Jerome Rigot and I just returned from the last of the maple syrup inspections in the north woods of Somerset County, Maine. In order to access these sugar camps, located in the unorganized territory of Seboomook Lake, we stay in St. Georges, Quebec, and Read More »
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One-Stop Shop for Organics
Looking for USDA programs and services that support the growing organic sector? USDA has created a centralized web resource center containing all their programs, services, and data. The new site gives access to: Conservation programs, flexible microloans, and other financial resources for farmers and ranchers. Read More »
The Organic Sprout – Late Summer edition 2013
The Organic Sprout Late Summer edition is published! This issue focuses on livestock and is filled with great content including articles on parasite control, sprouted grain systems, organic kelp and our growing number of MOFGA certified producers. You can read it here. Read More »
New Guides for Organic Operations
To describe the relevant organic requirements, provide best practices, and further explain the certification process, ATTRA has partnered with the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) to provide the following detailed guides, which provide helpful information for both beginning farmers and current organic operations looking to Read More »
Inspections 101
We need to inspect each certified operation–farms and processors–every year. The person who comes to your farm to is the inspector. We hire several people part-time people to do inspections. Occasionally, the person doing your inspection is a full-time certification staffer such as myself. This Read More »
The Organic Sprout Winter 2012-13 Issue
The winter Sprout is published and on it’s way to our certified growers. It’s filled with great content including articles on mass balance, enterprise budgeting, financing farm projects, details about MCS’s 2012 USDA audit, and much more. You can read it now right here. Read More »