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Soil Studies: NOFA/Mass Completes 3-Year Soil Tech Grant for Soil Health and Fertility
By Caro Roszell and Laura Davis, NOFA/Mass Soil Technical Advisors This fall, NOFA/Mass completed a three-year grant project exploring the management practices and soil health outcomes on six farms and gardens that use a diverse array of management practices. It gave us the opportunity to showcase our technical support approaches to the [...]
Youth-Led Cooking Demonstrations at Home City Housing
Anna Gilbert-Muhammad, Equity Director and Food Access Program Coordinator for NOFA/Mass speaks to Youth Leaders in the Tapley Garden in Springfield, MA on July 30, 2020.. The topics for the day were cover crops and daikon radishes. (photo by Betty Jenewin) By Anna Gilbert-Muhammad, NOFA/Mass Food Access Coordinator [...]
For Community Gardeners, the NOFA Bulk Order is a “One-stop Shop”
By Richard Robinson, Farmer at Hopestill Farm A garden plot should be “big enough to be interesting, but not so big it becomes a burden,” according to Mark Hanson, who helps run a community garden in Concord, MA. Mark has found that one way the gardeners he works with can reduce the [...]
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Remediation of soil is the work of re-establishing its healthy function. In this episode of the NOFA Podcast Nance Klehm and Willie Crosby delve into the work of revitalizing soil and the possibilities of restoring contaminated soils for food production.
This episode’s guests are part of a collaborative, Springfield, MA-based project funded by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources to build community knowledge about ecological approaches to remediating contaminated soils. For additional bioremediation workshops, articles and NOFA/Mass project updates, please follow our NOFA/Mass Facebook page and join our mailing list.
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2021 Bulk Order
Do you buy cover crop seed, fertilizers, mineral amendments, compost, potting soil, potato and allium seed? Would you like to save money on those items? If so, the bulk order might be perfect for you. Prior to the spring growing season, NOFA/Mass organizes a bulk order with popular suppliers, for distribution at sites around MA/CT/RI. Take advantage of significant savings through group purchasing power and collective shipping, while helping NOFA support organic practices throughout the region
Policy Updates
By Marty Dagoberto
Keep Supporting Local Farms during the COVID-19 pandemic
Right now, the #1 thing for anyone/everyone to do (which so many people are already doing) is to continue supporting our local farmers by buying directly from them. Some farms, which rely on institutional contracts [...]
Food Workers are Not Disposable, Tell Congress: #ProtectAllWorkers
“Food workers from farm workers to processing, warehouse, and retail are still on the job providing essential services even as COVID-19 spreads. Yet, employers are still refusing to provide workers with basic protections, putting workers' [...]
Pollinator Protection Act Passed from Ag. Committee
November 18th, 2019 - The legislature is moving to protect pollinators: only a few days after the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee heard testimony from dozens of advocates in support of reducing pesticides, [...]
