About Us
The NOFA Interstate Council
The Northeast Organic Farming Association is an affiliation of seven state chapters:
The NOFA Interstate Council provides coordination between the chapters, conducts the annual NOFA Summer Conference and acts as an umbrella organization for projects of collective concern to NOFA chapters, such as the Northeast Interstate Organic Certification Committee. Each of the seven state chapters comprising the Northeast Organic Farming Association provides educational conferences, workshops, farm tours and printed materials to educate farmers, gardeners, consumers and land care professionals.
The Natural Farmer, the quarterly newspaper of the NOFA Interstate Council, publishes features on organic farming techniques, certification issues, environmental developments as they impact farmers and growers, organic market conditions and other topics of interest to the Northeast organic community.
NOFA Interstate Council:
- Dan Lawton: NOFA RI Board member
- Mary Blake : NOFA/Mass board member
- Kirsten Bower: NOFA-VT fiscal manager
- Jamie Edelstein: NOFA-NY president
- Bill Duesing: Interstate Council president and staff
- Steve Gilman: Interstate Council and Policy Staff
- Marion Griswold: Bookkeeper
- Elizabeth Henderson: Interstate Council Policy Coordinator
- Andy Jones: NOFA-VT president
- Jack Kittredge: TNF editor
- Ashley Kremser: Organic Land Care Program Manager
- Jack Mastrianni: Interstate Council Treasurer and NOFA-NH board member
- Julie Rawson: NOFA/Mass Executive Director and Interstate Council Secretary
- James Roby: CT NOFA president
- Bettylou Sandy: CT NOFA board member
- Kate Mendenhall: NOFA-NY executive director
- Kim Stoner: CT NOFA board member
- Janet B. Wilkinson: NOFA-NH executive director
- Enid Wonnacott: NOFA-VT executive director
Contact the Council
If you would like to address a question or concern to the NOFA Interstate Council, or just want to say hi, please use the information listed below:
NOFA
c/o Bill Duesing
Box 164
Stevenson, CT 06491
203 888-5146
bduesing@mac.com