CT NOFA
@ctnofa.bsky.social
CT NOFA is the Connecticut Chapter of the Northeast Organic Farming Association. Our mission is to ensure the growth and viability of organic agriculture, organic food, and organic land care. https://ctnofa.org
Interested in policy work to support environmental welfare in Connecticut? Then sign up to join CT NOFA on February 3, 10, or 11 for town hall discussions with the leader of the national environmental rights movement, Maya van Rossum. @greenamendments.bsky.social
Maya van Rossum will be speaking in a series of public town hall events across CT to present the basics of the CT Environmental Rights Amendment, a Green Amendment to the State Constitution of Connecticut. @greenamendments.bsky.social ctnofa.org/national-lea...
National Leader of the Movement for Green Amendments Speaking at Public Town Halls Across Connecticut on the CT Environmental Rights Amendment - CT NOFA
Maya van Rossum, founder and leader of the national movement for Green Amendments to state constitutions across the United States and Delaware Riverkeeper, will be speaking in a series of public town ...
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January 30, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Interested in policy work to support environmental welfare in Connecticut? Then sign up to join CT NOFA on February 3, 10, or 11 for town hall discussions with the leader of the national environmental rights movement, Maya van Rossum. @greenamendments.bsky.social
Don't miss out on Jim Riddle's keynote address at this year's CT NOFA winter conference!
CT NOFA is proud to announce that Jim Riddle will be our 2026 Winter Conference Keynote Speaker. For more than 40 years, Jim Riddle has been a leader in the organic community, as a farmer, inspector, educator, activist, and policy specialist. ctnofa.org/jim-riddle-p...
Jim Riddle to Present 'Organic Roots and Branches' at CT NOFA 2026 Winter Conference as Keynote Speaker - CT NOFA
CT NOFA is proud to announce that Jim Riddle will be our 2026 Winter Conference Keynote Speaker. For more than 40 years, Jim Riddle has been a leader in the organic community, as a farmer, inspector, ...
ctnofa.org
January 29, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Don't miss out on Jim Riddle's keynote address at this year's CT NOFA winter conference!
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CT Grown now has a Certified Organic label! Organic farmers can take advantage of FREE technical assistance with marketing/branding in association with this new label. Learn more about this cost-free marketing assistance on our website. ctnofa.org/free-marketi...
Free Marketing and Branding Assistance for Organic Farms - CT NOFA
UConn Extension is partnering with CT DoAg (Connecticut Grown) to improve farm marketing capacity for Connecticut organic farms through free, one-on-one technical assistance. This assistance, availabl...
ctnofa.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
CT Grown now has a Certified Organic label! Organic farmers can take advantage of FREE technical assistance with marketing/branding in association with this new label. Learn more about this cost-free marketing assistance on our website. ctnofa.org/free-marketi...
2026 Winter Conference Workshop Preview
SHEEP MANAGEMENT FOR SMALL TO MID-SIZED PRODUCERS
Presented by Ross Duffield from Bonnie Blue Farms
ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
SHEEP MANAGEMENT FOR SMALL TO MID-SIZED PRODUCERS
Presented by Ross Duffield from Bonnie Blue Farms
ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
January 28, 2026 at 1:57 PM
2026 Winter Conference Workshop Preview
SHEEP MANAGEMENT FOR SMALL TO MID-SIZED PRODUCERS
Presented by Ross Duffield from Bonnie Blue Farms
ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
SHEEP MANAGEMENT FOR SMALL TO MID-SIZED PRODUCERS
Presented by Ross Duffield from Bonnie Blue Farms
ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
Know someone who truly lives the organic ethos? Nominate them for this year's Bill Duesing award! Nominations close soon!
CT NOFA confers the Bill Duesing award to a notable individual who or group which exemplifies the life mission of our founder, Bill Duesing, to improve the world through organic advocacy and practices. Visit our website for more information and to make a nomination. ctnofa.org/nominations-...
Nominations for the 2026 Bill Duesing 'Organic Living on the Earth' Award Now Open - CT NOFA
Each year, at our winter conference, CT NOFA confers the Bill Duesing Organic Living on the Earth award to a notable individual who or group which exemplifies the life mission of our founder, Bill Due...
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January 27, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Know someone who truly lives the organic ethos? Nominate them for this year's Bill Duesing award! Nominations close soon!
American Farmland Trust and CT RC&D invite you to participate in a farmer-to-farmer Soil Health Symposium on February 10 to learn and network with soil-health oriented livestock and vegetable farmers across southern New England. ctnofa.org/happening/20...
2026 Connecticut Soil Health Symposium – CT NOFA
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January 27, 2026 at 2:11 PM
American Farmland Trust and CT RC&D invite you to participate in a farmer-to-farmer Soil Health Symposium on February 10 to learn and network with soil-health oriented livestock and vegetable farmers across southern New England. ctnofa.org/happening/20...
Our annual winter conference is our biggest event of the year, and it wouldn’t be possible without the support of our dedicated sponsors. Thank you to Farm Credit East for their sponsorship! www.farmcrediteast.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Our annual winter conference is our biggest event of the year, and it wouldn’t be possible without the support of our dedicated sponsors. Thank you to Farm Credit East for their sponsorship! www.farmcrediteast.com
Join Sierra Club Connecticut, Sunrise New Haven and other environmental groups at the Capitol to demand accountability, climate justice, and an affordable future, one where people, not polluters and oligarchs, call the shots. ctnofa.org/happening/ra...
Rally to Make Polluters Pay – CT NOFA
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January 23, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Join Sierra Club Connecticut, Sunrise New Haven and other environmental groups at the Capitol to demand accountability, climate justice, and an affordable future, one where people, not polluters and oligarchs, call the shots. ctnofa.org/happening/ra...
Maya van Rossum will be speaking in a series of public town hall events across CT to present the basics of the CT Environmental Rights Amendment, a Green Amendment to the State Constitution of Connecticut. @greenamendments.bsky.social ctnofa.org/national-lea...
National Leader of the Movement for Green Amendments Speaking at Public Town Halls Across Connecticut on the CT Environmental Rights Amendment - CT NOFA
Maya van Rossum, founder and leader of the national movement for Green Amendments to state constitutions across the United States and Delaware Riverkeeper, will be speaking in a series of public town ...
ctnofa.org
January 23, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Maya van Rossum will be speaking in a series of public town hall events across CT to present the basics of the CT Environmental Rights Amendment, a Green Amendment to the State Constitution of Connecticut. @greenamendments.bsky.social ctnofa.org/national-lea...
2026 Winter Conference Workshop Preview
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO RUN AN ON-FARM AIRBNB
Presented by Robert Maddox from Sun One Organic Farm
ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO RUN AN ON-FARM AIRBNB
Presented by Robert Maddox from Sun One Organic Farm
ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
January 22, 2026 at 6:23 PM
2026 Winter Conference Workshop Preview
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO RUN AN ON-FARM AIRBNB
Presented by Robert Maddox from Sun One Organic Farm
ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO RUN AN ON-FARM AIRBNB
Presented by Robert Maddox from Sun One Organic Farm
ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
There's still time to support CT NOFA (and reap the promotional benefits of connecting with our conference audience) by becoming a sponsor for our winter conference, coming up in early March!
Become a sponsor of the 2026 CT NOFA Winter Conference! In addition to helping us continue defend and expand the reach of organic agriculture, you’ll enjoy numerous benefits leading up to and at the conference. ctnofa.org/support-the-...
Support the Organic Agriculture Movement - Become a Winter Conference Sponsor! - CT NOFA
The organic agriculture movement may not be a new phenomena, but it is a vital one. Help support that movement by becoming a sponsor of our 2026 Winter Conference. In addition to helping us continue t...
ctnofa.org
January 21, 2026 at 3:56 PM
There's still time to support CT NOFA (and reap the promotional benefits of connecting with our conference audience) by becoming a sponsor for our winter conference, coming up in early March!
Don't miss out on the New CT Farmer Alliance 2026 conference, coming up this Saturday in Hartford! ctnofa.org/happening/20...
2026 New Connecticut Farmer Alliance’s Farmer 2 Farmer Conference – CT NOFA
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January 20, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Don't miss out on the New CT Farmer Alliance 2026 conference, coming up this Saturday in Hartford! ctnofa.org/happening/20...
2026 Winter Conference Workshop Preview
BRING BACK THE POLLINATORS: ENHANCING ON-FARM HABITAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR BEES
Presented by Jules Davis from the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation @xercessociety.bsky.social
ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
BRING BACK THE POLLINATORS: ENHANCING ON-FARM HABITAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR BEES
Presented by Jules Davis from the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation @xercessociety.bsky.social
ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
January 20, 2026 at 12:56 PM
2026 Winter Conference Workshop Preview
BRING BACK THE POLLINATORS: ENHANCING ON-FARM HABITAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR BEES
Presented by Jules Davis from the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation @xercessociety.bsky.social
ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
BRING BACK THE POLLINATORS: ENHANCING ON-FARM HABITAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR BEES
Presented by Jules Davis from the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation @xercessociety.bsky.social
ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
Connecticut organic producers - don't forget that you can get free marketing and branding and support related to the new "CT Grown Certified Organic" label. Spend the winter months getting ready to put your farm's best face forward in spring!
CT Grown now has a Certified Organic label! Organic farmers can take advantage of FREE technical assistance with marketing/branding in association with this new label. Learn more about this cost-free marketing assistance on our website. ctnofa.org/free-marketi...
