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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2014-03-05, Page 1010 News Record • Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Organic Sector looking at small-scale certification A working group committee to look at certi- fication concerns and ideas around small scale and local organic farms and businesses has been set up by the Organic Federation of Canada as part of the review of the Canadian Organic Standards currently underway. The working group convener is long time organic farmer, Tony McQuail, who served as execu- tive assistant to Ontario Agriculture Minister, Elmer Buchanan in the 1980s. The working group is made up of representatives of organic organizations from across Canada. The first effort of the working group is to gather infor- mation from small scale and local organic farms and businesses across the country. A questionnaire has been prepared which is being distributed at various organic confer- ences and events this winter as well as being available on line by following a link at organ- icfederation.ca. McQuail said they are gather- ing information about why people decide to certify or not and ideas for how to develop an organic certification process that is appropri- ate for smaller scale and local organic businesses. "Our current certification process is designed for maintaining the organic integrity of products in long supply chains which is appropriate for interprovincial and interna- tional trade. It appears that a number of local producers growing for farmers' markets, Com- munity Supported Agriculture and other short supply chains feel the current system doesn't work for them," McQuail said "Our goal is to come up with recommendations for a certifi- cation process that will support the local organic sector." 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