CT NOFA's 35th Annual
Organic Food, Farm, & Garden Conference
THANK YOU FOR MAKING 2017 A GREAT GATHERING!
Checkout our vendors and sponsors here:
35th Annual Winter Conference!

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Holistic, Nutritionally-Dense
Orchard Workshop
with Master Orchardist Michael Phillips

Saturday, April 1, 2017
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
In Middletown & Meriden, CT

Co-presented by the Hartford Chapter of the BFA & CT NOFA!
Come learn the nutritional side of holistic orcharding through the lens of healthy plant metabolism with Michael Phillips. Join us for this introduction to a whole-system based approach for producing nutritionally-dense fruits and berries by this nationally recognized guru of holistic orchard management. RSVP for remaining seats now via email or click here for details and online signup. Contact: Kris at [email protected]

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Seed: The Untold Story
film screening and reception presented by Greenwich Community Gardens
March 28, 2017 from 6 - 9 pm
The Performing Arts Center at Greenwich Country Day School
401 Old Church Road, Greenwich, CT

SEED: The Untold Story follows passionate seed keepers protecting our 12,000 year-old food legacy. Cast member Will Bonsall will be at the screening to introduce the film and lead a discussion afterwards. He will also be signing his book: The Essential Guide to Radical, Self-Reliant Gardening. You can pay online here or rsvp by email at: [email protected] and pay at the door.

• 6:00 pm: Reception & book signing with Will Bonsall
• 6:45 pm: Introduction and film screening
• 8:15 pm: Discussion of the film with Will Bonsall and moderator Steve Conaway (Conservation & Outreach Director for the Greenwich Land Trust)
  

OTHER REGIONAL EVENTS (click here)

CSAs: Community Supported Agriculture
EAT FRESH FROM THE FARM
Click here for our list of Farm Members with CSAs.

Reserve a 2017 CSA share of local veggies now! If you like local food, you'll love CSAs ~ they are like a subscription for the coming harvest. CSA members receive a weekly or bi-weekly assortment of seasonal vegetables delivered fresh from the farm. Later Winter tends to be when farmers sell shares and eventually, they run out. To find farms with CSAs near you, click below for our list of members. Simply find a farm with CSA drop sites near you and sign up directly with the farmer.

Happy eating and send a few pictures of your farm shares someday!

COMMUNITY GARDENERS
& LOCAL FARMERS:
ARE YOU GROWING WITH ORGANIC WAYS?

Sign and post the CT NOFA Farmer's Pledge at your farm stand or business so customers know you're using the most ecologically sound farming practices. Plus, your farm will be list on CT NOFA so new customers can find you! To get started, review the Farmer's Pledge, sign it, and send it in!

Go Organic. Use our 'search engine' to NOFA-accredited Organic Land Care Professional near you!
To find a local organic landscaping service, click here: http://nofa.organiclandcare.net

"You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." Buckminster Fuller

LEARN ORGANIC LAWN CARE ONLINE!
NOFA's Organic Lawn Care Certificate Course
This 8-hour online course is a great way to get up speed for doing your own lawn, as professional development landscapers, school staff, town land managers and anyone else who wants to get started down the road to non-toxic land care. Start today at: www.organiclandcare.net

4-DAY NOFA Acceditation Course In Organic Land Care
Offered 3x per year in February / August / November
Earn professional creditials while you learn new organic techniques for landscaping and gardening. The NOFA OLC program is now celebrating its 15th year of training! Ideal for pros and for conservation buffs, gardeners, consultants, teachers, municipal workers, groundskeepers, and more! NOFA Accredited OLC Professionals are listed online to be found by consumers seeking organic services.

To learn about the next 4-day course and/or to read the NOFA Standards for Organic Land Care, visit: www.organiclandcare.net