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The next Organic Land Care Accreditation Course course will be available starting February 1, 2024. The self-paced format allows you to complete the course at your own pace, any time during the fall. Registration for this course is $400 per person for new participants and…
Read MoreAre you a farmer? Do you struggle to afford your health insurance premiums/deductible? Do you have a health insurance policy that doesn’t really meet your needs? Are you prevented from growing your farm business for fear that if you make too much money you will no…
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Read MoreBy Dr. Kimberly Stoner, CT NOFA Director of Advocacy At the United Nations, and around the world, this is Climate Week. I marched to the UN in New York City last Sunday with an estimated 75,000 people, demanding that President Biden declare a climate emergency…
Read MoreJoin NOC on Monday, October 23 in Providence, Rhode Island, for the Fall 2023 Pre-NOSB Meeting. This is an in-person event and is open to the organic community! This discussion-based meeting is focused on organic policy (including the 2023 Farm Bill), organic standards, and farmer issues.…
Read MoreCT NOFA is excited to announce that we’ve opened the workshop proposal submission window for our 2024 Winter Conference, which will take place in-person on March 23, 2024 at Eastern Connecticut State University and include virtual workshops throughout the preceding week. Although we’re happy to…
Read MoreNortheast SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education) offers grants to farmers to explore new concepts in sustainable agriculture conducted through experiments, surveys, prototypes, on-farm demonstrations or other research and education techniques. Farmer Grant projects address issues that affect farming with long-term sustainability in mind. Competitive…
Read MoreAs part of USDA’s broader effort to support organic producers and in response to stakeholder feedback, this year the Farm Service Agency increased the cost share amount under the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP), which helps organic producers cover organic certification costs, to the maximum amount…
Read MoreLearn about Woven Roots Farm’s no-till, hand-scale, growing, composting, mulching, and harvesting practices, and how mushroom substrate is being incorporated into their farming practices. Spend the day on the farm looking into the living world of soil and mycelium. This experience will allow you to…
Read MoreThe Natural Farmer, the newspaper of the Northeast Organic Farming Assocation (NOFA), seeks story and article submissions for the upcoming Winter issue. This season’s theme is “Seeds: Stories & Strategies.” Seeds are a story of resilience and hope. They provide people power and sovereignty; they…
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