Challenge Accepted
By Jocelyn Langer, NOFA/Mass Executive Director Forty participants making up five teams joined forces last month for our first ever virtual Human Health and Climate Action Challenge. Teams included Healthy Soils, Food as Medicine, Pollinator Protection, Become and Activist, and Physical Feat, and each [...]
Winter Project: Cutworm Collars that Last Forever
By Richard Robinson, Farmer at Hopestill Farm As the season winds down, I look forward to winding down with it, working shorter days and taking Cutworms are moth larvae that live in the leaf litter. longer lunches. But I know that any little [...]
Diverse Workshops Signal a Robust 2021 Winter Conference
By Ashley Kenney, NOFA Conference Workshop Coordinator Building networks and infrastructure to survive and thrive in difficult times is on the forefront of many people’s minds this year. At the virtual 2021 NOFA/Mass Winter Conference, a tight lineup of speakers will engage and inform gardeners, [...]
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Soil Testing and the Bulk Order Go Hand in Hand
By Laura Davis, NOFA/Mass Soil Technical Assistance Coordinator Fall soil testing can get you set up to succeed next growing season. Don’t shoot in the dark - find out what your soil’s limiting factors are now. Fall soil testing will [...]
Harvest Time at Home City Housing
By Anna Gilbert-Muhammad, NOFA/Mass Food Access Coordinator Each year of the garden at Tapley Court Apartments (Home City Housing, HCH) has been significant in the amount and variety of vegetables grown. This year, with a growing worldwide [...]
Cranberries— Surpass the Sauce with this Native Local Superfood
By Caro Roszell, NOFA/Mass Education Director One of my favorite things about Thanksgiving* is my dad’s homemade cranberry sauce. When we were Californians in the late 80’s, we’d get out the can opener and serve [...]
Open Pantry’s First Season Harvest: an oasis in the community
By Anna Gilbert-Muhammad, NOFA/Mass Food Access Coordinator The garden space at Open Pantry provides an opening for community members to access healthier food. The Community Garden at Open Pantry is in its first season [...]
What is the National Day of Mourning and Why are we Talking About It?
By Christy Bassett, NOFA/Mass Communications Director Late November is a time of harvest festivals, family gatherings and the unofficial start of a time of rest for farmers. But it’s not a time of happy celebration for everyone. Traditionally, Thanksgiving is modeled [...]
2021 NOFA Tri-State Bulk Order: Affordable prices on great supplies for growers of all sizes!
By Nora Weaver, NOFA Tri-State Bulk Order Coordinator Greetings from your new Bulk Order Coordinator! As we turn the corner into fall, I’m reaching out to you with thoughts about planning for next season [...]
November 30, 2020
