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Three 2020 Garden Successes I’m Growing Again in 2021
By Richard Robinson, Farmer at Hopestill Farm Tokyo Bekana, collards, and Panisse lettuce were the standout new additions to my garden in 2020. I’m looking forward to growing more, and selling more, of each this season. One of the many pleasures of keeping a big garden is the opportunity to try new crops [...]
Victory for Pollinators! Retail stores to stop selling neonic pesticides in Massachusetts
By Marty Dagoberto, NOFA/Mass Policy Director On March 1st 2021 the Mass. Pesticide Board Subcommittee passed a motion to protect pollinators by restricting the use of neonicotinoid pesticides (“neonics”). The new regulations, which go into effect in 2022, will remove pesticide products containing neonics from retail stores and require [...]
New Year Breathes New Life
Newsletter Introduction – February 2021 Christy's cow, Shine, at full term pregnancy By Jocelyn Langer, NOFA/Mass Executive Director With a successful online Winter Conference behind us, a policy victory with the passage of the Healthy Soils Bill, and what looks to be a banner year for the NOFA Tri-State Bulk [...]
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In this episode we drop into five workshop sessions from our recent Winter Conference for quick bits of wisdom and insight.
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Massachusetts Pollinator Network
Pollinator protection communities from the seacoast to the Berkshires are collaborating with NOFA/Mass to build a state-wide hub for native pollinator protection.
Together, we will protect and expand pollinator habitats and reduce the use of biocides in landscapes across the Commonwealth!
Policy Updates
By Marty Dagoberto
Join the Community Pesticides Reduction (CPR) local pesticide and pollinator organizing network!
NOFA/Mass envisions a commonwealth of people working together to create healthy landscapes that feed our communities and restore our environment. The use of toxic and persistent chemicals on landscapes, be they schools, playgrounds, municipal properties, [...]
Protecting Mass. Pollinators Action Resource Guide
Protecting Mass. Pollinators Action Resource Guide, curated by NOFA/Mass. The good folks at Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee asked us “What are some different ways that people in Massachusetts can help the pollinators?” That set us off on [...]
UPDATE , 4/1/20, RE: COVID-19
The legislative priorities we’ve been working on since January 2019 are essentially in a holding pattern right now. As of March 31, the state legislature is still technically operating, though legislators have zero capacity to [...]
