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BUILDING A HIGH TUNNEL ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 1, 6-7 PM
Please join Nagisa Manabe (NOFA-NJ’s Executive Director), Oscar Schofield, Jill Ott of NRCS and Matt Hand of Rimol Systems to learn more and participate in our last virtual field day of the season. They will share their experience with High Tunnels. We’ll also share a video with John Klein, of the Sunworks Corporation, who has been building Greenhouses (large and small) for 58 years.
Please Register, $10 for members, $20 for Non-Members.
31ST ANNUAL NOFA-NJ WINTER CONFERENCE
Please save the date for our virtual conference on January 30th and 31st. To learn more, click here.
We invite you to be a part of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of NJ’s 31st Annual Winter Conference, New Jersey’s largest organic food and agricultural conference. This year’s conference features two full days of online classes and workshops with nationally and locally recognized speakers discussing sustainable, local, organic agriculture in New Jersey.We have assembled an exciting group of local, regional and international experts to stimulate this year’s conversation about the social, economic and environmental challenges to farming in New Jersey.
Ticket Price: $15 Student or Veteran / $35 Member / $50 Non-Member
Please Register or Sponsor today! Don’t forget to take advantage of valuable discounts by signing up for or renewing your membership.
EXPLORING THE SMALL FARM DREAM: FEBRUARY 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021 6-9 PM
Have you ever thought about starting a farm? Whether your vision includes making goat cheese, selling cut flowers, or growing rare tomato varieties, this course will give you the tools to start making that dream come true. Whether you are thinking of going into farming full-time, part-time, or expanding an existing hobby farm into a business, this course will help you turn your farm dream into an actionable farm plan. There are four evening classes online as well as an optional daytime farm tour, TBA. Tuition is $300.00 for NOFA-NJ members and $350 for NOFA-NJ non-members including all course materials. The instructor is Jess Niederer is a 13th generation farmer in Hopewell, New Jersey. Jess has been teaching this course since 2008. Please Register.
NOFA-NJ NEWS
Exploring the Small Farm Dream 2021
Have you ever thought about starting a farm? Whether your vision includes making goat cheese, selling cut flowers, or growing rare tomato varieties, this course will give you the tools to start making that dream come true. Whether you are thinking of going into...
Real Organic Symposium every Sunday in January 2021
What is the Real Organic Project? It's not an ordinary certifying organization. Tractor rallies, protests, grassroots gatherings, and passionate voices are the heart of the Real Organic Project. It represents the farmers who want to provide food the right way. No...
31st NOFA-NJ Annual Winter Conference
We invite you to be a part of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of NJ’s (NOFA-NJ’s) 31st Annual Winter Conference, New Jersey’s largest organic food and agricultural conference. This year’s conference features two full days of classes and workshops with...
Our Goals
EDUCATION
Support NJ Organic Farmers by providing technical advice, educational opportunities and social engagement to build community.
COMMUNITY
Connect our Food Community for the Entire Organic Eco System – Restaurants, Consumers, Farmers, Stores, Markets Businesses, Educators – Urban, Suburban and Rural
CERTIFICATION
Advocate for Organic Certification and Support Organic Management Practices.
LOCAL ORGANIC
Build the Local Organic Food System, Primarily Nurturing Farms, and Secondarily All Growers, so NJ can provide food for NJ.
POLICY
Advocate for Policy that Supports Organic Farming
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