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TOPP Mentorship Program Seeks Applicants for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 Cohorts
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…
Read More 2024 Winter Conference Keynote Address by Maya van Rossum Now Available Online
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…
Read More CT NOFA Opinion Piece Featured in CT Mirror
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…
Read More CT NOFA Board Member, Kaitlyn Kimball, Featured on WPKN’s “Digging in the Dirt”
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…
Read More CT NOFA Announces 2024 Slate of Soil Health Field Days
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…
Read More CT NOFA Board Member, Freedom Gerardo, Featured on New Hampshire Public Radio
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…
Read More Connecticut Farms Newly Certified Organic
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,…
Read More The Natural Farmer – Call for New Advisory Committee Members
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…
Read More SAVE THE DATE – CT NOFA’s 43rd Winter Conference on March 1, 2025
CT NOFA is happy to announce a continuation of our partnership with Eastern Connecticut State University. After a successful conference, earlier this year, we’re excited to return to Eastern on…
Read More Food Organizations: Input Needed!
The CT State Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity, and Opportunity is putting together a database of food organizations in the state and wants as many as possible to be…
Read More NOFA’s Member Newspaper, The Natural Farmer, Seeks Articles Highlighting BIPOC Farmers
The Natural Farmer, the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) newspaper, is seeking stories highlighting the varied experiences of farmers of color. Black & Indigenous farmers are responsible for countless contributions…
Read More NOFA’s Member Newspaper, The Natural Farmer, Seeks Articles About Mushrooms & Fungi
Calling all foragers, cultivators, and mushroom lovers! Did you know the largest organism on Earth is the Honey fungus? Both indoor and outdoor cultivated and foraged mushrooms can serve a…
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