Northeast Growing Together Conference

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Northeast Growing Together Conference

Grow your Knowledge. Build your network. Experience organic in action!

Register For Free Today!
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Date & Location

September 16th, 2026

Rodale Institute - Kutztown, PA

This event, hosted by the Northeast TOPP program, supports current and aspiring organic farmers through hands-on workshops, practical technical assistance, and meaningful opportunities to connect with peers across the food and farming community.

Whether you're just beginning your organic journey or looking to deepen your expertise, you'll gain real-world insights you can apply right away.

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Workshop Sessions
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Become A Sponsor
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🚜 More Than A Conference

Enjoy an insipring day on the farm:

✔️ Guided field walks

✔️ Wagon tours of the farm

✔️ Hands-on workshops

✔️ Live music

✔️ Local food trucks

This is your chance to learn, connect, and celebrate organic agriculture in a vibrant and welcoming setting at the Rodale Institute!

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Keynote Presentation - Organic Superpowers

In these times of turmoil, the powers and values of organic agriculture remain constant. Nutritious and abundant organic products, produced from healthy, living soils in harmony with nature, capture earth’s healing energies, feeding bodies and souls. Longtime organic farmers and leaders, Jim Riddle and Joyce Ford, will entertain, educate, and inspire you while exploring the values of health, ecology, fairness, and care inherent to organic food and farming systems.

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🌾 Who Should Attend?

  • Aspiring organic farmers

  • Currently certified producers

  • Farmers transitioning to organic

  • Agricultural professionals and service providers

Learn more

TOPP Partner Organizations

Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners circular logo with a tree and text.
Logo for Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Hampshire featuring a silhouette of a person sitting and a bird in front of a sunrise or sunset with trees and plants.
Logo for Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA VT) featuring a farm scene with cows, a tomato, a zucchini, and blueberries.
Logo of Virginia Association for Biological Farming with a purple flower and green leaves
Logo for CTNOFA with the slogan "Creating an Organic CT Since 1982," featuring green and brown text and a leaf design within the letter "o."
Logo for the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey (NOFA-NJ) with a green and red graphic of a tomato and green text.
Logo for a certified organic product with the text "PCO Certified Organic" and a green leaf design incorporated into the letter "O" in "PCO."
Logo of Northeast Organic Farming Association Massachusetts Chapter, featuring a stylized onion illustration in a square and the text NOFA/Mass, NEFOAM, Massachusets Chapter.
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Special Thanks To Our Sponsors!

Sustainer Level

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Supporter Level

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Logo of TeamAg Incorporated featuring a stylized yellow ear of corn with green leaves on either side, and the company name in black text.
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Logo of Organic Valley featuring a barn and green landscape enclosed in an oval.
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Vermont Contract Company logo featuring a running dog illustration, with the phrases 'Vermont Contract Company' and 'Feed the Soil' in red text.
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Be A Supporter!

Supporting the Northeast Growing Together conference is a powerful opportunity to engage with a passionate and growing network of farmers, researchers, and food system leaders from across the Northeast. It positions your organization at the heart of a movement dedicated to advancing organic agriculture and strengthening regional food systems.

Support the Conference!

There are two ways you can get involved as a sponsor:

🍽️ Sponsor food and entertainment

🎓 Sponsor a farmer scholarship

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Table displaying benefits of sponsorship levels, with check marks indicating available benefits for Sustainer and Supporter.

Sponsor a Farmer Scholarship

Your sponsorship will offset costs for someone who might not be able to attend without assistance.

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QUESTIONS?

Contact us at topp-ne@paorganic.org for more information.

Check back soon for more conference details and ways to get involved!