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The CT NOFA Winter Conference educational slate of workshops is made possible thanks to the interest and enthusiasm of our knowledgeable community members. Are you an expert on a topic that would be of interest to conference attendees? We’d love to hear from you.

After more than three years of programming, the USDA-funded Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP) is concluding. This nationwide program worked to lower barriers to organic certification for farms and farmers, and CT NOFA - along with other NOFA chapters - was a lead partner in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic region.

In this webinar, Dr. Joseph Amsili, Director of the Cornell Soil Health Program, joins us to discuss soil health and soil testing interpretation, discussing what information you’ll find in laboratory soil testing results and what it means.

Thanks to support through the USDA’s Transition to Organic Partnership Program, CT NOFA has made available this Organic Poultry record keeping checklist. This checklist is intended to provide a framework for management of records that are required when a farm or food production operation is preparing to certify organic, or a current organic farm or production facility is preparing for recertification.

Farmers who work with livestock - poultry, dairy animals, meat animals, or fiber animals - can use this 2027 calendar as a record keeping tool to track feed and supplements, healthcare administrations, field applications, and other data that is critical to USDA organic certification processes.

Even while midterm Federal elections are heating up for Congressional races, and state elections for all of the legislators, the Governor, and all of the other constitutional officers are also rolling along, behind the scenes coalitions are building for legislation to be introduced next year.

Thanks to support through the USDA’s Transition to Organic Partnership Program, CT NOFA has made available this Organic Meats & Fibers record keeping checklist. This checklist is intended to provide a framework for management of records that are required when a farm or food production operation is preparing to certify organic, or a current organic farm or production facility is preparing for recertification.

Thanks to support through the USDA’s Transition to Organic Partnership Program, CT NOFA has made available this Organic Dairy record keeping checklist. This checklist is intended to provide a framework for management of records that are required when a farm or food production operation is preparing to certify organic, or a current organic farm or production facility is preparing for recertification.

CT NOFA is proud to announce that we'll be returning to Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, for our 45th annual winter conference on March 13, 2027. Save the date!

Thanks to support through the USDA’s Transition to Organic Partnership Program, CT NOFA has made available this Organic Forest Farming (Wild Crops) record keeping checklist. This checklist is intended to provide a framework for management of records that are required when a farm or food production operation is preparing to certify organic, or a current organic farm or production facility is preparing for recertification.

Thanks to support through the USDA’s Transition to Organic Partnership Program, CT NOFA has made available this Organic Processing & Handling record keeping checklist. This checklist is intended to provide a framework for management of records that are required when a farm or food production operation is preparing to certify organic, or a current organic farm or production facility is preparing for recertification.

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.