
The NOFA Summer Conference is the annual summer gathering of the Northeast Organic Farming Association
NOFA is a non-profit organization of over 5,000 small-scale farmers, gardeners, consumers and food system reformers. We promote healthy food, organic regenerative farming practices, and climate disruption solutaions through soil management strategies
The 49th annual NOFA Summer Conference begins online: Monday, July 24 – Thursday July 27, with evening workshops.
On Friday July 28 and Saturday July 29, we gather in-person and online at Worcester State University, Worcester, MA for knowledge sharing and celebration through:
Workshops and discussions (including in Spanish)
Racial equity talks
Children’s programming
Local food & drinks
- Music
A fair
The theme of the Summer Conference is
Buen Vivir: Celebrating Harmony with Nature and our Communities
Buen Vivir is a contemporary philosophy rooted in Indigenous Andean traditions of collective care, land stewardship and harmonious co-existence.
Spend the week engaging with farming technologies, practices and thoughts around good, vital and just living for all, at the community scale!
Registration is open!

Workshop proposals will be accepted until April 27th for the 2023 NOFA Summer Conference and we are excited to hear from you!
Summer Conference Committee
Ulum Pixan Ahtohil Suk’il ● Education Director
[email protected] 508-603-9004
David Durstewitz ● Conference Workshop Coordinator
[email protected] 413-561-0182
Lili Elena ● Administrative Services Manager & Registration Coordinator
[email protected] 413-561-0073
Mike Rice ● Development Director
[email protected] 518-461-6455

Jane Olson ● Conference Logistics Coordinator
[email protected] 508-269-1553
Paul Figueroa ● Communications Director
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Jocelyn Langer ● Executive Director
[email protected] 413-561-0852
Paul Bertler ● Operations Manager
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