Joyce Ford

Treasurer of the Board of Directors

Joyce Ford, and her husband, Jim Riddle, moved from Minnesota to New Hampshire in 2020. Joyce and Jim still own their certified organic Blue Fruit Farm in Winona, MN, but are mentoring a younger couple to take over and buy the farm. Blue Fruit Farm is located on an organic land cooperative in SE MN where they built their own home and used solar and wind energy for many years. Soil fertility, conservation and problem prevention are the main tenets of their organic farm management program. Joyce has been an organic farmer since the 1980’s and an organic inspector and auditor for over 30 years. She and her husband, Jim Riddle, helped organize the Winona Farmers Market in Winona, MN. She co-authored the International Organic Inspectors Association (IOIA) inspector curriculum manuals, the Organic Trade Association Good Organic Retailing Practices, and the certification chapter in Organic Dairy Farming. She has trained organic inspectors for the IOIA and monitored pipeline construction on organic farms, enforcing MN Agricultural Impact Mitigation Plan’s Organic Appendix. She served on the MN Healthy Food Charter Steering Committee and other local committees. She has expertise on organic certification, specifically in developing record-keeping systems.

Joyce and Jim were awarded the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) Organic Farmer of the Year in 2019, for their outstanding work in conservation, outreach and farming innovations.

Joyce enjoys hiking, fishing, and helping take care of their 2 granddaughters here in Weare, NH. She currently lives on Emerald Lake in Hillsborough. Joyce has served on a number of boards, and is looking forward to being of service to NOFA-NH.