Partnering with Regenerative Design Group and a cohort of 6 farmers, NOFA/Mass is helping to bring awareness to and increase the efficacy of the agroforestry market in Massachusetts and the Northeast at large. Agroforestry is an amazing climate solution, growing a diversity of foods and other materials that regenerate our landscapes…and our health!

Partnering with the Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust (PPLT) to support beginning farmers in Massachusetts, with funding from the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP).  Our shared focus is supporting BIPOC beginning farmers in their work building food sovereignty and sustainable livelihoods for all through expanded Soil Health, Farm Finance, Grant Writing, and Technical Assistance.

Worked closely with long-time Bulk Order vendors, including Fedco Seeds and Progressive Grower, to design a special offer for our supporters! The benefits include product and/or shipping discounts, a broader array of products offered at a discount, and shipment directly to you.

NOFA/Mass offers consulting for those who need help with their application for organic certification for crops, livestock, poultry, eggs, wild crops, mushrooms, sprouts, processed product and cranberries.

NOFA/Mass advocates for sustainable agricultural policies that strengthen the resilience of our local communities. While primarily an educational organization, our policy team works on issues as diverse as organic standards, food system transparency, and regulations that support sustainable farms.

NOFA/Mass is a majority farmer-run organization and our staff and board have a wide range of experience and skills in soil health and fertility, organic production and certification, and best practices around potentially contaminated soils. We offer affordable technical assistance including soil lab analysis and inputs recommendations, soil health assessment, organic certification, and custom technical support.

The Climate-Smart Farming & Marketing program offers financial and technical support for farmers who want to implement climate-smart practices such as agroforestry, cover cropping, prescribed grazing, and reduced tillage. Farmer participants will help measure the environmental benefits of these practices, and we’ll help them educate customers to grow informed consumer demand.

We are excited to announce the transition of the Massachusetts Pollinator Network (MAPN) to its new home at Grow Native Massachusetts (GNMA).

Over the past four years, NOFA/Mass has provided essential support and a nurturing environment for MAPN to establish and grow its programs. We all look forward to continuing collaborative efforts, including native plant programming, pesticide reduction advocacy, and participation in annual conferences.

This project supports the development of a learning community of northeast organic farmers who are integrating reduced and no-till methods currently on their farms, maps out what they are already doing and how it is working, defines what it currently means to be reduced/no-till in the northeast right now, and encourages further innovation, development, and education around these techniques to the wider farming community. The ultimate focus and goal of our investigation is to refine and educate about organic tillage reduction method.

Learn what farming methods will return carbon to the soil — and keep it there — for healthier crops, more resilient farms, and less extreme weather. We have developed accessible and well-crafted resources that make plain the potential of this hopeful approach in addressing climate change, including a video, white paper, resource list, action steps, and more.

Our project, funded with FY2020 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funds from the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), is dedicated to accelerating soil health through compaction mitigation. This resource booklet serves as a comprehensive guide to the project’s objectives, methods, and outcomes.