All Programs & Events
Farming is Hard Work. Getting Help Doesn't Have to Be.
In partnership with UNH Extension, NOFA-NH has developed a Farmer Mental Health Campaign and a comprehensive list of resources for farmers in search of mental health services, as well as mental health resources for professionals who provide services and technical assistance to farmers.
CT River Watershed Best Management Practices Survey & Project
Windham County Natural Resources Conservation District and project partners throughout VT and NH are working to identify best management practices (BMPs) for reducing nitrogen runoff into the CT River Watershed.
Organic Support Hour - Weekly, Online
Interested in Organic Farming?
Are you curious about what it takes to grow under organic regulations? Want to better understand the organic standards or how your current practices might align?
Join our online gathering for an open discussion and Q&A session!
Book Study
The winter book study begins! Join NOFA-NH and Seacoast Permaculture for a 5-part Zoom book discussion of: How to Fall in Love with the Future: A Time Traveller’s Guide to Changing the World by Rob Hopkins.
Organic Support Hour - Weekly, Online
Interested in Organic Farming?
Are you curious about what it takes to grow under organic regulations? Want to better understand the organic standards or how your current practices might align?
Join our online gathering for an open discussion and Q&A session!
Farm Succession & Transfer Planning Webinar Series
Free series for farmers who want to learn how to get started with farm succession planning, including the financial and legal considerations. Instructors include a financial specialist and a guest attorney. Plus hear from farmers recently in transition as they share their challenges and successes.
Invasive Plant Species Webinar Series
With invasive plant species growing into an increasingly complicated challenge, the Carroll, Coos, and Grafton County Conservation Districts have teamed up to provide a month of invasive plant species education.
Organic Certification of Maple Syrup Webinar
Join MOFGA Certification Service (MCS)’s Lead Maple Certification Specialist, Kristen Walker, to learn everything you need to know about organic certification of maple syrup. We’ll discuss the annual certification cycle, applicant deadlines, organic system plans, MCS maple guidelines, recordkeeping, materials inputs, and MCS fees. Kristen will focus on production-scale systems.
January Farmer Roundtable: Food Aggregators, Hubs, and Distributors
Join us on January 20th at 6:30 PM as we explore current food aggregators, food hubs, and distributors: who they are, where they operate, and how farmers can work with them.
Farmer to Farmer Conference
MOFGA’s Farmer to Farmer Conference is known for its intimacy, in-depth treatment of topics, and profound discussions. The conference offerings are based on the idea that farmers learn best from their peers and other practitioners. Conference speakers include prominent and accessible university faculty, extension educators, and other agricultural professionals. Our unique workshop session format presents talks by both agricultural service professionals and farmers, and then opens up to a farmer discussion that explores both the unique and common experiences of everyone in the room.
Gardener to Gardener Conference
MOFGA is pleased to present Gardener to Gardener: our inaugural one-day conference for gardeners!
Connect with and learn from prominent university faculty, agricultural scientists, service providers, farmers, and fellow gardeners — through speaker sessions, activities, and shared meals. Gardeners of all levels of experience, in Maine or in the broader northeast region, will find content suited to their needs, gardening goals, and experiences.
Organic Apple Orchard Academy
Embark on a transformative journey into organic apple orcharding with the Organic Apple Orchard Academy, a premier virtual event hosted by the IPM Institute of North America and the Organic Fruit Growers Association. The Academy will teach proven methods with insights on everything from site selection and disease-resistant varieties to bio-intensive pest management, efficient harvest strategies and savvy marketing for fresh and value-added products.
NOFA-VT Winter Conference
Each year, the NOFA-VT Winter Conference provides a valuable opportunity for farmers, homesteaders, gardeners, earth tenders, land stewards, educators, students, policy-makers, and other food system activists to participate in our vibrant community event and share ideas, resources, and skills.
MOFGA Garden to Market Webinar
Maybe gardening started as a hobby, but now you’re interested in selling some of your produce, flowers, or value-added products on the side.
