-deductible donation of any size means the world to us, and it is the most immediately impactful way to support our mission.
CT NOFA began in 1982 as an initiative among friends to help foster a more organic Connecticut. Since then, we’ve expanded — and our circle of friends has grown ever larger! — but, at our heart, we are still a community-driven organization, reliant on the investment, support, and involvement of people like you. People who believe our mission is worth defending, and that our environment is worth protecting. However you choose to invest in CT NOFA, know that we are deeply grateful for your support.
On behalf of the CT NOFA staff and board of directors, we wish you a happy and healthy end to the year. We hope that your holidays will be filled with abundance and joy.
Jeremy Pelletier
CT NOFA Executive Director
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