Free Marketing and Branding Assistance for Organic Farms - CT NOFA
UConn Extension is partnering with CT DoAg (Connecticut Grown) to improve farm marketing capacity for Connecticut organic farms through free, one-on-one technical assistance. This assistance, availabl...
ctnofa.org
January 19, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Connecticut organic producers - don't forget that you can get free marketing and branding and support related to the new "CT Grown Certified Organic" label. Spend the winter months getting ready to put your farm's best face forward in spring!
We're still looking for nominations for this year's award - nominate a deserving farmer, advocate, educator, or other group or individual who exemplifies the spirit of our founder: to live organically and in harmony with the earth.
CT NOFA confers the Bill Duesing award to a notable individual who or group which exemplifies the life mission of our founder, Bill Duesing, to improve the world through organic advocacy and practices. Visit our website for more information and to make a nomination. ctnofa.org/nominations-...
Nominations for the 2026 Bill Duesing 'Organic Living on the Earth' Award Now Open - CT NOFA
Each year, at our winter conference, CT NOFA confers the Bill Duesing Organic Living on the Earth award to a notable individual who or group which exemplifies the life mission of our founder, Bill Due...
ctnofa.org
January 19, 2026 at 8:52 PM
We're still looking for nominations for this year's award - nominate a deserving farmer, advocate, educator, or other group or individual who exemplifies the spirit of our founder: to live organically and in harmony with the earth.
Reposted by CT NOFA
CT NOFA is proud to announce that Jim Riddle will be our 2026 Winter Conference Keynote Speaker. For more than 40 years, Jim Riddle has been a leader in the organic community, as a farmer, inspector, educator, activist, and policy specialist. ctnofa.org/jim-riddle-p...
Jim Riddle to Present 'Organic Roots and Branches' at CT NOFA 2026 Winter Conference as Keynote Speaker - CT NOFA
CT NOFA is proud to announce that Jim Riddle will be our 2026 Winter Conference Keynote Speaker. For more than 40 years, Jim Riddle has been a leader in the organic community, as a farmer, inspector, ...
ctnofa.org
January 8, 2026 at 9:38 PM
CT NOFA is proud to announce that Jim Riddle will be our 2026 Winter Conference Keynote Speaker. For more than 40 years, Jim Riddle has been a leader in the organic community, as a farmer, inspector, educator, activist, and policy specialist. ctnofa.org/jim-riddle-p...
2026 Winter Conference information, 2026 keynote address announcement, and more in the January edition of Gleanings. mailchi.mp/ctnofa/janua...
January 14, 2026 at 9:38 PM
2026 Winter Conference information, 2026 keynote address announcement, and more in the January edition of Gleanings. mailchi.mp/ctnofa/janua...
2026 Winter Conference Workshop Preview
DESIGNING, FINANCING, AND MANAGING FARM CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Presented by Baylee Drown and Ryan Quinn from Long Table Farm
ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
DESIGNING, FINANCING, AND MANAGING FARM CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Presented by Baylee Drown and Ryan Quinn from Long Table Farm
ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
January 14, 2026 at 12:10 PM
2026 Winter Conference Workshop Preview
DESIGNING, FINANCING, AND MANAGING FARM CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Presented by Baylee Drown and Ryan Quinn from Long Table Farm
ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
DESIGNING, FINANCING, AND MANAGING FARM CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Presented by Baylee Drown and Ryan Quinn from Long Table Farm
ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
2026 Winter Conference Workshop Preview
BEEKEEPING BASICS AND BEEYOND
Presented by Eric Fuchs-Stengel from the National Center for Appropriate Technology
ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
BEEKEEPING BASICS AND BEEYOND
Presented by Eric Fuchs-Stengel from the National Center for Appropriate Technology
ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
January 13, 2026 at 8:36 PM
2026 Winter Conference Workshop Preview
BEEKEEPING BASICS AND BEEYOND
Presented by Eric Fuchs-Stengel from the National Center for Appropriate Technology
ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
BEEKEEPING BASICS AND BEEYOND
Presented by Eric Fuchs-Stengel from the National Center for Appropriate Technology
ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
2026 Winter Conference Workshop Preview
FOOD SYSTEMS POLICY: HOW LOCAL FOOD CAN HELP SOLVE FOOD INSECURITY IN CONNECTICUT
Presented by Christian Duborg from the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity, and Opportunity ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
FOOD SYSTEMS POLICY: HOW LOCAL FOOD CAN HELP SOLVE FOOD INSECURITY IN CONNECTICUT
Presented by Christian Duborg from the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity, and Opportunity ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
January 12, 2026 at 2:36 PM
2026 Winter Conference Workshop Preview
FOOD SYSTEMS POLICY: HOW LOCAL FOOD CAN HELP SOLVE FOOD INSECURITY IN CONNECTICUT
Presented by Christian Duborg from the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity, and Opportunity ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
FOOD SYSTEMS POLICY: HOW LOCAL FOOD CAN HELP SOLVE FOOD INSECURITY IN CONNECTICUT
Presented by Christian Duborg from the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity, and Opportunity ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
CT NOFA is proud to announce that Jim Riddle will be our 2026 Winter Conference Keynote Speaker. For more than 40 years, Jim Riddle has been a leader in the organic community, as a farmer, inspector, educator, activist, and policy specialist. ctnofa.org/jim-riddle-p...
