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Co-owner of CCOF-certified Benden Farms to serve on Colusa County Board of Supervisors....

CSU Fresno, University Journal
New organic internship program at Fresno State gets the CCOF seal of approval....

National Geographic
Organic farming leads to better long-term soil health and structure ....

Organic on the Green
Our experience with CCOF, our certifying agency, (Callifornia Certified Organic Farmers) www.ccof.org couldn’t have been more positive......

Vinikitas
Spearheading its “Green Initiative,” winemaker Mike has led an entire team of vineyard workers and cellar staff in taking the estate through its second year of certification by the California Certified Organic Farmers.....

Hotel Interactive
The organics movement is moving from the hotel kitchen to the wine cellar. Here's why this could be big....

Fairhope Vintners Offers First Release of Classically Styled Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
PRWeb
Fairhope Vintners, a producer of classically styled wines from Napa Valley and North Coast Appellations is offering the first release of its 2006 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon in selected markets; providing excellent value for the fine wine consumer and collector....

IPA Buzz
Uncommon Brewers, a brand new Belgian-style, craft brewery at 303 Potrero St. in Santa Cruz have canned their first beer and it’s most unusual: Siamese Twin Ale. It’s an 8.5 percent, Belgian-style double....

Bonterra Vineyards: Ground Zero for Organic Grapegrowing
AppellationAmerica.com
In the Russian River benchlands of California’s Mendocino County, there’s serene beauty evoking images of unspoiled land. Thus it comes as no surprise that a winery there has become a leader in the organic and biodynamic grape-farming movement. Founding winemaker Bob Blue shares his perspectives on more than two decades of progress in eco-agricultural grape growing and winemaking at Bonterra Vineyards...

The Domaine Carneros Winery in Napa, California announced today that they'd received their organic certification from California Certified Organic Farmers, making them the first organic-certified sparkling winery in the United States.....

CCOF Welcomes Italian Students to California Organics
FreshPlaza - Netherlands
...... CCOF is excited to welcome students from the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Italy as they visit California to learn about the state's agricultural ...

Lights, Cameras, CafeVivo Coffee At The Tony Awards
Eworldwire (press release)
...... , Says Affnet - Succasunna,NJ,USA The coffee roaster is a California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) certified coffee roaster, and the company provides the widest and freshest varieties of ... ......

CCOF certifies first organic cooking school
The Salinas Californian - Salinas, CA, USA
...... California Certified Organic Farmers has announced that the Patty James Cooking School and Nutrition Center in Sebastopol is the nation's first certified ......

CCOF Certification Director Named to ACA Board
FreshPlaza - Netherlands
...... California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) announces the appointment of CCOF Certification Services Director Jake Lewin to the Accredited Certifiers ......

County looking at new pesticide rules
Santa Cruz Sentinel - Santa Cruz, CA
...... this situation is a new one, said Jake Lewin, certification services director for California Certified Organic Farmers in Santa Cruz. ......

The Farm on Your Doorstep
Whole Life Times - Malibu, CA, USA
...... Each box from CCOF certified Tierra Miguel farm, located 100 miles from LA in Pauma Valley, includes a wide variety of seasonal, CCOF-certified, competitively priced,......

Benzigers Receive International Attention
Sonoma Index-Tribune - Sonoma,CA, USA
...... reports the 140-vineyard membership in the California Certified Organic Farmers organization and notes the sale of organic wines in the United States went up by at least 28 percent ......

CCOF Moves to Keep Up With Demand
IndyBay, USA
...In order to keep organics on domestic soil and remain competitive, the organic sector needs far more public investment in research, extension, marketing, and conservation. At the very least, federal investment in organic agriculture should be equivalent to its proportional share of the United States food market. ...

Organic Farmers Demand Their Fair Share of Farm Bill
A Scribe-CA, USA
...Organics are growing and California Certified Organic Farmers has moved to keep up with the pace. CCOF, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious organic certification agencies, moved on March 20, 2007 ...

Organic Crop, Livestock Inspection Training
The Salinas Californian - Salinas, CA, USA
...The training will include an on-site mock inspection of CCOF clients. Acceptance to the course is limited, and a minimum of one of year of experience or ...

