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CT NOFA is pleased to welcome Jennifer Shaffer as the new Director for the Organic Land Care Program. In her role, Jennifer will be developing new educational programming, managing the accreditation program, and helping to streamline and grow the long-standing project. Jennifer has worked on…
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The Natural Farmer (TNF), the newspaper of the Northeast Organic Farming Association, is now accepting articles for our upcoming issues! Share your story with other farmers, gardeners, and homesteaders across the Northeast and beyond. Here are the kind of submissions we’re looking for: Interviews Personal…
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CT NOFA is proud to present our 41st Winter Conference, to be held the second week of March, kicking off on Monday, March 6th, 2023 with a week of live virtual workshops and concluding on March 11th with an in-person gathering and celebration at Wesleyan…
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Kick off conference season with this free webinar! The seven chapters of the Northeast Organic Farming Association have been working to develop food security programs and learning opportunities throughout our region. This winter, each chapter will be implementing various workshops at our Winter Conferences that…
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After a successful pilot program year in 2022, CT NOFA is happy to announce that we will continue to work collaboratively and region-wide in the Northeast to renew our community food security program, Farm Share. This program aims to provide limited income residents in the seven…
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Jennifer has worked on issues of food access, environmental and economic justice, and parks equity for more than 20 years. Most recently, Jennifer has led the horticulture program of a public, urban green space in Manhattan toward an ecological redesign that will benefit local communities.…
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Thanks to the philanthropic efforts of the MFUNd, CT NOFA is able to match all donations, up to $5,000! Any gifts pledged will go directly towards funding CT NOFA’s Farm Share program, which subsidizes the cost of a Connecticut CSA share for a family or individual…
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With two decades of program and project management experience in biotechnology and the non-profit sector, Sherlene transitioned her career in 2019 to focus on food systems and agriculture. Her dedication lies in implementing solutions that address system sustainability, food justice, environmental justice, and health justice.…
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Thirty years ago, in 1991, our founder Bill Duesing already identified the need for adaptation and local self-reliance in his book, Living on the Earth., With the lack of urgency in national policy regarding climate change, Bill understood the need for local, diverse, and more…
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