2018 NOFA Summer Conference

Honoring Our Roots, Tending Our Future August 10-12, 2018 • Hampshire College, Amherst, MA

Support Organic Dairy Farmers

NOFA-VT has started a fundraising campaign to add an additional $50,000 to our Farmer Emergency Fund. Organic dairy farms in Vermont, and nationwide, are seeing historical lows in their pay price, with some farmers receiving an almost $10/cwt (hundred weight, or hundred pounds of milk) drop over the past year. Some milk buyers have also implemented a quota, limiting the amount of milk a farm is able to produce.

Advertise in the Vermont Organic Farm & Food Guide

Drowning in our wool

There’s a problem in Vermont.  Small-scale shepherds are drowning in their own wool.  Why?  It’s because of a lack of small-scale fiber mills in the state.  This letter is a plea for creative business people to consider opening a mill. Being a shepherd and not a miller, I haven’t done any formal market research, but my off-the-cuff guess from informally chatting with both shepherds and millers is that the state (or larger region) could support several small-scale mills.

Seeking Marketing Intern for Summer 2018

A Review of David Fleming's "Surviving the Future"

We’re already in critical danger. Indeed, it’s no good thinking that collapse can be avoided, as all attempts to reform the growth paradigm are doomed to failure.  The best we can do is “manage our descent”, conscientiously cultivating those habits of mind and practical behaviors that will help fashion a good life post-collapse.

Spring Policy Update

Spring 2018 NOSB Materials Posted

The next National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting will be taking place on April 25-27 in Tucson, AZ. The NOSB will be voting on and discussing the use of materials on organic farms and in organic food at this upcoming meeting.

What makes a CSA so lovely?

NOFA Vermont online directory makes it easy to sign up for Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA)

Young Chefs Test Their Skills in Iron Chef Competition 

As one of the first youth culinary competitions in the country, Jr Iron Chef VT has challenged and inspired more than 3,000 Vermont students to learn about and source local ingredients, develop recipes that inspire school meal programs, and cook whole, local foods from scratch.  Jr Iron Chef VT is a program of Vermont FEED (Food Education Every Day), a partnership project of NOFA-VT and Shelburne Farms. 

GET HELP WITH COST OF PRODUCTION OR DIRECT MARKETING

NOFA-VT is offering one-on-one technical assistance to growers interested in analyzing their costs of production.  This service is structured to be "a la carte" - you can choose to jump into a full cost of productio

Winter Conference 2018 Roundup

Thank you to everyone who helped make our 36th annual Winter Conference a success, especially our generous sponsors who make it possible with their financial support. View numbers and see a photo gallery from the conference.

Legislative Update | Town Meeting Week 2018

Legislative Update | March 2018

Volunteers needed for bulk order pickup

NOFA-VT is looking for volunteers to help with their preparing and assisting with their Bulk Order, a bulk order sale of farming and gardening supplies which benefits their Farm to Community Mentor Program.  Volunteers are welcomed to volunteer for the full day or a minimum of a 3 hour shift. Multiple volunteers are needed per shift. 

Seeking member from CT, VT, RI and NH for Domestic Fair Trade Committee!

The NOFA Interstate Council has a committee on Domestic Fair Trade