NOFA Interstate Council: State Chapters

NOFA State Chapters

The Northeast Organic Farming Association is comprised of seven state chapters in the Northeast United States. Each chapter is a self-sustaining entity within its state. To learn more about the organic farming in a state, click on the link below. It will bring you to the list of contacts for that state. It will also provide a link to that organization's website, where you can learn more about that particular NOFA.

Connecticut NOFA Connecticut NOFA sponsors annual "End of Winter" and "Transition to Organic" conferences, publishes the quarterly Gleanings and invites inspiring speakers to address our Fall Annual Meeting. Through displays at fairs and events, farm tours and a local organic dinner, CT NOFA connects Connecticut organic farmers and consumers. CT NOFA has developed Organic Land Care Standards with NOFA/MA which will educate about the benefits of and strategies for maintaining chemical-free lawns, gardens and yards. President: James Roby Vice President: Elizabeth Fleming Executive Director: Bill Duesing Connecticut NOFA Office: PO Box 164, Stevenson, CT 06491 \| Phone: (203) 888-5146 \| Fax: (203) 888-5146 \| Email: ctnofa@ctnofa.org \| Website: www.ctnofa.org Staff Listings Back to top

NOFA Massachusetts NOFA/Mass offers a variety of educational programs. For 20 years it has coordinated the NOFA Summer Conference, NOFA's regional conference. It also holds an annual winter conference for Massachusetts farmers, gardeners, landscapers, consumers and activists. NOFA/Mass educates on the issue of genetic engineering, publishes the Organic Food Guide of organic growers in the state and provides for its members an annual bulk order of organic amendments, cover crops and farming supplies. In Springfield NOFA/Mass is working with a teen/community gardening project. NOFA/Mass works with organic and transitional dairy farmers to support them in their efforts to sell organic and raw milk, holds a practical skills workshop series and provides organic extension assistance to farmers and gardeners across Massachusetts. NOFA/Mass connects livestock producers with organic grain resources, provides info to connect CSAs with customers and apprentices with farming jobs. NOFA/Mass publishes a bi-monthly newsletter and many useful farming publications. Additionally, with CT NOFA, it provides accreditation to organic land care practitioners and educates consumers on organic land care practices. Lynda Simkins: President: 117 Eliot, South Natick, MA 01760, (508) 655-2204 lsimkins.ncorganic@verizon.net Julie Rawson: NOFA/Mass Executive Director, Summer Conference Coordinator: 411 Sheldon Road, Barre, MA 01005, (978) 355-2853, fax (978) 355-4046, julie@nofamass.org Certification Contacts : Baystate Organic Certifiers Administrator: Don Franczyk, 683 River Street, Winchendon, MA 01475, (978) 297-4171, baystateorganic@earthlink.net NOFA Massachusetts Office: 411 Sheldon Road \| Barre, MA 01005 \| Phone: (978) 355-2853 \| Fax: (978) 355-4046 \| Email: nofa@nofamass.org \| Website: www.nofamass.org Staff Listings Back to top


NOFA New Hampshire NOFA/NH promotes organic farming and gardening with our summer farm and garden tours, fall and spring workshops, annual winter conference, quarterly chapter newsletter, displays at fairs & festivals, and annual bulk buying of soil amendments and cover crop seeds. We link New Hampshire's consumers to organic growers with our printed paper guide and/or online guide to organic farms and land care professionals on our website, www.nofanh.org Through our Local and Organic Food Project we are helping NH build strong networks of producers, both gardeners and farmers, and a variety of markets that fit the needs of each community member. Co-Presidents: Jack Mastrianni, Essie Hull, and Lauren Chase-Rowell NH Organic Certification: Vickie Smith, NHDA Bureau of Markets vsmith@agr.state.nh.us NOFA New Hampshire Office: 4 Park Street, Suite 208 \| Concord, NH 03301\| Phone: (603) 224-5022 \| Email: info@nofanh.org \| Website: www.nofanh.org Back to top

