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| Our certificate from IFOAM welcoming the NOFA Standards in Organic Land Care to the IFOAM Family of Standards |
The NOFA Organic Land Care Program, a regional project out of the Connecticut NOFA office, has been accrediting professionals for 10 years now. And we want to expand the organic land care movement to be bigger than ever in 2012. Organic should be the standard in landscaping.
This year our standards were accepted to the International Family of Standards established by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements.
We received news that the 2012 Beyond Pesticides Forum will be held in New Haven, Connecticut on March 30-31
Our Accredited Organic Land Care Professionals (AOLCPs) : Have taken the NOFA OLC 5-day Accreditation Course in organic landscaping, passed the Accreditation Exam, pledged to provide organic land care according to the NOFA Standards for Organic Land Care, maintained continuing education by attending a minimum of 4 credit-hours of organic landscaping education annually and must pay an annual fee ($100) to support the work of the OLC program
If you are a homeowner, check out our homeowner's guide and brochure about going organic at home.
If you have a landscaper, ask them if they're accredited - there needs to be a demand for organic!
If you're looking for a landscaper, find an Accredited Professional near you in our database.
Ask your town government or schools if any of their groundskeepers are accredited - it's state law that no pesticides can be used on k-8 schools, and towns are also implementing these bans on town lands.
If you're a land care professional, think about accreditation
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| Frank Crandall |
Massachusetts
January 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and a snowdate of Jan. 15th
Worcester State University
486 Chandler St.
Worcester, MA 01602
Connecticut
February 15, 16, 17 and 21, 22, and a snowdate of Feb. 23rd
CT Agricultural Experiment Station
123 Huntington St.
New Haven, CT 06511
Rhode Island
February 27, 28, 29, March 1, 2 and snowdate of March 5
Kettle Pond Visitor Center
Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge
Charlestown, RI 02813
Read about how a couple of our AOLCPs and committee-members, Camilla Worden of Brookfield, CT and Frank Crandall are making their accreditation work for them. While you are helping the environment and offering customer safer land management practices, you can also really help your business.
January 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and a snowdate of Jan. 15th
Worcester State University
486 Chandler St.
Worcester, MA 01602
Connecticut
February 15, 16, 17 and 21, 22, and a snowdate of Feb. 23rd
CT Agricultural Experiment Station
123 Huntington St.
New Haven, CT 06511
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| Camilla Worden |
Rhode Island
February 27, 28, 29, March 1, 2 and snowdate of March 5
Kettle Pond Visitor Center
Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge
Charlestown, RI 02813
Read about how a couple of our AOLCPs and committee-members, Camilla Worden of Brookfield, CT and Frank Crandall are making their accreditation work for them. While you are helping the environment and offering customer safer land management practices, you can also really help your business.
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