Organic Wines Sales Up 35% Over Last Year
WebWire®
... Both True Earth wines — a red blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petite Sirah, and a varietal Charonnay — are made from California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) vineyards in Mendocino County,. ...

Planet Organics and ALBA- Agriculture and Land Based Training Association
The Salinas Californian, Salinas, CA
... A program that delivers farm-fresh organic produce to San Francisco Bay Area residents doesn't just bring healthy food; it also helps connect consumers with farmers. ...

Loma Rica Organic Farm
Yuba.Net
... Additionally, we are nearing the end of the application process to be certified by the California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), so all the fruits and vegetables we harvest this year will be officially "organic" by industry standards. ...

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Organic Farm
KSBY Action News, Central Coast
...The CCOF certified Cal Poly Organic Farm is moving into it's most bountiful time of the year....

The Lundbergs: From Dust Bowl to Rice Bowl
Natural Foods Merchandiser volume XXVIII/number 3/p. 30, 32, 34,26-38
... From dust-ravaged Nebraska to lush California rice fields, the Lundberg family stuck together to farm with compassion ...

Home grown -- and savored Soil Born Farm promotes organic crops, reaps good will from customers.
Sacramento Bee- Sacramento, CA ,USA
... When harvested, the produce of Soil Born Farm -- a nonprofit urban agriculture project with sites in Arden and Rancho Cordova -- will travel less than 25 miles before ending up on a dinner plate....

Chico State Fortifies Its Dairy Program With CCOF Organic Certification
PR Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA
.. This show of support commemorates the University Farm's transition to an all-organic dairy program ...

Organic trend reaches the vineyard
Summit Daily News- Frisco, CO, USA
... The first time I really noticed the difference of sustainable, organic or biodynamic agriculture was the first time I visited Shafer Vineyards in Napa Valley ... CCOF encourages composting, using cover crops for soil nutrition and using beneficial insects in the vineyards....

Reforming Rice: Lundberg's Greener Farms
E/The Environmental Magazine - Norwalk,CT,USA
... Of 520,000 acres of rice in California, only two to three percent are certified organic, and much ... food from developing countries where the farmers use very ...

Differing organic standards impede international trade, report
FoodNavigator-USA - Montpellier,France
... For example, CCOF (California Certified Organic Farmers) abide by NOP requirements but are also equivalent to the UK's Soil Association standards, which means ...

Sustainable agriculture pest control conference nears
Western Farm Press - USA
The California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) and Cal Poly’s Sustainable Agriculture Resource Consortium will co-sponsor a two-day conference on ...

Amish Naturals' Production Facility and Process Approved by USDA for Organic Certification
BUSINESS WIRE - HOLMESVILLE, Ohio
Company Passes All Requirements; Obtains Use of Coveted California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) Seal

life on an organic farm isn’t as peaceful as you think The ...
San Diego CityBEAT - CA,USA
... A report released this year by California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), one of the largest and oldest USDA-accredited organic certifying agents in the state ...

Humboldt Creamery launches organic milk
Eureka Reporter - Wednesday November 8, 2006
Here's news for local consumers: Humboldt Creamery is including organic in its line of milk. (read more)

Climate and soils partner to make area wine country
Enterprise-Record - Chico,CA,USA
... 2004 Silver and Bronze from California State Fair. Its wines are certified organic by the California Certified Organic Farmers.

CCOF and The Epicurean Connection Present a Non-GMO Education and ...
E-Wire (press release) - Dallas,TX,USA
2 -/E-Wire/-- California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), one of the oldest and largest organic certifiers and trade associations in the country, presents a ...

Certifiers weed through plenty to keep organic farmers in the ...
Alameda Times-Star - Alameda,CA,USA
... Others are nonprofit groups, including Santa Cruz-based CCOF. ... As for the fields adjacent to his organic crops, they're organic, too, certified by CCOF. ...

Business Brief
Santa Cruz Sentinel - Santa Cruz,CA,USA
These new teas meet organic standards set by the US Department of Agriculture and California Certified Organic Farmers. "Organic ...

Good Earth Teas Adds 12 Organic Certified Teas
AMonline.com - Fort Atkinson,WI,USA
... produced to meet strict organic standards set by both the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) certifications ...

