Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York, Inc.

Through demonstration and education, we promote land stewardship, organic food production, and local marketing.
We bring consumer and farmer together to make high quality food available to all people.

NOFA-NY is growing the organic movement through farmer-to-farmer education, technical assistance, consumer outreach, and advocacy work. NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC provides organic certification services with the utmost integrity.

Since 1983, NOFA-NY has been serving the organic and sustainable food and farming community. A year later, we became the first organic certifier in New York State.

With the arrival of National Organic Standards in 2002, NOFA-NY established separate certification and education functions and offices, while maintaining a cohesive strategy to support the organic farming community.

Today, we are New York State’s leading organization providing effective programs and services that promote sustainable, local, organic food and farming. NOFA-NY is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors elected by our membership. NOFA-NY is one of seven northeastern state organizations that work together under the umbrella of the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA)— the oldest grassroots organic farming organization in the country!

NOFA-NY by the Numbers (from our 2017 annual report):
• 1,830 certified organic producers in New York State
• 1,039 NOFA-NY certified organic producers in 2017
• 11% growth of NOFA-NY certified producers from 2016 - 2017
• St. Lawrence county has the highest number of NOFA-NY Certified Organic Producers in the state, at 60
• 2,227 active NOFA-NY members
• 175 new members gained from 2017 Summer Membership Drive
• 193 people received one on one farming technical assistance in 2017
• 1,309 Number of NOFA-NY event attendees
• 11,913 community members receiving NOFA-NY updates via email and snail mail
• 10,969 people following NOFA-NY on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter