Steadfast Farms Offers Poultry Processing Discounts to all NOFA Members
August 4, 2025
Steadfast Farms (Bethlehem, Connecticut), a member of CT NOFA’s 2025 TOPP cohort, is proud to offer discounted certified organic poultry processing services for active NOFA members of any chapter. Steadfast can process both birds raised in certified organic conditions and those raised conventionally. Additional fees for certified organic bird processing are waived for all active NOFA members.
Pricing
NOFA members receive bulk order processing rates – normally reserved for processing orders of 2,000 or more birds – regardless of the size of the order.
Additional Benefits for NOFA Members
In addition to providing bulk-processing rates for smaller producers, NOFA members will receive:
- Priority scheduling equivalent to that provided for bulk processing orders
- Prorated deposits (Seasonal Volume Program Deposit) based on individual farm volume
To learn more about pricing and benefits, or to place a poultry processing order, please click here.
Become a NOFA Member
Interested in becoming a NOFA member or learning more about membership in your state’s chapter? For membership details or to join, please visit:
- Connecticut (CT): https://ctnofa.org/join-us/
- Massachusetts (MA): https://www.nofamass.org/home/get-involved/membership/
- New York (NY): https://nofany.org/about-us/become-a-member/
- New Hampshire (NH): https://www.nofanh.org/membership
Organic Certification
Not certified organic but would like to be? The Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP) offers farmer-to-farmer mentorship and technical assistance specifically designed to support non-organic producers who are considering transitioning to organic production. To learn more about program participation either as a producer who would like to transition to organic or as a currently certified organic producer who would like to work in a mentorship or assistance role, please click here. You may also reach out directly to TOPP program directors for their respective NOFA chapters:
- CT NOFA: Sherlene Rodriguez
- NOFA Mass: Laura Davis
- NOFA NY: Teddy Tomao
- NOFA NH: Teresa Downey
About Steadfast Farms
Steadfast Farms, located in Bethlehem, CT, is a certified organic poultry processing facility – the only in Connecticut – owned by Marine Corp veteran Jared McCool and his brother Aaron McCool. They offer poultry processing services for farmers and raise a selection of game birds that are available for purchase. They are also certified by A Greener Word (AGW) for Animal Welfare Approved Humane Slaughter.
At Steadfast Farms, we proudly blend tradition, innovation, and regenerative practices to raise premium poultry and specialty birds that nourish families and enrich communities. As a veteran owned farm, we’re honored to offer ethically raised, USDA inspected products that meet the highest standards for quality, humane care, and flavor.
CT NOFA Program Director Sherlene Rodriguez and NOFA Organic Certification Consultant Laura Davis provided technical assistance through CT NOFA’s Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP) for Steadfast Farms’ organic certification.
Recent Posts
Advocacy News: May 2026
The Good News: CT Senator Chris Murphy has introduced a bill (bipartisan and bicameral) to increase funding for Agricultural Management Assistance to $30 million and to expand the eligible uses for these funds to include “soil health improvements, composting, implementing organic farming, and food safety certification in addition to existing authorized uses such as water management structure and soil erosion control.” Let’s thank Senator Murphy for introducing this bill!
The Bad News: The Farm Bill passed the House of Representatives on April 30, despite 320 food, farm, and conservation organizations, including CT NOFA, voicing our opposition to a bill that does not fix SNAP, does not support new and beginning farmers, and does not adequately support conservation programs or organic agriculture. Now it goes to the Senate and we need to urge both of Connecticut’s Senators to reject this Farm Bill.
Our Vision for a Future of Resilient, Plentiful, Healthy and Locally-Grounded Farming and Food
In concluding its annual retreat, the Northeast Organic Farming Association Interstate Council (NOFA IC) reaffirms the values that have grounded our work for 55 years.
Our vision is that every person is able to live their life with healthy food, clean water and air, community, livelihood, dignity, and purpose within the means of our life-giving planet. We seek that vision on every level, from our households and farms to our communities, states, bioregions, nation, and world. For that vision to be fulfilled, every person, no matter their origin or circumstances, must have all their basic human needs met without degrading the air, water, soil, ecosystems, and climate which we have been given and on which we depend for our lives.