All Dressed Up & Nowhere to Go
Ready for Growth, Small-Scale Meat Producers are Limited by Access to Processing By Julia Smith The Small-Scale Meat Producers Association recently completed … Keep Reading
Federal Government Set to Abandon Organic Agriculture
By Jim Robbins The Canadian government is dropping funding for the review and interpretation of the Canadian Organic Standards (COS). The Standards … 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
Organic Certification Streamlined and Simplified with iCertify
Corinne Impey The start of 2021 marks year two of using iCertify, COABC’s online organic certification system. Last year, over 150 members … Keep Reading
Certification Coordinator Welcomes New Online System With Open Arms!
Corinne Impey When it comes to growing, organic certification, and supporting local operators, Cara Nunn could be considered an expert. She has … Keep Reading
COVID-19 Workplace Safety
Wendy Bennett – Executive Director, AgSafe BC It’s fair to say that there isn’t one farmer in British Columbia who has experienced … Keep Reading
Footnotes from the Field: Fairness in Organic Agriculture
Anne Macey Originally published in The Canadian Organic Grower, Spring 2018, and updated by the author in May 2020, with thanks. The … Keep Reading
Ask an Expert: Organic Agriculture 3.0
History of the Debate About the Future of Agriculture Thorsten Arnold This article was first published by the Organic Council of Ontario … Keep Reading
Standards Review: Behind the Scenes
Tristan Banwell How did I come to be involved in the 2020 Review of the Canadian Organic Standards from my organic outpost … Keep Reading
Organic Standards: The Process and the Principles
Rebecca Kneen, BC board representative to the Organic Federation of Canada Once upon a time, we in BC wrote our own organic … Keep Reading