Siskiyou ranch starts with organic beef, then grafts a medical...
Record-Searchlight (subscription) - Redding,CA,USA
... hydroelectric plant. The ranch is certified by the California Certified Organic Farmers and has earned the USDA's organic seal. ...

Winemakers go organic in bottle but not on label
MSNBC - USA
... Helena areas, totaling 250 acres, have been certified by the California Certified Organic Farmers trade association; two, also in the Yountville appellation ...

PICKED TO IMPERFECTION
Contra Costa Times - CA,USA
...California Certified Organic Farmers, a Santa Cruz-based trade group, cringes at criticisms of the organic label from within the sustainable movement. ...

Wholesome Foods
Coast Weekly - Monterey,CA,USA
... Peggy Miars is the executive director of California Certified Organic Farmers in Santa Cruz, one of the nation’s oldest and largest certifiers of organic ...

It's David vs. Goliath in organics field
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
... Peggy Miars, executive director of the California Certified Organic Farmers, says her state has come to dominate the industry because it has good land and ...

Moving Forward
Enterprise-Record - Chico,CA,USA
... Certified organic by the California Certified Organic Farmers, Butte Creek's line includes certified Amber Ale, India Pale Ale, Porter and a recently ...

Sustainable pest control conference
Santa Maria Times - Santa Maria,CA,USA
The event is co-sponsored by the California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) and Cal Poly's Sustainable Agriculture Resource Consortium. Dec. ...

Wine notes: Diamond Creek gala nets $200K for Parkinson’s ...
Napa Valley Register - Napa,CA,USA
... Family Estate Vineyard in St. Helena, are the first to receive CCOF organic certification. Two additional Charles Krug properties ...

Organic or bust
Times-Standard - Eureka,CA,USA
... its own O Organics brand and Northern California Public Affairs ... We are making organic items accessible ... Coast Co-op is the only certified organic retailer north ...

From big city to organic farm
San Luis Obispo Tribune - San Luis Obispo,CA,USA
... fruitless searching "for an escape" here and in Northern California — they found ... Now, the farm’s certified organically grown offerings run the gamut with ...

LONG MEADOW RANCH 'MUCH MORE THAN WINE AND OLIVES'
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
... the cuttings were likely brought to California by ship ... immersion into the life of a certified organic farm. ... began at Rutherford Gardens, an organic farm across ...

California Seeks to Clear Hemp of a Bad Name
New York Times - United States
... put, you create a jungle in one year,” said John LaBoyteaux, who testified in Sacramento on behalf of the California Certified Organic Farmers association. ...

Field of blends
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
... next to each other; Italian farmers even took ... one of the most famous field blends from California. ... variety in the dry-farmed, certified organic vineyard, which ...

Healthier hot dogs mean less guilt, more pleasure
Oakland Tribune - Oakland,CA,USA
... of grazing lands in Northern California and are ... a small challenge compared to producing organic beef ... To be certified organic, cattle must eat organically their ...

Ranchers Putting Cattle Out to Pasture
Washington Post - United States
... Ranch, cattle graze freely on certified organic pastures Saturday ... vice president of the California Cattlemen's Association. ... to promote local farmers and ranchers ...

A New Tasting Menu in the Baby Section
New York Times - United States
... NO PROBLEM A taste test of HappyBaby organic food in progress. ... Ms. Failla recently started Evie’s Organic Edibles, a line of small-batch frozen baby food. ...

Whole-y organic
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... The Full Circle wines are not only made from organically produced grapes but have the strict California Certified Organic Farmers seal. ...

Chico State dairy farm becomes organic farm
Mercury-Register - Oroville,CA,USA
... The land, along with 40 other acres that will be used to grow crops for silage, was certified last week by the California Certified Organic Farmers — part of ...

Butte Creek's pale ale welcome part of organic revolution
Inside Bay Area - Oakland,CA,USA
... For brewers, it's truly tough being green. Certification by a reputable association like California Certified Organic Farmers is exacting and time-consuming. ...

EASY ON THE LAND
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
...of organic grain production in California, obtaining certification ... under the family's control is certified, with the ... land fares better under organic production ...

Western Business: Washington State offers nation's first organic ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
... Made up of 1,300 different businesses, the CCOF also sees the degree program as helping to legitimize organic farming, Lewin said. ...

