by Nagisa | Jan 22, 2021 | Consumer, News, Outreach
Organic fresh produce sales in 2020 were $8,542,355,756, an increase of over $1 billion from 2019 Organic produce sales up 14% in 2020, topping $8.5...
by Nagisa | Jan 15, 2021 | Crops, Education, News
Thanks to Steve Komar, Bill Bamka, and Scott Morgan for speaking about Hemp in NJ on a Friday night! USDA published a final rule on January 15, 2021, that provides regulations for the production of hemp in the United States and is effective on March 22, 2021. The...
by Nagisa | Jan 14, 2021 | Farming, News, Outreach, Policy
SOMERSET, N.J., January 5, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) is now accepting applications for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). Applications that meet eligibility and ranking criteria for...
by Nagisa | Jan 12, 2021 | Consumer, Education, Farming, News
Race and Food are Intertwined. Here’s How We Can Do Better. Our food system is based on a history of inequity. UCS’s Ricardo Salvador offers action steps to fix that. Race and Food are Intertwined. Here’s How We Can Do Better....
by Nagisa | Jan 11, 2021 | News, Nominating
NOFA-NJ would like to thank Joe Heckman for serving three terms, nine years, on the NOFA-NJ Board of Directors. Joe has frequently spoken at NOFA-NJ Conferences, organized successful educational events about organic farming, recruited new members and Board members and...
by Nagisa | Jan 11, 2021 | News, Nominating
At the end of each year, the Board of Directors elects its Officers, for a term of one year. Officers Elected to serve for 2021 President; Mike Rassweiler Vice President; Al Johnson Secretary; Stephanie Harris Treasurer; Kim...
