Many resources are available to help understand the certification process (see below). Any USDA accredited certifier can be used in any state. In Washington, the WSDA Organic Food Program certifies over 90% of the organic acres. Both WSDA and OMRI (Organic Materials Review Institute) maintain Brand Name Material Lists to help growers and processors choose inputs that are in compliance with the NOP.
Featured Publications
Organic Crop Production Certification Fact Sheet
Additional Publications
Material Registration for Organic Production – Winter 2008
Article in Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
Organic Farming Compliance Handbook: A Resource Guide for Western Region Agricultural Professionals
Produced by UC Davis, OMRI, WSU, OSU, and NMSU as part of a SARE PDP grant. January 2005.
Organic Certification in the United States and Europe – March 2004
Article in Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
Organic Livestock: Principles, Practices, and Prospects
Videostream of October 29, 2004 WSU Satellite broadcast.
National Organic Agriculture Standards: What do they mean for you?
Video stream of March 21, 2003 WSU Satellite broadcast.
Organic Certification Available for Many Agroforestry Products – January 2003
Article in Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter
Organic Resource Manual
SARE Project EW-96.006 and WSDA Organic Food Program. 1999.
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Some WSU Extension web sites provide links to external sites for the convenience of users. These External sites are not managed by WSU Extension. Furthermore, WSU Extension does not review, control or take responsibility for the content of these sites, nor do these sites implicitly or explicitly represent official positions and policies of WSU Extension.
External Links
- California Certified Organic Farmers
- Canadian Organic Growers
- Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
- Florida Organic Growers and Consumers
- International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
- Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
- Midwest Organic Alliance
- Northeast Organic Farming Association
- Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association
- Oregon Tilth
- Organic Crop Improvement Association
- Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF)
- Organic Materials Review Institute
- Organic Trade Association (OTA)
- Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
- Texas Organic Growers Association
- The Soil Association
- Tilth Producers of Washington
- Virginia Association for Biological Farming
- WSDA Organic Certification