The Natural Farmer Seeks Submissions for Winter ’23 Issue
September 18, 2023
The 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 hold stories of genetics and ancestry. Seeds adapt to our season to be hardy and cold tolerant. Seeds are also threatened by corporate control, climate chaos and supply chains.
What are your favorite seeds? How do you ensure you have the seeds you need on your farm? What do seeds mean to you? The Natural Farmer would love to hear your story. Interested writers can learn more on their website.
Submission Deadline: November 1st
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CT NOFA Launches Equipment Share Program
CT NOFA is proud to announce the launch of our Equipment Share Program. In partnership with The Hickories in Ridgefield, Connecticut, this program aims to provide both commercial farmers and home gardeners free access to both specialized equipment and expertise in a shared environment. Equipment Share days at The Hickories will include free soil analysis, seed winnowing services, nut cleaning, compost tea brewing workshops, and much more.
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.