MOFGA Garden to Nursery Webinar
When your love of starting seeds and propagating plants means you have an overabundance of young plants every spring, it might be time to look into selling the plants you pot up.
NOFA-MA Winter Conference
Save the Date for the 2026 NOFA/Mass Winter Conference
Join us for the 39th Annual NOFA/Mass Winter Conference — a one-day gathering to learn about healthy soils principles put into practice. This year, we’ll explore what makes soil thrive: from the rich microbial life underground to the human communities and cultural practices that sustain it above.
Winter Conference
Join The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Hampshire on Saturday, March 7th, 2026 at Colby Sawyer College for the 24th annual Winter Conference!
Northeast Dairy Innovation Summit
Hosted by the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center (NE-DBIC), the Summit highlights the innovations being made across the dairy sector right now – and how you can apply them to your business.
2026 NH Food System Statewide Gathering
The NH Food Alliance hosts the NH Food System Statewide Gathering each year to bring together individuals, businesses, and organizations from across sectors who are dedicated to growing an improved local food system that works for all in the Granite State.
Farmer Listening Session
Join Us for NOFA-NH’s Online Farmer Listening Session Thursday, December 18th at 1 PM via Zoom. As we enter the final year of the Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP), we want to hear directly from farmers.
NOFA- VT Recordkeeping for Organic Livestock Producers
Join for a lunchtime webinar on recordkeeping for organic livestock producers. As you look to 2026, consider what went well this year and what could be improved when it comes to tracking purchases, feed, healthcare, sales, etc. Whether you are considering organic certification or are already certified, learn about the recordkeeping requirements and various ways to fulfill them
Drought (and other problems) Farmer Roundtable: Plymouth!
From drought to flood, to increasing pest pressures, recent years have brought new challenges for farming in Grafton County. This roundtable and potluck is your chance to gather in community with other local farmers. We will discuss not only the issues we face, but also potential solutions.
December Farmer Roundtable: Connecting with Brick & Mortar Stores
Join us on December 16th at 6:30 PM as we spotlight local retailers around the state who champion local and organic food!
Building Labor Resilience: Managing Payroll and Risk on the Farm
Building Labor Resilience: Managing Payroll and Risk on the Farm. Hiring, supporting, and retaining a strong farm team starts with a labor budget you can trust.
Virtual Northeast Organic Farming Symposium
Join us for Growing Our Region: Northeast Organic Farming Symposium, a two-day online event designed to support and strengthen organic agriculture across the Northeast.
Webinar: Advancing Regional Organic Markets: A Farmer’s Toolkit (Northeast)
Calling all Northeast farmers and stakeholders! Join us for an in-depth walkthrough of “Advancing Regional Organic Markets: A Farmer’s Toolkit”, a new resource designed to strengthen regional organic economies.
Virtual Buyer-Seller Mixers
Do you grow and sell feed-grade ingredients? Looking to find new business partners to buy U.S. grown feed-grade ingredients? Join the Organic Trade Association and our partners for our first-ever Virtual Buyer-Seller Mixer on December 10, 2025 as a part of the Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP).
High Tunnel Production Conference: Enhance Your Tunnel Vision
Calling all high tunnel growers! Whether you are a new or experienced high tunnel grower, plan to join UMaine, UNH, and UVM for this two-day event. Come learn from experts and other farmers, talk with vendors, and see their products at the trade show. This conference will offer useful information for high tunnel growers and agricultural service providers of all experience levels and all crops.
Food Safety for Poultry and Rabbits
New Hampshire producers can sell poultry and rabbits (up to 20,000 whole poultry and 1,000 whole rabbits per calendar year) directly to NH restaurants without USDA inspection. NH producers can also sell rabbits (up to an additional 1,000 whole rabbits) to consumers from their farm, farm stand, or farmers market booth. For producers to legally sell their products in any of these ways, they must complete this initial certification course with UNH Cooperative Extension and recertify after five years
Brookford Farm - Christmas With Cows Holiday Event
Join us for a festive celebration at the farm - a German inspired market too!
NH Cannabis Conference
The N.H. Therapeutic Cannabis Program has been operating with little fanfare and minimal public attention since it began serving patients in 2016. This year, we look forward to bringing this program out of the shadows and into the light at New Hampshire’s inaugural Cannabis Conference.
Farmer Roundtable
Join us for November's Farmer Roundtable on Tuesday, November 18th at 6:30 pm online via Zoom
New England Farm Bureau Leadership Conference Followup
Whether you attended the FB Leadership Conference or missed it by chance, join the Leadership Conference Follow Up!
Keeping Regenerative Real: Embracing Organic’s Regenerative Roots and Weeding Out Greenwash Webinar
This solutions-orientated webinar will give information and inspiration about the regenerative roots of organic
Cultivated
Science, Cider, and the Cultivated Apple!
A regional symposium exploring the science of apple cultivation, heirloom preservation, and the craft of cider.
Advancing Agroforestry: Pathways for Agricultural and Natural Resource Professionals
: To address the need for more agroforestry technical assistance providers, we need multiple strategies. One important approach is supporting people already working as natural resource professionals to add agroforestry practices to the services they offer.
Coffee and Conversation
Enjoy a lively round table discussion featuring state leaders and local farmers who are helping visitors experience New Hampshire’s farms in new and inspiring ways. From pick-your-own orchards to on-farm stays, learn how agritourism is shaping the future of farming and rural communities.
NORTHEAST GREENHOUSE CONFERENCE & EXPO
2025 Northeast Greenhouse Conference & Expo
November 12 & 13, 2025
Doubletree by Hilton Manchester Downtown Hotel and Expo Center
New Hampshire Farm Bureau Annual Meeting
You're invited to a wonderful day of community, connection, learning, and celebration at the 108th Annual Meeting of the New Hampshire Farm Bureau Federation, hosted by Sullivan County at the beautiful Common Man Claremont.
Farmer Mixer
Join us for our fourth annual Farmer Mixer to meet NH agricultural businesses and organizations!
NH Food Solutions Network Cafe: NH’s Middle of the Food Supply Chain: Where We Are, Where We’re Going
Join us during our November Network Café to understand and develop crucial processing, aggregation, and distribution services that support our local food system.
Love Local: Meeting the Moment
We’re thrilled to invite you to this year’s Love Local event, happening live and in person on November 6th! Let’s come together to celebrate our community’s resilience, learn from our leaders, share ideas, and build a brighter future for New Hampshire’s food system.
North American Fruit Explorers Virtual Confrence
Join us as hundreds of fruit growers gather online for an exciting series of eight interactive sessions with some of North America’s leading fruit growers, breeders, and foragers.
REAPing the Benefits of Farm Grant Opportunities!
Don't fear the REAPer when you can instead REAP the benefits of several farm grant opportunities! Applying for CCCD grants and USDA REAP programs doesn't have to be spooky! Join us for this event to learn more about upcoming grant opportunities to meet your farm's energy efficiency, renewable energy, production, and climate resilience goals!
42nd National Forum Series — Virtual 2025 The Pesticide Threat to Environmental Health
This 42nd National Forum, The Pesticide Threat to Environmental Health: Advancing Holistic Solutions Aligned with Nature.
Farmer Roundtable
Join us to kick off the Market Access in New Hampshire Organic Talk Roundtable series with NOFA-NH.
Soil Building Workshop at Blackbird's Daughter
Join the NH Queer Farmer Network & Blackbird's Daughter Center for Gaian Studies for a soil building, berm creation, hügelkultur workshop and work day in Barrington, NH on Saturday October 18th!
New England Farm Bureau Leadership Confrence
This one-day event is designed to inspire and equip Farm Bureau leaders in New England and the Northeast!