Organic Agriculture

Organic Agriculture

| General | Certification | Transition | CSA | Farm Business |
| Food Processing | Conferences & Courses |

Factsheets and Infosheets

General

• Introduction to Organic Farming (Order No. 06-103)
• ON Organic OMAFRA Newsletter
• Organic Farming - Frequently Asked Questions
• Best Management Practice publications
• Cover Crops
• Food Safety Tips for Farmers Markets, Feb 2006
• Foodland Ontario - The Brand Name in Fresh Ontario Foods, June 2008
• Growing Healthy Crops, May 2005
• Growing And Selling Organic Food: Resources for Ontario's Organic Sector (Order No. 06-037)
• Look at Your Crops
• New Resource: Advantage Good Agricultural Practices - enhancing food safety on the farm, June 2008
• OMAFRA Continues to Support Organic, June 2008
• Organic Farming: Challenges and Opportunities! November 2001
• Organic Livestock
• Postharvest Handling of Organic Crops
• Seed Sources
  • Organic Seed Sources (COG) (PDF 2 MB)
  • Seed Directory (EFAO)
  • OMRI Organic Seed Database
• Suppliers of Seed for Certified Organic Production (ATTRA)
• There’s more to organic farming than being pesticide-free
• Your Customer Wants Safe Food

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Certification

• Organic Food and Farming Certification
• A Tracking System for Organic Farmers
• Canada Organic Production Systems General Principles and Management Standards (PDF 631k)
  • Permitted Substances List (PDF 644k)
    • Canadian Directory of Brand Name Inputs Allowed in Organic
      • COABC Brand Name Product List for Crop Production
      • Manuel des Intrants Bio (Québec)
      • Directory of Allowable Organic Inputs (ACORN)
• Canada Organic Office
  • Canadian Organic Products Regulations
  • Organic Production Systems General Principles and Management Standards (PDF 631k)
  • Permitted Substances List (PDF 644k)
• Directory of Allowable Organic Inputs

Transition to Organic

• Getting into Organic Farming? February 2002
• Organic on the Web March 2003
• Organic? Transition? March 2006
• Transition to Organic Farming
• Transitioning to Organic Production [PDF (1252k) ]
• Transition To Certified Organic Dairy (Fluid) Production

CSA - Community Shared Agriculture

• Community Shared Agriculture Part 1: The Concept
• Community Shared Agriculture: Potential & Possibilities
• Ontario CSA Farm Directory
• CRAFT Ontario
• CSA Resources for Farmers
• Great Lakes Community Shared Agriculture Conference

Farm Business

• Ontario Crop and Livestock Budgets 2008
• 2008 Field Crop Budgets (Publication 60)
  • organic soybeans, corn, wheat, spelt, oats, barley
• CAIS - Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization Program
• Guide To Custom Farmwork and Short-Term Equipment Rental
• Leverage Your Organic Advantage, June 2008

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• Canada's Agriculture, Food and Beverage Industry Organic Industry
• Start, Manage and Grow A Business: Food Processing
  • Your Guide to Food Processing in Ontario (PDF version - 1.1 MB) (plain text HTML version)
• Food Industry, Food Inspection Food Safety, Food Business, Investment, Ontario Export
• Labelling Requirements for Meat Products, May 2008
• Ontario Training Resources
  

 

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Conferences and Courses on Organic Agriculture

• Guelph Organic Conference 28th Annual - January 22-25, 2009, U of Guelph
  • Workshops, featured speakers
  • Organic Expo - trade show
• Eco-Farm Day : February, 2009
• Great Lakes Community Shared Agriculture Conference - November 21-23, 2008 at Geneva Park Conference Centre, Orillia, ON
• Canadian Organic Growers Events
• Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario Events

• Organic Web-based Courses (OACC)
• Organic Agriculture Courses Offered on Campuses at Canadian Universities and Colleges

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Other Links

• Business Development
• Crops
• Engineering
• Environmental Management
• Foodland Ontario
• Pick Ontario Freshness
• Interactives
• Livestock
• Research
• Soil Maps and Reports

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