Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) has been certifying organic farmers since 1972 and is one of the country’s oldest certification programs. MOFGA Certification Services LLC was formed by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association in 2002 in order to provide USDA-accredited organic certification services to Maine farmers and food processors. Our service area currently consists of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. If your operation is located outside of these New England states, please refer to the USDA NOP website or the Organic Integrity database to locate a certifier that services your area. If you are in Connecticut or Rhode Island, please contact our office.
MOFGA Certification Services (MCS) certifies crops, wild crops, sea vegetables, livestock, livestock products, and processed products to the USDA National Organic Program standard.
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Webinar: Simplifying the Paperwork: Recordkeeping Strategies for Organic Farmers
Join us over Zoom on December 10 from 2 to 3:30 pm ET for a virtual interactive session that will put the focus on farmers, creating space to share firsthand experiences and practical strategies for streamlining recordkeeping and reducing the stress of compliance. Recordkeeping is one of the biggest hurdles in organic certification, and for…
Drought Support – Maine Department of Agriculture shares Programs and Links for Farms Affected by Drought
Bureau of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources We are sharing the following information provided by Tommy Higgins, State Executive Director, Maine Farm Service Agency. As of Thursday, September 18, six counties in Maine are now classified as D3 (Extreme Drought): Cumberland, Androscoggin, Kennebec, Franklin, Somerset, and Oxford. In addition, our coastal counties stretching from Washington to…
Spring 2025 Organic Sprout Newsletter
The Spring 2025 issue of The Organic Sprout is here – MOFGA’s biannual newsletter for certified organic producers. Contents include an update on the federal organic cost share program, a rare apple discovery, updates on the latest NOSB meeting, and must more. Remember – back issues of the Sprout can also be accessed from the…