Certified Organic Programs

New Canadian national organic standards

• Organic Production Systems General Principles and Management Standards
• Organic Production Systems Permitted Substances Lists

Certification Overview

How
A Tracking System for Organic Farmers (COABC 2004)
Organic Field Crop Documentation Forms (ATTRA)
Agri-Food Choice and Quality Act
Organic Food and Farming Certification (OMAFRA/Ontario)

The Certification Process
Organic FAQs (BCMAL Infobasket)

The Transition Process
Transitioning to Organic Production - a discussion paper
Transition to Organic Farming (OMAFRA)
Organic Farming: Is It For Me? (NDSU)
Becoming an Organic Producer (IOWA)
Organic fruit and vegetable production: Is it for you? (Vista - CAN/pdf)

Case Studies
Jerseyland Organics - British Columbia (OACC)
Meeting Place Organic Farm - Ontario (OACC)
Washington Wheat Growers Say Organic Worth the Extra Effort (Capital)
Richard and Peggy Sechrist - Fredericksburg, Texas (SARE)
Bob Quinn - Quinn Farm and Ranch, Big Sandy, Montana (SARE)
Ed Sills - Pleasant Grove Farms, Pleasant Grove, California (SARE)

Permitted Substances
COABC's Generic Materials List (Section 13)

• Crop Materials List
• Processing Materials List
• Livestock Materials List

COABC's Brand Name Product Directory
Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI)

WHERE DOES TEFLON^® GO WHEN IT DIES? By Robin Wheeler
Have you ever asked yourself that question?
We've all seen the scratched Teflon pans at garage sales, but few of us have stopped to ponder where exactly all those little scrapings of non-stick coating have gone. But it's a question that has been put to the people at Cyber-Help, who had to do some research to answer this question. After all, organic food processors could be using Teflon pots to create value-added products. Buyers of Certified Organic products want to be assured they are getting the cleanest possible foods. So our question is, "Are there Teflon residues remaining in the foods cooked in Teflon, and if so, is that a bad thing?"
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Where can you learn more about Organic Certification online
How much do you know about organics?
Online Certification Verification (Organic Ecology)
The Organic Farm Apprenticeship Program (SOIL)
Organic Field Crops Documentation Forms (ATTRA)
Pertinent Federal (Canadian) & Provincial (BC) Regulations (in-site)

Farm Equipment
Marketing Your Product
Organic Prices (fruit and vegetables)
On-Farm Food Safety
Small Scale Food Processing
Composting
Pest Management

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