Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Hampshire
A Voice for Organic Agriculture in NH
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Why Go Organic?
What is Organic? (CCOF California Certified Organic Farmers)
What It Means to Be Organic (Only Organic)
Organic FAQs (Organic Farming Research Foundation)
Just Label It Campaign (Organic Voices Action Fund)
Top 12 Reasons to Go Organic (The Organic Center)
Why Organic? (Rodale Institute)
Why Choose Local Organic? (NOFA-NH)
Why Choose Certified Organic, Locally Grown? (NOFAVT)
Five Essential Facts About Pesticides On Fruits And Vegetables
(Environmental Working Group)
Resources for Gardeners
Organic Gardening Webinar: Vegetable Garden Planning (NOFA-NH)
Everything You Need To Know To Start Your First Organic Garden (Rodale's Organic Life)
NOFA State Chapters 2020 Soil Health Field Day Recordings
Cite Ecologique Learning Center (Colebrook, NH)
(603) 331-1669
Education Center & Information Hotline (UNH Cooperative Extension)
1-877-EXT-GROW (1-877-398-4769)
The Victory Garden's Edible Feast (PBS TV program/website)
Growing a Greener World with Joe Lamp’l (PBS TV program/website)
You Bet Your Garden with Mike McGrath (WHYY radio program/website)
Organic Lawns and Yards (NOFA Organic Land Care Program)
Seed & Garden Supply Companies:
High Mowing Organic Seeds (Vermont)
Johnny's Select Seeds (Maine)
Heath's Greenhouse & Nursery (Sugar Hill, NH)
certified organic grower of seedlings, potted plants, nursery stock, fresh produce, & organic poultry birds
Walden Heights Nursery & Orchard (Walden, VT)
specializing in certified organic heritage variety fruit trees, bushes, and other cold hardy plants for edible landscape
Resources for Farmers & Aspiring Farmers
NH Organic Certification Program (NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food)
Local Regulation of Agriculture Toolkit (NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food)
Legal Guide for NH Agricultural Producers (NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food)
New Hampshire Agricultural Mediation Program
Agricultural Justice Project / Support Farmers, Farm Workers, Food System Workers / AJP Steps to Certification
The Agricultural Justice Project's Farmer Toolkit
NOFA State Chapters 2020 Soil Health Field Day Recordings
Organic Resource Guide (USDA)
Building Soils for Better Crops by Fred Magdoff and Harold van Es
Farm to Institution New England
Food Waste on Farms: Guide for Farmers to Manage Seconds and Organic Waste
Stonewall Farm education center (Keene, NH)
Local Food Directory: listing registration (USDA)
Harvest to Market online ordering from farms (NH page)
NH Food Alliance database: get listed
NOFA's Principles & Practices Handbook Series
available to purchase through NOFA-NH
World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF)
linking volunteers with organic farms and growers
A Guide to Organic Farming Degrees and Careers
Farming for the Future: Agroecological Solutions to Feed the World
(Friends of the Earth)
Financial & Educational Resources for Farmers
Land for Good (farming in New England)
BCM Environmental & Land Law, PLLC (Concord, NH)
NYFC Farm Service Agency Loans Guidebook
Resources for School & Community Garden Coordinators
Coloring Pages about local, organic growing and eating in this bioregion (NOFA-NH)
A compilation of research findings on the benefits of school-based community gardens (Slow Food USA)
UNH Cooperative Extension: Community Gardening from the Ground Up
NH Farm to School: School Garden Grant Resources
NH Farm to School: School Garden Resources
NH School & Youth Garden Network
Interactive Map of NH Community Gardens
Resources for Consumers
Organic Consumer's Buying Guide (Organic Consumers Association)
Agricultural Justice Project / Support Farmers, Farm Workers, Food System Workers
Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce (Environmental Working Group)
Guide to Buying Ethical Coffee (Modern Farmer)
NH Farmers' Market Directory (NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food)
NH Winter Farmers' Market Directory (NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food)
Local Food Directory: Farmers Market searchable listings (USDA)
NH Farm Stand Directory (NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food)
Local Food Directory: On-Farm Market searchable listings (USDA)
NH CSA* Farms Directory (NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food)
NH CSA* Guide (Edible NH)
Local Food Directory: CSA* searchable listings (USDA)
NH Certified Organic Farms Directory, 2015 (NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food)
Farm/Farmers Market/CSA*/Restaurant interactive map (Local Harvest)
Farmers Markets/PYO*/Farm Stands/CSA* interactive map (Farm Fresh)
NH Harvest-Your-Own Directory (NH Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food)
NH Food Alliance Partner Directory, by region or food system category
Harvest to Market online ordering from farms (NH page)
2020 Merrimack County Local Food Guide (MCCD)
Monadnock Farm Find Local Food Map & Listing (MFCC)
Seacoast Harvest Local Food Guide (SEL)
*CSA is the abbreviation for "Consumer Supported Agriculture"
and PYO is the abbreviation for "Pick Your Own"
