Organic Leadership
Niklaus Forstbauer When I was asked what it means to be on the Organic BC (Certified Organic Associations of BC) board and … Keep Reading
Pilgrims’ Produce: A 30 Year Legacy
How the Hettlers Embody Organic Principles (and Are Good at Growing Farmers) Michelle Tsutsumi Finding my way to Pilgrims’ Produce in the … Keep Reading
Footnotes from the Field: Feeding Wisdom
A Whale of a Story Marjorie Harris Excerpt from the BC Certified Organic Program Operators Manual: 1.4 Principles of Organic Farming 2) … Keep Reading
iCertify Supports the Organic Movement: Umi Nami Farm
Originally started in Iwaki, Japan, Umi Nami Farm moved to Metchosin on southern Vancouver Island in 1996. The farm has been certified … Keep Reading
Support Organic Farmers, Support Organic Change
Sydney Franc Two thirds of Canadians purchase organic products weekly, and organic is the fastest growing part of the Canadian agriculture landscape. … Keep Reading
Why I Joined a Farmer-Led Coalition Advocating for Climate Action
Arzeena Hamir My husband Neil and I have been growing organic food for our community in the Comox Valley for nine seasons … Keep Reading
Biodynamic Farm Story: Late Pandemic Musings on Thriving, Not Just Surviving
Anna Helmer The Biodynamic baseline regeneration mission: replace the vitality of the soil—successfully drawn into the plants and then removed along with … Keep Reading
2021 BC Organic Conference Recap
Stacey Santos You’ve heard it a thousand times, but I’m going to say it again. This past year was a year like … Keep Reading
Incubating Certified Organic Farmers at Haliburton
Erin Bett Our farm, Fierce Love Farm, is a one-acre vegetable, fruit, and flower farm in Saanich on unceded W̱SÁNEĆ territory. We … Keep Reading
iCertify: Mr. Mercy’s Mushrooms
Corinne Impey Mr. Mercy’s Mushrooms is a family-run seasonal mushroom farm in Kaslo, BC. Now in their fifth year of business, and … Keep Reading