NOFA-NH Newsletter: It's Springtime!

NOFA-NH Farm Share Program
(Subsidized CSA)

Are you organic, certified, a member of NOFA-NH and have a CSA? We have a small grant for a new program throughout New Hampshire to provide subsidized CSA (community supported agriculture) shares for limited-income individuals and families.

The NOFA-NH Farm Share Program will be available to New Hampshire residents with limited income especially benefiting children, families and seniors.

If you are a certified organic farmer with a CSA program, it's not too late to become a member of NOFA-NH and take part in this opportunity. Please pass along this information to your certified friends and farmers.

We are looking for about five farms to provide one or two shares for the 2017 season. We hope to continue this program for the years to come.

DOWNLOAD FARM APPLICATION HERE

Application deadline is April 30, 2017

For more information contact Joan O'Connor

email joconnornh@yahoo.com or call 603-496-1718

Welcome Richard Polonsky!

We are pleased to announce our new Director of Development, Richard Polonsky.

Richard was an early member of NOFA during its start-up days in Vermont when he was a commercial farmer in New Hampshire. His early exposure to Samuel Kayman inspired him to adopt organic methods in my own farming operations.

He has been an advocate for the poor, community organizer in the South, aide to a Congressman, Development Director for a Community Action Agency, and project manager for two universities. He has been a grant writer and fund raiser for a large human service organization, an environmental practice in the Northeast, and a collaboration between world renowned research institutions and science museums in New England.

He raised millions of dollars and rose to leadership positions by helping organizations run better, become more entrepreneurial and responsive to the people they served. He helped them expand and diversify to meet the needs of the people they worked for.

Renew Your Membership or Join Today!

We've streamlined to just two membership levels:

Student/Senior Member: $30 (Available to full-time students currently enrolled in school and persons over 65 years old)

Member: $45 (Available to everyone)

Check out list of member benefits on the membership page of our website.

Current memberships will continue for one year from the date you joined.

Future Organic Farmer Grants

The California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of grants - to students anywhere in the US -- to support their higher and vocational education studies focused on organic agriculture. We will award up to 33 grants at the $2,500 level for students studying organic agriculture. We hope that you will encourage any students you know who are passionate about organic agriculture to apply for these funds to help defray the cost of their education.

Please share this email and encourage them to apply for one of our $2,500 higher and vocational education grants! Last year's grants support students involved in programs like West Virginia Animal Sciences at West Virginia University and the Cabrillo College Horticulture Program in Aptos, California. The Future Organic Farmer Grant application opens April 1 and closes midnight (PST) on May 15, 2017. Application details can be found on our website.

Click Here for Details

CCOF is a nonprofit organization that advances organic agriculture for a healthy world through organic certification, education and advocacy.

Beginning Farmer Fellowship Opportunity in NH

Now seeking applications and proposals for the 2017 Beginning Farmer Fellowship at Willow Brook Farm, a permaculture and art center.

Letter of interest deadline: April 15, 2017
Application deadline: May 1, 2017
Notifications: May 15, 2017

Read full details and apply at: http://willowbrookfarmnh.org/about/

Willow Brook Farm is a 76-acre homestead in central NH founded in 2014.

Our Beginning Farmer Fellowship is a unique opportunity for beginning farmers to propose and explore their own farming practices and business idea in a low risk environment with support, mentorship, and collaboration. The fellowship includes: access to land, housing, a modest stipend, equipment, tools, mentorship and training. The Fellowship, beginning in 2016, runs on a two-year cycle.