Jim Riddle to Present 'Organic Roots and Branches' at CT NOFA 2026 Winter Conference as Keynote Speaker - CT NOFA
CT NOFA is proud to announce that Jim Riddle will be our 2026 Winter Conference Keynote Speaker. For more than 40 years, Jim Riddle has been a leader in the organic community, as a farmer, inspector, ...
ctnofa.org
January 8, 2026 at 9:38 PM
CT NOFA is proud to announce that Jim Riddle will be our 2026 Winter Conference Keynote Speaker. For more than 40 years, Jim Riddle has been a leader in the organic community, as a farmer, inspector, educator, activist, and policy specialist. ctnofa.org/jim-riddle-p...
2026 Winter Conference Workshop Preview
ROOTED IN RESILIENCE: WILL YOUR PASTURED POULTRY PLAN HOLD UP IN THE REAL MARKET OR GET PUT OUT TO PASTURE?
Presented by Aaron and Jared McCool from Steadfast Farms
ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
ROOTED IN RESILIENCE: WILL YOUR PASTURED POULTRY PLAN HOLD UP IN THE REAL MARKET OR GET PUT OUT TO PASTURE?
Presented by Aaron and Jared McCool from Steadfast Farms
ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
January 8, 2026 at 3:14 PM
2026 Winter Conference Workshop Preview
ROOTED IN RESILIENCE: WILL YOUR PASTURED POULTRY PLAN HOLD UP IN THE REAL MARKET OR GET PUT OUT TO PASTURE?
Presented by Aaron and Jared McCool from Steadfast Farms
ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
ROOTED IN RESILIENCE: WILL YOUR PASTURED POULTRY PLAN HOLD UP IN THE REAL MARKET OR GET PUT OUT TO PASTURE?
Presented by Aaron and Jared McCool from Steadfast Farms
ctnofa.org/winter-confe...
Less than a month to help us pick this year's 'Organic Living on the Earth' awardee. Know someone who has improved and enriched their community through organic advocacy and practices? Nominate them for this year's Bill Duesing award!
CT NOFA confers the Bill Duesing award to a notable individual who or group which exemplifies the life mission of our founder, Bill Duesing, to improve the world through organic advocacy and practices. Visit our website for more information and to make a nomination. ctnofa.org/nominations-...
Nominations for the 2026 Bill Duesing 'Organic Living on the Earth' Award Now Open - CT NOFA
Each year, at our winter conference, CT NOFA confers the Bill Duesing Organic Living on the Earth award to a notable individual who or group which exemplifies the life mission of our founder, Bill Due...
ctnofa.org
January 7, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Less than a month to help us pick this year's 'Organic Living on the Earth' awardee. Know someone who has improved and enriched their community through organic advocacy and practices? Nominate them for this year's Bill Duesing award!
Reposted by CT NOFA
Does your business or organization offer products or services that would be of interest to our conference attendees? Then join us at our Winter Conference on March 7, 2026 to connect with 300+ farmers, home gardeners, and organic advocates from across the region. ctnofa.org/call-for-exh...
Call for Exhibitors at CT NOFA's 2026 Winter Conference - CT NOFA
Does your business or organization offer products or services that would be of interest to our conference attendees? Then join us at CT NOFA's 44th annual Winter Conference on March 7, 2026 to connect...
ctnofa.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Does your business or organization offer products or services that would be of interest to our conference attendees? Then join us at our Winter Conference on March 7, 2026 to connect with 300+ farmers, home gardeners, and organic advocates from across the region. ctnofa.org/call-for-exh...
Join CT NOFA and the CT Environmental Rights Amendment Alliance for an in-depth training session to prepare advocates to reach out across their local communities, respond to questions, and neutralize opposition to the CT Environmental Rights Amendment. ctnofa.org/event/advoca...
Advocacy for the CT Environmental Rights Amendment - Training Session - CT NOFA
This will be an in-depth training session with state advocates and Maya van Rossum (founder and national leader of the movement for Green Amendments in states across the U.S.) to prepare advocates to ...
ctnofa.org
January 6, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Join CT NOFA and the CT Environmental Rights Amendment Alliance for an in-depth training session to prepare advocates to reach out across their local communities, respond to questions, and neutralize opposition to the CT Environmental Rights Amendment. ctnofa.org/event/advoca...