NOFA-NY

10/15/2026

10/13/2026

Hey NOFA-NY community! Are you a New York farmer, food producer, distributor, or supplier interested in growing your institutional markets? Looking to learn about what it takes to sell to schools, hospitals, municipalities, and other public institutions?

Join us for the first-ever New York State Buyer-Supplier Mixer, where suppliers and institutional buyers from across New York State will come together to make connections, build relationships, and get practical about what it takes to work together.

Join us for engaging workshops, panels, roundtable discussions, and a Supplier Expo designed to help participants learn from one another and make meaningful connections. You’ll have opportunities to:

🤝 Connect directly with institutional buyers
🍎 Learn what institutions need from suppliers
💬 Access technical assistance and resources to navigate institutional markets
💡 Exchange ideas and strategies with peers
🌟 Explore new opportunities to strengthen local & values-based institutional markets

📅 October 28–29, 2026
📍 Syracuse, NY | Marriott Syracuse Downtown
🔗 Registration is open: https://whova.com/web/0BGQAUSOuoMT0VSvKMKBpsX%40PBXlvI1nLpwV-6tECrA%3D/


Whether you’re already working in institutional markets or looking to build new relationships, come ready to share what you do, learn what others need, and explore what we can build together.

Because better food starts with better relationships.

10/09/2026

Our 45th Annual Winter Conference will be held February 5-6 at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown!

🌱 Every year, we bring together farmers, educators, advocates, gardeners, and food system leaders to grow a healthier, more sustainable future through organic principles.

💚 Help make the conference’s education and networking opportunities accessible to everyone! Please consider donating to the NOFA-NY Scholarship Fund to help offset registration costs at https://nofany.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate

📸 Rodale Institute

10/08/2026

Come learn about nut trees for your home, or for an addition crop for your farm. Experienced growers will present talks and lead tours during the New York Nut Growers Association’s fall program on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at the Willow Water Farm in Amsterdam, NY. Topics include air pruning beds for nut trees, top-working hickory trees, safety from ticks when cleaning an orchard after harvests, off-site successes and failures of permaculture plantings, incorporating forest trees in nut growing operations, scaling up in commercial nut orchards, and planning ahead with farm trusts. Registration is $20.00 for members and $25.00 for non-members, including breakfast and lunch, and fee nuts for eating and planting. Register

New York Nut Growers Association 2026 Fall Meeting – 4091 West Glenville Road, Amsterdam, NY, Sat Oct 17, 2026 - Stay up to date with nut growing in New York and meet experienced growers!   All are welcome to register to attend the New York Nut Growers Association 2026 Fall Meeting on October 1...

10/06/2026

There is a particular kind of care that asks us to show up, day after day, through uncertainty, exhaustion, joy, loss, and renewal.

Take a few minutes to read “Farming is Mothering,” from the summer edition of thenaturalfarmer . I hope it touches you as it did me. 💕

10/05/2026

What happens when New York farmers, food producers, distributors, institutional buyers, and food system partners come together in the same room?

This October, we’re finding out.

Join us in Syracuse for the first-ever New York State Buyer-Supplier Mixer, a two-day gathering designed to strengthen the relationships that move more local, values-aligned food into schools, hospitals, and other public institutions across New York.

📅 October 28–29, 2026
📍 Marriott Syracuse Downtown | Syracuse, NY

Through engaging workshops, panels, roundtable discussions, and a Supplier Expo, participants will have opportunities to:
🍎 Meet farmers, producers, distributors, institutional buyers, & food system partners from across New York
🤝 Build relationships with potential partners
💬 Learn what it takes to build successful relationships between suppliers and institutional buyers
💡 Share practical strategies, resources, and lessons with peers
🌟 Explore new opportunities to strengthen local and values-based food purchasing

Whether you’re already working in institutional markets or looking to build new relationships, come ready to share what you do, learn what others need, and explore what we can build together.
Better food starts with better relationships.

Registration is open!
https://whova.com/web/0BGQAUSOuoMT0VSvKMKBpsX%40PBXlvI1nLpwV-6tECrA%3D/

10/04/2026

🥕Join us and East End Food on Tuesday for a CRAFT Tour at The Napolitano Family Farm in Brentwood, NY! Registration is not required.

10/02/2026

Our 45th Annual Winter Conference will be held February 5-6 at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown!

Every year, NOFA-NY members and supporters have the opportunity to nominate an amazing NOFA-NY Certified Organic farmer so that we can honor them at the event.

💚 Nominate your farmer today at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_dShEMM4Fi0AaMEaDTWYsxYaZziPx2y8tuBUgzhLdwSqCqg/viewform

📸 NOFA-NY's 2026 Farmers of the Year, Ben and Lindsey Lusher Shute of Hearty Roots Community Farm

📸 Photo credit Wendy Sisson Photography

09/30/2026

What’s in the sewage sludge being spread on New York farmland?

NOFA-NY Board President Wes Gillingham, along with Caitlin Ferrante of the Sierra Club, recently joined The Capitol Pressroom to talk about growing concerns around the use of sewage sludge, also known as biosolids, on farmland, and why farmers and advocates are calling for stronger protections for New York’s land, water, and food system.

Listen to the conversation and learn more about this important issue:

We consider a push from environmentalists to restrict how leftover waste from treatment plants is used. Our guests are Wes Gillingham and Caitlin Ferrante.

09/28/2026

💚 Join us on Wednesday, September 30 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm via Zoom for "Get Involved in Organic!"

In this introduction to the organic movement, we’ll cover history, current trends, and tangible ways you can help grow a bioregional food system based in Health, Ecology, Fairness, and Care. Come prepared for both lecture and discussion!

Questions? Email Lauren Goulet at [email protected].

Registration is required: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/qT3CMoruRma-RpMDdzU2Qg #/registration