Associations | Certification

Organic Production Methods and Research

Northwest Resources

• Tilth Producers
  Washington State’s association of organic and sustainable farmers

U.S. Resources

• Explore Organic Production
  SARE – Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
• Organic Production Guides – (ATTRA)
  Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
  • Overview of Organic Fruit Production
  • Organic Blueberry Production
  • Organic Culture of Bramble Fruits
• Organic Viticulture in New York
  Cornell University
• Organic Strawberry Production Systems
  Cornell University
• Organic Farming Cost Studies – Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Davis
  • Organic Wine Grapes in the North Coast With Resident Vegetation (1992)
  • Organic Wine Grapes in the North Coast With an Annually Sown Cover Crop(1992)
• Sources for Organic Fertilizers & Amendments
  ATTRA
• Tracing the Evolution of Organic/Sustainable Agriculture – Bibliography
  National Ag Library
• Organic Perspectives Newsletter
  USDA – Foreign Agricultural Service

Global Resources

• Research Institute of Organic Agriculture
  FiBL, Switzerland
• Organic Farming in Europe
  Welsh Institute of Rural Studies

Organic Farming Associations

Northwest Resources

• Oregon Tilth
• Certified Organic Associations of British Columbia

U.S. Resources

• Organic Trade Association
• The Organic Alliance
• California Certified Organic Farmers
• Organic Crop Improvement Association
• International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements
• Organic Materials Review Institute
• Organic Grapes into Wine Alliance

Organic Certification Standards and Laws

Northwest Resources

• Washington Organic Food Program
  Washington Department of Agriculture
• Idaho Organic Certification Program
  Idaho Department of Agriculture

U.S. Resources

• National Organic Program
  USDA
• Organic Certification
  (ATTRA) Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas