Technical Assistance
NOFA NH’s free technical assistance is available to farmers based in New Hampshire who are certified organic or considering the transition to organic production. Get technical assistance to help with certification, developing your organic system plan, recordkeeping, preparation for your inspection, how to meet the organic regulations, and much more!
Insight from a NH Mentor: "We had lunch together and talked about our relationship for the coming year. This seems to be a perfect match."
Insight from NH Mentee: “Our mentor came to our property and we spoke about the certification process. He shared the records that he showed for his inspection and I showed him our record keeping system. He encouraged us that we have what we need in place for organic certification this year.”
TOPP
Transition to Organic Partnership Program
TOPP will provide valuable services to farmers in the Northeast through:
Farmer-to-Farmer mentorship programs
Technical Assistance trainings
Resource development
Community building opportunities and networking with peers
Help producers overcome technical, cultural, and financial shifts during and following certification
Engage educational and training institutions (including crop advisors and extension agents) on organic workforce training and education, and future human capital planning.
Insight from a NH Mentor:
"As neighboring farmers a sense of collaboration is emerging, that gives me great hope. Being a farmer is hard, and we are definitely stronger and more resilient together.”
Insight from NH Mentor:
"I did a visit of his [Mentee] fields as well and was able to understand his vision for the farm. It is inspiring to see folks in their 30's understanding the value of following organic production methods to supply healthy nutritious food to our surrounding community. After our field visit we sat down at a computer to go over record keeping methods and crop planning. Particularly how to incorporate organic methods within the crop plan."
Stay in Touch with NOFA-NH’s Farmer Newsletter
Sign up for the Farmer Newsletter to stay up to date with organic farming in New Hampshire. Receive monthly resources, farmer activities & opportunities, and have connection with the organic farming community!
Organic Support Hour
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 us every Wednesday at 1PM for open office hours with open discussion and Q&A session! We'll cover your questions first, then we can cover the basics of organic production, help you navigate the regulations, and explore what organic really means—and what it doesn’t. Whether you're just starting out or already using organic practices and want to know about the organic food you eat, this is a space to ask questions, share ideas, and connect with others on the journey.
Round Tables
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Join us to kick off the Market Access in New Hampshire Organic Talk Roundtable series with NOFA-NH.
We’ll begin with regional branding and collaboratives. Join us on Tuesday, October 21 at 6:30pm to discuss grower collaboratives in the state and learn how these organizations can benefit farmers and the greater community. Talk through market access from the farmers view and how organizations and farmers can work together to improve local food access for all.Register below.
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Join us for November's Farmer Roundtable.
This month’s topic is Directories and Online Platforms. We will talk with organizations in the state to learn about their directories and how they can benefit farmers and the community. We can discuss Market access from the farmer's view and how organizations and farmers can work together to improve local food access for all.
We will also discuss online platforms for both retail and wholesale.
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Join us for December's topic of Brick & Mortar stores, where local & organic food is highlighted. We will talk with businesses to learn how farmers can connect with them and explore what they are looking for in local products.
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Join us as we kick off the year with a look at food aggregators, food hubs, and distributors. We will discuss who they are, where they are, and learn how farmers can connect with them.
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Join us on Tuesday, the 17th, to talk with Chefs from around the state and hear from them directly. Learn how to approach chefs and how to present your products. Learn what is necessary for a restaurant to purchase your products.
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Join us as we hear about how facilities in NH use local food, such as schools and hospitals. We will discuss how we can come together to work out the needs of both the institution and the farmer so that more local food can be accessed throughout NH.
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Join us to bring it all together. Looking at the current market access discussed in this series, let's consider a needs assessment so that everyone can access local food in NH. Farmers, bearing in mind all we have heard during this series, how can market access be expanded in a way that allows farmers to accommodate more local foods in the marketplace? Proprietors, how can farmers better meet your need for local food?
All Roundtables are on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 - 7:30.
This free, market access series will run monthly through April 2026 and will discuss the many layers of market access through a farmer lens. There is information to share with farmers and from farmers.
Bring your thoughts to share!
The Roundtable is funded by the Transition to Organic Partnership Program and hosted by NOFA-NH.
