NOFA

Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont is a tremendous resource.   A visit to their website will entice you to visit the local farmers.  Buy Local takes on a whole new meaning.  

Their mission:  “The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont is a non-profit association of farmers, gardeners, and consumers working to promote an economically viable and ecologically sound Vermont food system for the benefit of current and future generations.”   As we look for healthier diets, it is with the help of NOFA-VT that we will be able to do follow through on them.

In 1971, NOFA-VT was founded in Putney, and what a long way they have come.  They now have over 1100 members throughout the state and have certified over 500 farms and processors to the USDA National Organic Program Standards.   

Vermont Organic products can be purchased at the family farm, a CSA (farm share), at farmers markets, at Co-ops, and specialty grocery stores.  If you are looking for something in particular, the website listed above will tell you where to find it.  You will find producers of apple cider vinegar to currents, to raspberries and wheat, and everything in-between.

NOVA-VT is also a resource for growing and marketing organic food products.  Though based in Richmond, Vermont, they are as close as the nearest computer!

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