Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP)
The Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP) is investing up to $100 million over five years in cooperative agreements with non-profit organizations who will partner with others to provide technical assistance and wrap-around support for transitioning and existing organic farmers.
USDA Agricultual Marketing Service is building partnership networks in six regions across the United States with trusted organizations serving direct farmer training, education and outreach activities. NOFA-NH is one of the Core Partners in TOPP along with the many other organizations in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic region.
TOPP Quick Links
Let’s Go Organic!
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.
Apply to the Mentorship Program
TOPP is open to farmers:
transitioning to organic,
expanding certified acreage, or
adding a new scope of organic production.
Get free mentorship to navigate certification, recordkeeping, and production, and join a growing network of organic farmers in New Hampshire.
Apply now to be part of this exciting program and build your organic future. Learn more…
Apply to Receive Mentorship
Become a Mentor
TOPP is actively seeking experienced and knowledgeable certified organic producers who are passionate about organic production and interested in sharing their expertise with TOPP mentees.
Apply below to be part of this exciting new program. You will part of a network of farmers building organic community in New Hampshire.
Learn more…
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!
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Quick links for ALL TOPP participants
Skills for Successful Mentoring
Self-help & Improvement Links for ALL TOPP participants (Suggested)
Understanding Cultural Competence for Equity & Inclusion
Mentorship Cultural Competence Self-Assessment
*All program and self-help links are available at organictranistion.org
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Farmer Reviews
“We’ve always grown with organic practices but this past year we certified for the first time which was really exciting because it’s that stamp of approval that the public really wants to see. And people were driving from over an hour away to get our strawberries. Thank you TOPP!”
— Sophie Saltonstall from Saltonstall Farm in Stratham, NH
“We chose to become certified organic because it lets our customers know and our neighbors know that we try to farm in an ecological manner that stewards the land properly, also provides the highest quality nutrient dense food for our customers, and they know that they’re not going to be eating toxic chemicals. And it also preserves all of the bugs and the birds and everything that’s around us, which is so important because they all live here too. So it means a lot to us, and hopefully it means a lot to you.”
— Luke Tanner, Provision Farm Dunbarton NH
“The organic certification process has helped me tremendously on my farm, going from conventional grazing methods to adding in systems that are intensive rotational grazing with an agroforestry component. It's through practices like this that has helped make improvements not only to our soil health and fertility, but to our cattle health as well. I would say that no matter what kind of farmer you are, be it livestock, row crop or produce, that we all can agree that first and foremost we need to be good stewards of the land and protect our soil at all costs. If we don't do that, then nothing else we do really matters.”
— Dave Savage, Presidential Farm, Jefferson, NH
