NOFA/Mass received a $10,000 grant from the Toxics Use Reduction Institute at University of Massachusetts Lowell in October, to complete two municipal organic lawn demonstration projects in the Towns of Ayer and Stoneham.

Bull Run Restaurant in Shirley Hosts 1st Annual NOFA/Mass Fundraising Dinner November 14, 2009

Winchendon, MA – The Northeast Organic Farming Association/ Massachusetts Chapter (NOFA/Mass) is holding a workshop on how to preserve food from the fall harvest on September 19 from 9:00am to 3:00pm at the home of Beth Ingham on 96 Windsor Road in Winchendon Springs. The event is part of the Massachusetts Food Preservation Workshop Day, which has been organized to meet the resurgence of interest in local foods and self-reliance. Similar events will be held in 10 other towns and cities throughout the state on the same day.

Hardwick, Ma – Two local farms will be open for free tours and other activities on Saturday, September 12th as part of the statewide Raw Milk Dairy Day organized by the Northeast Organic Farming Association, Massachusetts Chapter (NOFA/Mass). Visitors at participating farms will have the opportunity to meet the farmers, learn why raw milk tastes so good and why it is such a healthy food and where it comes from. Raw milk is unpasteurized milk.

A camper doing his morning stretches in the grass outside his tent, a woman teaching a group of adults how to make felt from wool, a man setting up a spot for animals to run in the grass and a pile of books at an exhibitor’s tent were just some of the things happening at the UMass campus in Amherst this weekend where a record breaking crowd of 1600 people gathered in brilliant sunshine for the 35th Annual Northeast Organic Farming Association’s Summer Conference.

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Greenfield, Ma - The Hope and Olive Restaurant will be hosting Free Soup and Game Night to support the state's dairy farmers. The fundraiser will be held Monday, August 3 from 5pm-8pm and promises to be a fun-filled evening for the whole family. The event is sponsored by the Dairy and Livestock Program of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Northeast Organic Farming Association.(NOFA/Mass).

AMHERST, MA – In response to a blight epidemic affecting tomato and potato growers throughout Massachusetts and all Northeast states this season, coordinators of the 2009 Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) Summer Conference will hold an emergency meeting on organic methods for dealing with the disease on Sunday, August 9, at 10:00am at UMass Amherst in the Student Union Ballroom.

“Massachusetts raw milk farmers play an integral role in the state’s agricultural landscape,” according to a report released today by the Raw Milk Network of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA/Mass), “contributing to the economy, using sustainable farming methods that contribute to environmental preservation, educating their customers about the value of fresh, local food, and producing a healthy product for all to enjoy.” The report – “Local, Fresh and Raw: Unpasteurized Milk in Massachusetts” –

Mattapan, MA – On April 18, the Northeast Organic Farming Association/ Massachusetts Chapter (NOFA/Mass) is holding three simultaneous workshops across Greater Boston on how to start and maintain successful organic gardens. The event is part of the Massachusetts Organic Gardening Workshop Day, which is designed to meet the recent resurgence of energy and action for backyard and community gardening. Similar events will be held in 10 other towns and cities throughout the state.