All Programs & Events
Winter Book Study
The winter book study begins! Join NOFA-NH and Seacoast Permaculture for a 5-part Zoom book discussion of: How to Fall in Love with the Future: A Time Traveller’s Guide to Changing the World by Rob Hopkins.
Farmer Resiliency Mini-Grants
NOFA-NH is pleased to invite NH farmers to apply for our 2026 Farmer Resilience Fund mini-grants! Applications are open until March 1, 2026.
Organic Support Hour - Weekly, Online
Join us Wednesdays for a weekly organic support hour!
Legal Food Hub Webinar Series
Announcing the Legal Food Hub’s 2026 Winter Webinar Series!
Join the Legal Food Hub on Zoom each Thursday from February 5 to March 5, from 12:00-1:00 pm ET. Each free webinar will cover a different legal topic related to your food or farm business. Submit your questions when you register or ask our presenters live!
MOFGA Garden to Nursery Webinar
When your love of starting seeds and propagating plants means you have an overabundance of young plants every spring, it might be time to look into selling the plants you pot up.
NOFA-MA Winter Conference
Save the Date for the 2026 NOFA/Mass Winter Conference
Join us for the 39th Annual NOFA/Mass Winter Conference — a one-day gathering to learn about healthy soils principles put into practice. This year, we’ll explore what makes soil thrive: from the rich microbial life underground to the human communities and cultural practices that sustain it above.
Taxes for Beginning Farmers Webinar
Why is it that filing our taxes always feels so, well, taxing? Completing your taxes doesn’t have to be so hard! Join us for a one-hour, lunchtime informative session where Kelly McAdam and Mike Sciabarrasi of UNH Extension will cover the basics of what you need to know for filing your taxes this year as a new farmer. We will also highlight parts of the One Big Beautiful Bill, which passed last year, and how it will impact your taxes.
Coffee & Conversation: Beekeeping from the Hive Up
Join NHFB for our March Coffee & Conversation on Wednesday, March 5, as we dive into the fascinating world of beekeeping as a hobby — from the hive up.
Women Landowner Summit
The Women Landowner Summit, part of the Women in the Woods project, is an opportunity for New Hampshire women forest landowners to come together, learn, build skills, and connect!
Winter Conference
Join The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Hampshire on Saturday, March 7th, 2026 at Colby Sawyer College for the 24th annual Winter Conference!
Northeast Dairy Innovation Summit
Hosted by the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center (NE-DBIC), the Summit highlights the innovations being made across the dairy sector right now – and how you can apply them to your business.
Perennial Farm Gathering
Savanna Institute’s signature event of the year, the Perennial Farm Gathering brings together a wide community of perennial enthusiasts.
The Perennial Farm Gathering, Savanna Institute’s signature event, brings together a wide community of land stewards, farmers, and perennial enthusiasts. Over three days, folks gather to share work, research, and lessons learned in panels, workshops, deep dives, and nutshell overviews – all to advance perennial agriculture.
Spring Book Study
Join NOFA-NH and Seacoast Permaculture for a 4-part Zoom book discussion of: Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane.
March Farmer Online Roundtable: Institutional Markets
Join us Tuesday, March 17th at 6:30 PM to learn how New Hampshire schools, hospitals, and other institutions use local food—and explore how farmers and institutions can work together to expand access to local food across the state.
2026 NH Food System Statewide Gathering
The NH Food Alliance hosts the NH Food System Statewide Gathering each year to bring together individuals, businesses, and organizations from across sectors who are dedicated to growing an improved local food system that works for all in the Granite State.
April Farmer Online Roundtable: Building Local Market Access in NH
Join us to bring these past 6 months of Access to Markets Roundtables all together. Looking at the current market access discussed in this series, let's assess what the NH food system landscape needs 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 ways that you can accommodate more local foods in the marketplace?
Are You Grant Ready? Webinar
Applying for grants can open the door to new opportunities for your farm or agricultural business- but only if you’re prepared. In this webinar, a professional grant writer from Farm Credit East will walk you through what it really takes to be grant ready.
MOFGA Garden to Market Webinar
Maybe gardening started as a hobby, but now you’re interested in selling some of your produce, flowers, or value-added products on the side.
Employment Law Made Simple Webinar
Understanding farm employment law is a key aspect of labor management. This workshop is designed for farmers who want to better understand how wage and labor laws apply on their farm.
Vida Cantina Community Night for Farm Share
Join us at Vida Cantina on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 for Community Night benefiting the Farm Share Program! Mention this event to your server, and 20% of your in-house sales will be donated to support the mission.
February Farmer Online Roundtable: Farm to Restaurants & Event Centers
Join us Tuesday, February 17th at 6:30 PM for a conversation with chefs from around the state. Hear directly from these food service professionals about what restaurants look for in products, how to approach chefs, and how to present your products for success.
Portsmouth Flatbread Company Community Bake
On Tuesday, February 17th, join NOFA-NH at the Flatbread Company in Portsmouth for a community bake in support of the Farm Share Program!
Pesticide Drift: Experiences, Impacts, and Takeaways Webinar
This webinar is geared toward organic farmers and advocates looking to better understand pesticide drift and its implications on organic agriculture. Participants will gain practical insight into prevention, response, and advocacy strategies that can help protect their farms and communities from the dangers of drift.
NOFA-VT Winter Conference
Each year, the NOFA-VT Winter Conference provides a valuable opportunity for farmers, homesteaders, gardeners, earth tenders, land stewards, educators, students, policy-makers, and other food system activists to participate in our vibrant community event and share ideas, resources, and skills.