Do You Need To Be Green?
BusinessWeek - USA
... MBA program at San Francisco's New College of California. ... Maid Farms, works with coffee farmers to help ... Taylor Maid buys have been certified organic by the ...

County eyes ban on genetically engineered crops
Santa Cruz Sentinel - Santa Cruz,CA,USA
... "There are too many concerns about the impact on crops and human health," said Peggy Miars, executive director of California Certified Organic Farmers in Santa ...

County growing stronger organically
San Luis Obispo Tribune - San Luis Obispo,CA,USA
... Jake Lewin, director of marketing for California Certified Organic Farmers, one of the nation’s largest organic certifiers, said the addition of more than ...

New Brand Names Announced for Nation's Only Angus Grass-Fed Beef
Yahoo! News (press release) - USA
... graze on organic pastures and are processed in plants that are certified organic by the USDA-accredited certifying agency California Certified Organic Farmers. ...

THE FACES OF ORGANIC
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
... California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), an organization that polices the USDA organic standards and certifies most of California's organic vineyards, has ...

THE FACES OF ORGANIC THE QUESTION: Are organic products really ...
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
... the difference? A: The US Department of Agriculture's organic standards set three levels of organic certification. -- "100% organic ...

THE FACES OF ORGANIC BLUE MOON ORGANICS: Next generation ...
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
... six months for the horse manure to dissipate and three years from the time it was sprayed -- about 18 months more -- to comply with organic certification rules ...

THE FACES OF ORGANIC
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
The farmers' market shoppers paying $3 a pint for Swanton Berry Farm fruit ... He was the first certified organic strawberry grower in California, in 1987. ...

THE FACES OF ORGANIC AT THE MARKET: How shoppers can save when ...
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Organic food can seem really expensive when you're used to the low cost of conventional food. But there are ways to stay within ...

Growing organic
The UCLA Daily Bruin - Los Angeles,CA,USA
...Shawn LaPean, director of Cal Dining, said providing food that was certified by the California Certified Organic Farmers to be organic was important to the ...

Farmers Market a Treat
Gilroy Dispatch (subscription) - Gilroy,CA,USA
... I learned a lot of this information from the Web site of Certified California Organic Farmers, or CCOF, and its fact sheet, "Top 10 Reasons to Buy Organic.". ...

New organic dining option a first for US campuses
UC Berkeley, CA
By Liese Greensfelder, Media Relations | 03 April 2006. BERKELEY – At 10:30 am today (Monday, April 3), students at University ...

Cal dining hall goes organic
Contra Costa Times, CA
By Matt Krupnick. BERKELEY - For the first time, blue and gold really do equal green at UC Berkeley. Long a bastion of progressive ...

Now, UC Berkeley students' salad days are organic
Monterey County Herald - Monterey,CA,USA
... in the counter here as it was when it left the farm," said Jake Lewin, director of marketing and international programs at Santa Cruz-based CCOF, which issued ...

Organic Veggies Become Part Of UC Berkeley Dining Options
KTVU.com, CA
BERKELEY -- Veggies at the University of California, Berkeley, got a little greener with Monday's debut of what campus officials say is the first certified ...

Earthbound Farm to Purchase Pride of San Juan
Monterey County Herald, CA - Mar 22, 2006
By DANIA AKKAD. The country's largest grower-shipper of organic produce plans to buy the marketing and manufacturing arms of its ...

Coast Lines
Santa Cruz Sentinel - Santa Cruz,CA,USA
... The California Certified Organic Farmers in Santa Cruz has announced its new slate of board members and officers for 2006. They ...

Envelope please, and the award goes to...
Capital Press (subscription) - Salem,Oregon,USA
... With 1,400 members, California Certified Organic Farmers is one of North America’s oldest and largest organic certification organizations. ...

Organic foods slip into mainstream
Reuters - USA
... Unilever last year launched an organic version of its Ragu pasta sauce. ... Others, like Unilever with Ragu, have sold organic foods under their mainstream brands. ...

US retailers forcing food companies to innovate
Reuters - USA
... Unilever Plc (ULVR.L: Quote, Profile, Research) (UNc.AS: Quote, Profile, Research) recently introduced organic Ragu pasta sauce, and sees more opportunity to ...

