ABOUT: The Michigan Organic Food and Farm Alliance (MOFFA) was organized in 1992 as a non-profit organization. We work to create more public awareness about the nature of industrialized food supply and its environmental and social hazards. We teach 'eaters' to value and to choose organically grown food produced in their own locales. MOFFA is a force for generating public awareness about the need for more decentralized food systems that allow for greater participation and choice on the part of all citizens.
For 2010 we are able to offer 20 scholarships for the $50 student registration. We are accepting applications from community college and university students, recent graduates (within the last 3 years), participants in the MSU-Student Organic Farm Organic Farmer Training Program and members of the Michigan Young Farmers Coalition. To apply please fill out the scholarship application, complete it and mail or electronically submit it by February 21. The scholarship program is made possible by the generous support of George and Anne Bird.
MOFFA requests proposals from individuals, organizations, or groups to use the MOFFA Mobile Food Processing Unit for organic processing that includes education, outreach, and community development efforts that promote local and organic food. These efforts may involve, but are not limited to, small farm development, demonstrations, and learning opportunities related to food preparation and processing, promotion and growth of local markets, and other innovative projects that serve Michigan farmers and consumers. Partnership applications are encouraged. Download the proposal request for applications for more details.
The Michigan Food and Farm Alliance (MOFFA) will sponsor the Michigan Organic Conference on March 5 and 6 at the Kellogg Convention and Hotel Center located on the Michigan State University Campus in East Lansing MI. This Year's conference is titled Michigan Organic: Seeds, Soil, and Health and features keynote addresses fromJeffrey Smith from the Insititute of Responsible Technology and C.R. Lawn of Fedco Seeds and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA). The conference will also include educational sessions, and organic luncheon, exhibits and the popular "Taste of Michigan" event.The conference is dedicated in memory of long time MOFFA board members and Michigan organic activists Doug Murray and Nancy Jones-Keiser. Download a conference flyer, conference schedule or conference registration form. Please visit our online registration page and confernece sponsor page for more information.
USDA just released its draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on GE alfalfa andNOW is your chance to demand that USDA protect organic food from GE contamination. Click on this link to register your dissent!
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was getting lots of appreciative applause and head nods from the packed hall at the Community Food Security Coalition conference today, held in Des Moines, Iowa. He described the USDA's plans to improve school nutrition, support local food systems, and work with the Justice Department to review the impact of corporate agribusiness on small farmers. But then, with time for only one more question, I was handed the microphone. "Mr. Secretary, may I ask a tough question on GMOs?"......
The 2010 Michigan Organic Conference "Michigan Organic: Seeds, Soil and Health" will be held at the Kellogg Convention Center located on the Michigan State University campus in East Lanisng MI. The conference will be held between March 5 and 6 and will consist of a series of keynote speakers, educational sessions, and organic luncheon, and the popular "Taste of Michigan" event. Keynote speakers for this year's conference are: Jeffrey Smith from the Insititute of Responsible Technology and J.R. Lawn of Fedco Seeds and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA). This years conference is dedicated in memory of long time MOFFA board members and Michigan organic activists Doug Murray and Nancy Jones-Keiser . Please check back for more information.
JONES-KEISER - Nancy W. Jones-Keiser was born in Bucks County, PA in 1947 on a cattle farmand passed away on September 28 2009. A birthright Quaker, she was raised by her father and grandmother, after her mother passed on when Nancy was 1 1/2. This shaped her life in many ways. She handled farm and gardening tools, cared for farm animals and garden plants....
PAW PAW – Douglas A. Murray, 55, of Paw Paw, MI. passed away at home, Monday morning, July 13, 2009, with his family at his side. Doug was born October 29th, 1953, in West Branch, MI, the son of Alan and Loa Murray....
