NOFA/Mass: Northeast Organic Farming Association

The Gift of Membership: Give a friend a membership with NOFA/Mass.

They will receive a subscription to our quarterly newspaper The Natural Farmer, discounts to our educational events, free postings to our classified ads and more! A gift that gives skills, community, knowledge.

Farming with Beneficial Insects for Pest Control: December 15, 2018

NOFA/Mass Winter Conference - Jan 12, 2019 - Early Bird till Dec 15

Deepen your Knowledge & Your Topsoil by Attending our No-Till Track at the 2019 Winter Conference

Here’s an interesting fact: there is approximately 15-20 times as much land under conventional (herbicide-dependent) no-till farming in the United States than there is total acreage under organic management, tillage-based or otherwise.

According to an article from The No-Till Farmer, “As of 2012, there were more than 389 million acres of total cropland in the U.S…. with 96 million acres falling under no-till practices for all crops — up from about 88 million acres… estimated in a November 2010 report.” But recent numbers ontotal acreage under organic management of any kind have ranged from 5 million acres (2017 USDA Agriculture Census Data) to 6.5 million acres (Mercaris Acreage Report).

Same Day Pickup for Tubers & Supplies at the 2019 Bulk Order, ordering starts January 1st!

Bulk Order

2019 is right around the corner, which means it’s almost time for the NOFA Tri-State Bulk Order. The Bulk Order opens for business for on January 1^st – participants will have 1 month to place their orders; the deadline is January 31. Orders can be placed online at www.nofabulkorder.org (which goes live on New Year’s Day) or via print-out pdf (available at www.nofamass.org/bulk-order-program).

We’ve been working diligently for the last few months, trying to figure out ways to increase efficiency, streamline the entire Bulk Order and, consequently, save you money, and I believe we have a great plan in place for 2019.

Policy Update, December 2018

Policy

Coalition building for local organic action!

We are super-excited to announce a new partnership with Toxics Action Center on our “All ‘cides” campaign to support local organizing to reduce the use of synthetic pesticides and herbicides (more generally termed “biocides” - “destructive of life”). Towns across the state are leading the charge on pesticide action through passing local resolutions, and we want to help. This partnership is all about equipping local activists with the tools they need to pass town resolutions to reduce or ban pesticides in their communities...just in time for 2019 spring town meeting season.

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