Organic Apple Orchard Academy
Embark on a transformative journey into organic apple orcharding with the Organic Apple Orchard Academy, a premier virtual event hosted by the IPM Institute of North America and the Organic Fruit Growers Association. The Academy will teach proven methods with insights on everything from site selection and disease-resistant varieties to bio-intensive pest management, efficient harvest strategies and savvy marketing for fresh and value-added products.
Gardener to Gardener Conference
MOFGA is pleased to present Gardener to Gardener: our inaugural one-day conference for gardeners!
Connect with and learn from prominent university faculty, agricultural scientists, service providers, farmers, and fellow gardeners — through speaker sessions, activities, and shared meals. Gardeners of all levels of experience, in Maine or in the broader northeast region, will find content suited to their needs, gardening goals, and experiences.
Farmer to Farmer Conference
MOFGA’s Farmer to Farmer Conference is known for its intimacy, in-depth treatment of topics, and profound discussions. The conference offerings are based on the idea that farmers learn best from their peers and other practitioners. Conference speakers include prominent and accessible university faculty, extension educators, and other agricultural professionals. Our unique workshop session format presents talks by both agricultural service professionals and farmers, and then opens up to a farmer discussion that explores both the unique and common experiences of everyone in the room.
North Conway Flatbread Company Community Bake
On Tuesday, January 27th, join NOFA-NH at the Flatbread Company in North Conway for a community bake in support of the Farm Share Program!
Flowering in the North Conference
The Flowering in the North conference is back — and bigger than ever! Mark your calendars and plan to join us as we bring together flower growers, researchers, and industry professionals from across the Northeast for three days of learning, connection, and inspiration.
Soybean Production Webinar
This webinar will cover the fundamentals of soybean production in the Northeast. Topics will include nutrient recommendations and timing of application, identification of key pests, and how to manage them.
January Farmer Roundtable: Food Aggregators, Hubs, and Distributors
Join us on January 20th at 6:30 PM as we explore current food aggregators, food hubs, and distributors: who they are, where they operate, and how farmers can work with them.
Why Are We Losing Organic Farms? Understanding the Challenges and Charting a Path Forward
Join the Organic Farmers Association on Zoom Friday, Jan. 16, from 2 to 4:30 pm ET to explore what’s driving these losses, where the gaps in understanding remain, and how we can work together to reverse the trend.
Organic Certification of Maple Syrup Webinar
Join MOFGA Certification Service (MCS)’s Lead Maple Certification Specialist, Kristen Walker, to learn everything you need to know about organic certification of maple syrup. We’ll discuss the annual certification cycle, applicant deadlines, organic system plans, MCS maple guidelines, recordkeeping, materials inputs, and MCS fees. Kristen will focus on production-scale systems.
Virtual National Organic Standards Board Meeting
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) will meet to discuss substances petitioned for addition to or deletion from the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (National List), substances due to sunset from the National List in 2027, and recommendations on organic policies.
What Gets Measured, Gets Managed: Inside the Local Food Count Project Webinar
Currently, an estimated 90% of our food comes from outside New Hampshire and New England. The Local Food Count Project, a project of the New England Food System Planners Partnership, is a collaborative effort to measure how much food is sourced locally by institutions and food businesses across New England. Join the January Network Cafe to hear from the Project’s coordinator, Leah Rovner, as she shares how New Hampshire’s institutions and food businesses can get counted in 2026 and inform better data about what food is sourced locally. We’ll discuss how the Local Food Count Project aims to improve public policies, programs, and investments into our state’s and our region’s food system.
Invasive Plant Species Webinar Series
With invasive plant species growing into an increasingly complicated challenge, the Carroll, Coos, and Grafton County Conservation Districts have teamed up to provide a month of invasive plant species education.
Farm Succession & Transfer Planning Webinar Series
Free series for farmers who want to learn how to get started with farm succession planning, including the financial and legal considerations. Instructors include a financial specialist and a guest attorney. Plus hear from farmers recently in transition as they share their challenges and successes.
Organic Support Hour - Weekly, Online
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 our online gathering for an open discussion and Q&A session!
2026 Bulk Order
The NOFA-NH Spring Bulk Order is a cooperative buying program for organic farming and gardening supplies. Products include hard to find minerals for your soils, organic fertilizer blends and liquid fertilizers, composts and seed starting mixes, organic cover crop seeds, seed starting supplies, and more. Place your order by February 22. Pick up March 21 or 22 in Andover, Rochsester, Walpole, or Weare, NH.
Farmer Listening Session
Join Us for NOFA-NH’s Online Farmer Listening Session Thursday, December 18th at 1 PM via Zoom. As we enter the final year of the Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP), we want to hear directly from farmers.
NOFA- VT Recordkeeping for Organic Livestock Producers
Join for a lunchtime webinar on recordkeeping for organic livestock producers. As you look to 2026, consider what went well this year and what could be improved when it comes to tracking purchases, feed, healthcare, sales, etc. Whether you are considering organic certification or are already certified, learn about the recordkeeping requirements and various ways to fulfill them
Drought (and other problems) Farmer Roundtable: Plymouth!
From drought to flood, to increasing pest pressures, recent years have brought new challenges for farming in Grafton County. This roundtable and potluck is your chance to gather in community with other local farmers. We will discuss not only the issues we face, but also potential solutions.
December Farmer Roundtable: Connecting with Brick & Mortar Stores
Join us on December 16th at 6:30 PM as we spotlight local retailers around the state who champion local and organic food!
Building Labor Resilience: Managing Payroll and Risk on the Farm
Building Labor Resilience: Managing Payroll and Risk on the Farm. Hiring, supporting, and retaining a strong farm team starts with a labor budget you can trust.