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.
MOFFA welcomes new members to join us and get involved in creating a better food system for Michigan. Our members include organic and other farmers, food coops, educators, environmentalists, food businesses, food and farm activists and concerned citizens throughout Michigan and elsewhere.
MISSION: Promoting the development of food systems that rely on organic methods of food production and that revitalize and sustain local communities
VISION: At a time when increased industrialization of our food system has concentrated control of this system into fewer hands, degraded the environment and profaned the human spirit, organic agriculture restores wellness in people, community and the earth. MOFFA teaches and advocates that local organic food systems create the necessary connections between healthy people, communities and the earth.
MOFFA News:
Week of June 22, 2009
- MOFFA's first Rock and Roll Concert! MOFFA will have a display at the June 27th concert by The Fray in Clarkston MI. Come see us at the concert ecovillage, sponsored by Reverb
Week of June 9, 2009
Come See MOFFA at these Organic Events!:
The Fray in Concert
Saturday, June 27
Reverb Ecovillage
DTE Energy Music Theatre
7773 Pine Knob Road
Clarkston, MI 48348
Come see MOFFA at the Reverb Ecovillage at the June 27 the Fray show in Clarkston MI. Doors open at 6PM and the ecovillage closes at 8 PM. MOFFA pamphlets and signup sheets will be avialable.
A New Soil Agenda: Predicting and Managing Soil Organic Matter Today and Tomorrow
July 17, 2009
Organized by Dale Mutch, Sieg Snapp, Tim Harrigan, Vicki Morrone, and Julie Doll
We want your feedback! We are facing agricultural challenges and opportunities regarding soil organic matter, including the increased use of moldboard plowing in organic systems, emerging markets for stover, carbon credits, and organic markets for cereal grains.
What is really needed to promote adoption of practices that will enhance soil quality? We need your input on this issue. Workshop activities about soil organic matter include:
- Synthesis of key research findings
- Report on available and upcoming extension materials and tools
- Round-tables to receive input from YOU on what soil quality extension materials and research are needed
This one-day workshop (Friday, July 17, 2009) will be held at the Kellogg Biological Station in Hickory Corners, MI. Please RSVP to Julie Doll (269-671-2266, jedoll@msu.edu). Exact time and location to be announced soon; a minimal fee may be charged for lunch.
Previous events:
Organic Apple Field Day
Thursday, June 25, 2009
AlMar Orchards
Flushing, Mi
Food System Economic Partnership Conference
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Lenawee County Vocational Technical Center
Lisd Tech Center, Adrian, Mi
2009 MOFFA Conference
Local Organic Food: Sustainable Prosperity for Michigan
The Kellogg Center, East Lansing MI March 6-7, 2009
View the schedule or download the complete program (PDF, 2.3 MB). Speakers included:
- Michael Phillips, author of The Apple Grower: A Guide for the Organic Orchardist.
- Michael Sligh, Leader of the National Organic Action Plan, Director of Just Foods/RAFI, Int-USA
- Chris Bedford, Award-winning Filmmaker, President of the Center for Economic Security
Northern Michigan Small Farms Conference — Saturday, Jan. 31 (Grayling, MI)
Michigan Family Farms Conference — Saturday, Jan. 17th (Battle Creek, MI)
Great Lakes Fruit and Vegetable Expo — December 9-11 (Grand Rapids)
Contact Us:
Michigan Organic Food and Farm Alliance
moffaorganic@gmail.com
PO Box 26102
Lansing, MI
48909-6102
Phone: 248-262-6826
