Due to the program's success in vermont and new hampshire, farm share will expand to provide limited income residents of the 5 remaining states of the northeast (NY, MA, CT, RI, NJ) with the…

The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Connecticut (CT NOFA) will receive $552,133.51 through September 2024 under a Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. The grant funding will support CT NOFA's expansion of its Farm Share program to the remaining five states in the Northeast region.

Farm Share provides limited-income individuals and families access to local Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms through an innovative cost-sharing model. The program expansion will make local, nutritious food more accessible in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New Jersey while still providing fair compensation to CSA farmers. This supports the development of regional food systems, a key objective of the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program.

Due to the program's success in vermont and new hampshire, farm share will expand to provide limited income residents of the 5 remaining states of the northeast (NY, MA, CT, RI, NJ) with the opportunity to support their local CSA farmer and receive reliable access to high-quality produce on a weekly basis through an innovative cost-share model. We believe that all people have a right to access local, healthy food. We believe in strengthening the network that exists between consumers and farmers as a means to strengthen the fabric of our agrarian economy andcontribute to the physical and spiritual nourishment of all people. Farm share provides limited income individuals and families with the opportunity to participate in the community supported agriculture (CSA) economy. Spearheaded by the northeast organic farming association of connecticut (CT nofa), this region-wideprogram is designed to make local, nourishing food more accessible while, equally importantly, still providing CSA farmers with a fair price and increase in market opportunity. By supporting the sale of CSA shares, we can increase the number of individuals and families that are nourished by our farms while ensuring farm viability and protecting our working lands. We believe that in strengthening the CSA business model, we will contribute to a more ecologically sound, economically viable, and socially resilient food system in the northeast.