Floral flourish: Small organic flower business gets bigger
Enterprise-Record - Chico,CA,USA
... flowers and plants under organic rules means there are strict regulatory guidelines to follow through the California Certified Organic Farmers program, and ...

Organic trade association focuses on advocacy
Capital Press (subscription) - Salem,Oregon,USA
... "There'sa ready market for organic industrial hemp," she said, adding that most of the hemp used in retail products and food in California is imported ...

CCOF honors reporter
Capital Press (subscription) - Salem,Oregon,USA
18. CCOF Executive Director Peggy Miars presented Bay with the organization's Media Award of Excellence for her coverage of California's organic industry. ...

Organic trade association focuses on advocacy
Capital Press (subscription) - Salem,Oregon,USA
Leaders and members of the California Certified Organic Farmers met Feb. 16 in Sacramento for the non profit organization's annual meeting. ...

CCOF achieves largest US organic certifier status
Santa Cruz Sentinel - Santa Cruz,CA,USA
... "CCOF provides strict service-oriented organic certification," Miars said. "It's apparent that the marketplace recognizes CCOF for ...

Organics going strong as demand grows
Capital Press (subscription) - Salem,Oregon,USA
... "Already, the Organic Valley Family of Farms and the California Certified Organic Farmers have announced programs to encourage farmers to do just that.". ...

LaRocca grows grapes, makes wine organically
Enterprise-Record - Chico,CA,USA
... interested in organic farming. For six years, he was the president of California Certified Organic Farmers. He said LaRocca's goal ...

Brentwood farmer's wares win UC Davis accolades
Contra Costa Times - CA,USA
... for years and became a certified organic grower in ... one thing," said another Brentwood organic grower and ... Outstanding in Their Fields: California's Women Farmers ...

Program recruits organic farmers
Capital Press (subscription) - Salem,Oregon,USA
... House is the Yolo County chapter leader of Going Organic, a two-year-old program started by the California Certified Organic Farmers Foundation. ...

Local ranchers switch to organic beef
The Eureka Reporter - Eureka,CA,USA
... To certify his cattle under the California Certified Organic Farmers' program, Victorine has to document his entire operation plan in a 1- to 2-inch thick ...

Organic is the way to go when it comes to eating healthy
Inside Bay Area - Oakland,CA,USA
... To get this certification, each farmer must be annually inspected and approved by the nongovernmental California Certified Organic Farmers organization. ...

Looking for methyl bromide alternatives: PV strawberry growers say ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel - Santa Cruz,CA,USA
... And strawberries can be grown without pesticides, says Jake Lewin, director of marketing for the Santa Cruz-based California Certified Organic Farmers. ...

Earth-friendly farming focus of food conference
The Orion - Chico,CA,USA
... In 2001, there were 69 certified organic farms in the north valley ... Cantisano of Organic Ag Advisors, an organization that advises California organic farmers. ...

Going Organic Program Fact Sheet
Environmental News Network (press release) - San Rafael,CA,USA
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- After completing a successful pilot project, the California State Water Board has renewed funding for CCOF's Going Organic Program. ...

Farmers trying the organic way
Appeal-Democrat - Marysville,CA,USA
... The third annual Organic Farming and Food Conference, hosted by California Certified Organic Farmers, featured consultants, regulators, and farmers who are ...

UCSC at forefront of environmentally friendly dining
Currents - Santa Cruz,CA,USA
... UCSC started buying fresh, locally grown certified organic produce from an ... Berlin, a member of the California Restaurant Association ... "For organic farmers to be ...

Organic farming mentor program expanding
Enterprise-Record - Chico,CA,USA
After a successful pilot program in Northern California and two other regions, the California Certified Organic Farmers has expanded its Organic Farming ...

Prince's visit gives organic farming royal treatment
Capital Press (subscription) - Salem,Oregon,USA
... Statewide, there about 2,000 registered organic farms, said Jake Lewin, marketing director of California Certified Organic Farmers, where membership has been ...

Organic conference gets going today
Enterprise-Record - Chico,CA,USA
... valley, by Phil LaRocca of LaRocca Vineyards in Forest Ranch. LaRocca is past president of the California Certified Organic Farmers. ...