NOFA New Jersey NOFA/NJ offers outreach and technical services to organic gardeners and farmers, and to conventional farmers interested in incorporating organic practices into their production systems. NOFA/NJ's educational programs include a general interest quarterly newsletter, a growers-only newsletter on specialized topics, an annual educational conference on the last Saturday in January, twilight meetings on agricultural topics throughout the summer, exhibits at fairs and events throughout the state, and distribution of fact sheets and other publications. President: Donna Drewes, Municipal Land Use Center – The College of New Jersey, PO Box 7718 McCauley House, Ewing, NJ 08628-0718 Phone: (609) 771-2833 Email: drewes@tcnj.edu Vice President: Stephanie Harris, 163 Hopewell-Wertsville Road, Hopewell, NJ 08525 Phone: (609) 466-0194 Email: r.harris58@verizon.net Co-Executive Director: David Glenn, 334 River Road Hillsborough, NJ 08844 908/371-1111 david.glenn@nofanj.org Co-Executive Director: Michelle Glenn, 334 River Road Hillsborough, NJ 08844 908/371-1111 m.glenn@nofanj.org NOFA New Jersey Office: 334 River Road Hillsborough, NJ 08844 \| Phone: 908-371-1111 \| Fax: 908-371-1441 \| Email: nofainfo@nofanj.org \| Website: www.nofanj.org Staff Listings Back to top

NOFA New York NOFA/NY annual winter education conference is a two-day event, with dozens of workshops and speakers discussing everything from the latest developments in organic production to participatory plant breeding. NOFA/NY sponsors another conference for farmers interested in transitioning to organic agriculture. NOFA/NY identifies hurdles to becoming organic and addresses them through targeted workshops, such as veterinarians talking about homeopathic and natural methods for livestock problems. The NOFA/NY newsletter is geared to making the connection between farm and table. Our handouts on matters including genetically engineered crops have been devoted to listing research results, where they exist, and pointing out the gaps in knowledge that confront both consumers and farmers. President: Scott Chaskey, Quail Hill Community Farm, PO Box 1268, Amagansett, NY 11930-1268, (631) 267-8492, schaskey@peconiclandtrust.org Vice-President: Gunther Fishgold, Tierra Farms, 2424 State Rte 203, Valatie, NY 12184, (888) 674-6887, gfishgold@tierrafarm.com Executive Director: Kate Mendenhall, (845) 796-8994, fax: (570) 224-8013 (call first), director@nofany.org NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC, Certification Director: Carol King: 840 Front St, Binghamton, NY 13905, (607) 724-9851, fax: (607) 724-9853, certifiedorganic@nofany.org NOFA New York Office: PO Box 880 \| Cobleskill, NY 12043 \| Phone: (607) 652-NOFA \| Fax: (607) 652-2290 \| Email: office@nofany.org \| Website: www.nofany.org Staff Listings Back to top

NOFA Rhode Island NOFA-RI is an organization of farmers, consumers, gardeners, and environmentalists working to promote organic farming and organic land care practices. We aim to foster a healthy relationship to the natural world through advocacy and education. Our goal is to increase the acreage of organically managed land in RI while also increasing the access of local organic food to all Rhode Islanders. NOFA/RI offers educational outreach through classes and participation in other area events. President: Erik Eacker, Ledge Ends Produce, 830 South Road, East Greenwich, RI 02818 (401) 884-5118 Vice-President: Dave Binkley, 53 Hilltop Drive, West Kingston, RI 02892 (401) 641-2752 NOFA Rhode Island Office: 247 Evans Road \| Chepachet, RI 02814 \| Phone: (401) 523-2653 \| Email: nofari@nofari.org \| Website: www.nofari.org Staff Listings Back to top

NOFA Vermont NOFA was originally founded in Vermont and is the oldest organic farming association (1971) in the United States. NOFA-VT projects include the certification of organic products, an agriculture education program integrating agriculture curriculum into elementary schools as well as organic produce into school lunch programs, a Green Mountain Revolving Loan Fund to provide low interest loans to organic and transition farmers, promotion of organic products, an Apprenticeship & Willing Workers on Organic Farms program, bulk order of farm and garden supplies, and a Farm Share Program to provide food from organic community supported agriculture farms to low income families and individuals. In addition, NOFA-VT holds on farm summer workshops and an annual Winter Conference in February of each year. Executive Director: Enid Wonnacott VOF Administrator: Nicole Dehne VOF Certification Specialist: Cheryl Bruce VOF Certification Specialist: Brenda Hedges NOFA Vermont Office: P. O. Box 697, Bridge St. \| Richmond, VT 05477 \| Phone: (802) 434-4122 \| Fax: (802) 434-4154 \| Email: info@nofavt.org \| Website: www.nofavt.org Staff Listings Back to top

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