Support Us
At CT NOFA, we don’t just talk about change—we make it happen. We are on the ground every day, working with farmers, gardeners, and communities to build a more sustainable Connecticut. Our mission is rooted in the soil, the water, and the air that we all depend on, and our work is about ensuring that these resources remain healthy and abundant for generations to come.
We are more than a voice for organic agriculture; we are the hands that guide farmers through the transition to organic practices, the educators who inspire the next generation of land stewards, and the partners who ensure that every family, regardless of income, can access fresh, local food. Our programs, such as the Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP), support and guide farmers toward organic certification, helping realize a more organic future for Connecticut.
Bill Duesing, our founder, envisioned a Connecticut where agriculture was not just a way to feed people but a way to heal the land and build strong, interconnected communities. Today, we carry that vision forward, turning principles into practice.
We request your support not simply to sustain our work, but also to expand our reach and deepen our impact. Your donations will ensure that Connecticut remains a model for sustainable agriculture and healthy communities. Together, we can cultivate a future where every farm thrives, every community is nourished, and every person has a stake in the health of our environment.
This is our mission, and with your help, we will achieve it.
Jeremy Pelletier
CT NOFA Executive Director
What We Do
We are the organic farming association, so it should come as no surprise that farmers are those who we most closely work with, but this work reaches much further than what you see in the field and at the farmstand.
Healthy, living, organic soil is one of the most reliable carbon sinks our planet has. Our work helps contribute to healthy food, but also to combating climate change.
Lawns and other private property comprise one of our nation's largest "cultivated" crops, and these grassy monocultures are notorious for being biodiversity deserts, bathed in toxic chemicals. Our Organic Land Care program trains independent professionals how to restore these landscapes to vibrant outposts of biodiversity, helping support the network of plants, animals, and insects that keep our global ecosystem whole.
Our advocacy work in the capitol gives voice to those of us who so rarely are granted the opportunity to speak. Corporations and captains of industry leverage their wealth to gain congressional ears, but your donations provide a platform for us to posit a different point of view to our elected officials - one of sustainability and community welfare over profit.
And our educational work is crucial to developing a cultural foundation of ethical sustainability that future generations will pass down. From farmer-centric field days that help empower farmers to enrich and protect their own soil and land, to the many workshops and discussions we field at our annual Winter Conference for home gardeners and aspiring advocates, we work to bring both knowledge and solutions to those who care about the future of agriculture and environment in our state.
How to Support Us
If you believe in the power of the work that CT NOFA does, we hope you'll help provide us with the financial support that makes all of that work possible. Your tax-deductible donation of any size means the world to us, and it is the most immediately impactful way to support our mission.
We know that not everyone has the means to make a donation, and if you can't, we hope that you'll still consider becoming a CT NOFA member. Our low-cost membership fees are an important part of supporting our work, and members receive discounts to many of our events and classes, making it a great incentive for staying involved in what we do.
However you choose to invest in CT NOFA, know that we are deeply grateful for your support. We've always been a grassroots organization, staffed and supported by members of our community who believe that an organic, sustainable agricultural landscape is vital to the welfare of all in Connecticut, both for this generation and the next.