Charles shows off his `green' credentials
Taipei Times - Taiwan
... Statewide, there about 2,000 registered organic farms, said Jake Lewin, marketing director of California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), where membership has ...

Prince's visit gives organic farming royal treatment
San Francisco Chronicle -

United States

Prince Charles' tour of Northern California organic farms this weekend revealed something stalwarts of the all-natural movement already knew: His Royal ...

Prince's visit gives organic farming royal treatment
KGET 17 - Bakersfield,CA,USA
... Prince Charles' tour of northern California organic farms has ... Local farmers are working to make sure all ... grown in the county is certified organic, which would ...

Prince's visit gives organic farming royal treatment
San Jose Mercury News - United States
... farms, said Jake Lewin, marketing director of California Certified Organic Farmers, where membership has been "growing quite rapidly." CCOF certifies Charles ...

Charles, Camilla Tour Calif. Organic Farm
CBS News - USA
... Statewide, there about 2,000 registered organic farms, according to Jake Lewin, marketing director of California Certified Organic Farmers, where he said ...

Tiny farm wants to change the world -- one chef at a time
Seattle Times - United States
... applied to products, producers and farmers certified by a ... a general sense that buying organic and local ... California's Full Belly Farm, near Sacramento, offers ...

California News Briefs
Capital Press (subscription) - Salem,Oregon,USA
... SANTA CRUZ -- California Certified Organic Farmers, one of the largest organic certifiers in North America, is expanding its Going Organic farmer training ...

California News Briefs
Capital Press (subscription) - Salem,Oregon,USA
... process," he said. A series of CCOF regional chapters will participate to provide local support to each geographical area. Trainees and ...

Organic farming to expand
Central Valley Business Times - Stockton,CA,USA
California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) is expanding its "Going Organic" farmer training, education, and mentoring program to train 40 new organic ...

US: little potatoes a big success
FreshPlaza, Netherlands - Oct. 13, 2005
... for Little Organic Farms and found my inspiration in the boxes of German Butterballs, Ozette fingerlings and Peruvian Blue potatoes. In my pre-California life ...

Three natural foods retailers support CCOF in 2005
FreshPlaza, Netherlands - Oct 6, 2005
During the fall of 2005 CCOF, a leading organic certification, education and trade association, enjoyed the support of both national and regional natural foods ...

Agricultural tourism draws in the visitors
Monterey County Herald, CA - Sep 14, 2005
... Although that represents a fraction of California's $30 billion-a-year farm economy ... also featuring a pick-your-own herb garden, a certified organic kitchen and ...

Organic wines are losing their stigma
The Independent Weekly - Durham,NC,USA
... Bonterra is certified "organic" by the CCOF (California Certified Organic Farmers). The United States Department of Agriculture's ...

Sustainable produce classification sought
San Jose Mercury News, United States - Sep 9, 2005
... and verification schemes tend to really just muddy the waters with questions," said Jake Lewin, marketing director at California Certified Organic Farmers, an ...

ORGANIC BY THE OCEAN
The San Francisco Chronicle- San Francisco,CA,USA
On a sprawling dairy at the mouth of the Smith River, a staunch conservative farmer and his family make a business decision: to raise cows and chickens the natural way- Alexandre EcoDairy

CULINARY PIONEERS
San Francisco Chronicle - United States
... 1973 with California Certified Organic Farmers, which used well-defined, strict criteria to certify farms as organic. Four years later, certification of farmers ...

Unilever announces Second Quarter and Half Year Results 2005
Market Wire (press release) - USA
... In the US, we have launched: Hellmann's with Canola oil, for a healthy heart; Ragu organic sauces; Lipton tea with the AOX seal - promoting tea's naturally ...

Backing Organic Foods
The Signal - Santa Clarita,CA,USA
California Certified Organic Farmers, founded in 1973, is a third-party organic-certifying agency that promotes and supports organic agriculture in California ...

When Life Gives You Lemons
The Santa Cruz Sentinel- Santa Cruz,CA,USA
Mike Reinhold turned them into a business. Reinhold raises organic Meyer lemons that he markets to stores and restaurants in the Monterey Bay Area.

CCOF and CCOF certified members in the News