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NOFA-NJ Food & Farm Guide
Organic and local food choices and sustainable practices are high priorities for consumers today. In support of healthy lifestyle decisions, NOFA-NJ continues to provide the consumer with the necessary resources to locate these food sources and services within the Garden State. The New Jersey Food & Farm Guide 2010-2011 will give more exposure for the producers of healthy and organic food.
We are soliciting advertisements to include in this new publication. You will find the New Jersey Food & Farm Guide 2010-2011 Advertiser Form and pricing on our website: www.nofanj.org
The guide is currently in production and will list farms, farm markets and other providers of organic, local and sustainably produced food in the Garden State. Please send your print-ready ad (details are available on the form) electronically or on CD with payment by May 7, 2010, to:
cdeetz@nofanj.org
or
NOFA-NJ
334 River Road,
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
As a service to our advertisers, copies of the guide, up to 100, will be provided at no cost. More can be made available upon request. Please place your request on the advertising form.
We are thrilled to be able to make the New Jersey Food & Farm Guide 2010-2011 available throughout the Garden State and look forward to your participation and support of our publication.
Please address questions regarding advertising to the New Jersey Food & Farm Guide project coordinator, Linda Cody at cody.linda@gmail.com or 734-645-1324.
NOFA-NJ Events and Classes
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NOFA-NJ Benefit Concert and Spring Seed Celebration featuring Singer/Songwriter
Adrienne Young
Saturday February 13 through Tuesday March 9
NOFA-NJ Higher Level Farming Class:
"Tilling the Soil of Opportunity"
Wednesdays, February 17 through March 3
NOFA-NJ Class:
"Exploring the Small Farm Dream"
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NOFA-NJ Benefit Concert and
Spring Seed Celebration
6:30 Seed Exchange and Seedling/Transplant Sale,
All are welcome, at no cost!!
Get your tickets (and a complimentary glass of wine) to continue the evening with the opportunity to purchase grass-fed Beechtree Farm beef chili or scrumptious vegetarian chili and to
listen to some wonderful music!
8:00 Hopewell's MOUNTAIN VIEW BAND
8:30 Singer/Songwriter ADRIENNE YOUNG.
Bring seeds you have saved or bought but are not planning on using to swap with other seed savers, pick up some spring seedlings, and ticket holders move downstairs for your complimentary glass of wine, to purchase some scrumptious chili, and to enjoy the amazing music by Hopewell's own Mountain View Band and the incredible Adrienne Young.
Seed Exchange and Seedling Sale are open to all.
For concert tickets, please call (908) 371-1111 or email Stephanie Smith at ssmith@nofanj.org.
(Join now and get the discount)
$55 for Non-members
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NOFA-NJ Class: Tilling the Soil of Opportunity
If the seeds of an agricultural business have already been planted in your mind, check out NOFA-NJ's more comprehensive course titled, "Tilling the Soil of Opportunity." This course is geared toward farmers looking for innovative ideas and enhanced marketing opportunities. Topics include equipment, legal issues, management and communication, risk management, marketing, budgeting and accounting, financing, succession planning, and how to evaluate resources, among others.
Class will meet at the Coach Barn on Duke Farms, 80 Rt. 206 South, Hillsborough, NJ 08844.
Dates: Feb 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, March 2, 9
Register for the course by calling (908) 722-3700 weekdays between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
For more information contact NOFA-NJ, (908) 371-1111 or download a brochure, here:
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NOFA-NJ Class: Exploring the Small
Farm Dream
Have you ever thought about starting a farm?
Whether your vision includes making goat cheese, selling cut flowers, or growing rare tomato varieties, this course will give you the tools to start making that dream come true. Participants will discuss current opportunities in small-scale agriculture, explore objectives, assess personal and financial resources, conduct preliminary market research and develop an action plan for pursuing their interests in food and farming.
All levels of experience are welcome. If you are thinking about starting a farm, this class is for you! This includes people thinking about full time farming, farming part-time while continuing other employment, changing careers to start a farm, and /or developing an existing but informal farming pastime into a more serious business activity.
Class will meet at the Coach Barn on Duke Farms,
80 Rt. 206 South, Hillsborough, NJ 08844 and
on local farm locations.
Dates: Wednesdays February 17th, 24th, March 3rd
and 10th
Register for the course by calling (908) 722-3700 weekdays between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
For more information contact NOFA-NJ, (908) 371-1111 or visit our events page at
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