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Our workshop roster for the 2025 Winter Conference is full. However, if you would like to submit a proposal to be added to our waiting list (in the event a…

CT NOFA is proud to announce our 43rd Winter Conference will be taking place on March 1, 2025, at Eastern Connecticut State University. It will be preceded by three days…

CT NOFA is happy to announce our newest slate of microscopy courses. Trainings will be held at: October 26, Simsbury Community Farm in Simsbury, CT THIS SESSION IS NOW FULL…

NBC Connecticut recently interviewed CT NOFA board member, Freedom Gerardo, about his work as co-director of the Venture Farming Institute, “a farming education program here in Connecticut [that] is assisting…

After successful pairings of experienced organic growers with transitioning-to-organic growers in over the last two years, CT NOFA seeks additional applicants for fall 2024 and spring 2025 cohorts of mentor/mentee…

CT NOFA was honored to host Maya van Rossum, founder of the Green Amendments for the Generations movement, at our 2024 Winter Conference. Her keynote address is now available for…

Dr. Kimberly Stoner, Director of Advocacy and Policy for CT NOFA, recently had an opinion piece on the Connecticut Environmental Rights Amendment published by the CT Mirror. Check it out…

CT NOFA board member, Kaitlyn Kimball, was recently featured on WPKN’s Digging in the Dirt podcast. In addition to being a CT NOFA board member, Kimball is the Director of…

Beginning in late summer, CT NOFA will host three field days centered on soil health practices. Learn more about how tree and shrub establishment, cover cropping, and no-till farming practices…

CT NOFA board member, Hector “Freedom” Gerardo, was recently featured on New Hampshire Public Radio’s podcast, Outside/In. Gerardo is, among other things, a Connecticut-based industrial hemp farmer, whose experience provides…

The original version of this story included Lathrop Farm in Lebanon, CT, which we mistakenly described as having been certified organic for maple syrup in March of 2024. In fact,…

The Natural Farmer, the publication of the Northeast Organic Farming Association, is recruiting new members for its Advisory Committee. This compensated committee supports the production of a high-quality newspaper of interest…