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Organic Consultants and Organic Ag Advisors

The following agricultural advisors, supporting members, regulatory, processing, and organic consultants are provided as a courtesy by CCOF. While CCOF cannot actively consult its clients regarding organic certification compliance, we are providing this list of service providers as a resource for any company or farm seeking assistance with organic farming, certification, or other regulatory matters.
For additional help with organic certification you may also visit CCOF's organic certification assistance documents and sample record keeping forms or our Organic Certification FAQs.

Consultants:

Name

Contact Information

Purgatory Ventures

Christine Flanagan

Squaw Valley, CA

(559) 338-3138

christine@purgatoryventures.com

Daniel Giacomini
I have worked as an independent nutritional and management dairy consultant for 20 years. I have developed a process that specializes in customizing nutritional and management programs for dairy farmers and the dairy feed industry. My focus has been on both conventional and certified organic dairy operations. I look to expand this work into a greater interface between industry and the dairy farmer - particularly in the area of certified organic dairy farming.

Daniel Giacomini
Middletown, CA
(707) 987-9184
pnc@mchsi.com

Ehlert Organics, Inc.

Fred Ehlert, Inc.

Aurora, CO

(303) 695-5174

termitefred@comcast.net

Food Safety & Process Technology (FSPT)
FSPT simplifies the certification process for you, no matter if you are experienced or a beginning organic producer, processor, trader, distributor, retailer or restaurateur. FSPT can assists you in assuring that your organic facility, ingredient and product suppliers are fully compliant to standards such as the USA NOP 7 CFR Part 205, the European Union EEC 2092/91, the Japan JAS and IFOAM.

Rick Falkenberg
Turlock, CA
(209) 874-1971
rickf@fs-pt.org
www.fs-pt.com

Food Solutions, Inc.
Dr. Bair is President of Food Solutions, Inc., a North Carolina based company providing consulting services to the Natural/Organic Food business and the emerging functional "Wellness" food and beverage segment. He provides consultation to companies desiring to enter the Organic food market, by evaluating their feasibility to process Organic products through assessment of their product line(s) and manufacturing capabilities. Assistance with all steps leading to facility certification including completion of Organic Application and developing all supporting documentation necessary for full certification. He also has extensive experience in new product development, manufacturing scale-up and access to an extensive network of organic raw material sources.

Dr. Craig Bair
Greensboro, NC
(336) 851-0206
foodsolutionsinc@cs.com

Integrated Organic Services
Biligual Spanish / English consulting company. Assisting producers and processors to develop and review organic production plans that meet organic certification standard requirements; internal control systems; standard operating procedures; logs; certification application preparation and submission; labels; ingredients; materials; audit trails; education and training; pre-inspection on-site operation evaluation; post-inspection assistance.

Cara Smiley
Oaxaca
(831) 359-4096 csmiley@integratedorganic.com
www.integratedorganic.com

Mark Chass
Comprehensive certification and inspection experience since 1982.

Mark Chass
Sebastopol, CA
(707) 824-9544
markchass@comcast.net

Montecalvo, Dr. Joe

Montecalvo, Dr. Joe
Morro Bay, CA
(805) 756-2109
montecalvo@charter.net

Nature’s SunGrown Foods, Inc.

Hal Shenson
San Rafael, CA
(415) 491-4944
hal@naturessungrown.com
www.naturessungrown.com

Organic Concepts LLC
With over 75 years of combined experience in the organic industry, we provide the highest quality services for our clients' success in the evolving food and manufacturing environments. Services include compliance assessment to all the major organic standards (e.g. NOP, EU, CAAQ, JAS), organic system plan development, certification application, employee training and inspection support. Services offered in English, Spanish and French. Contact us for all your organic compliance needs!

Patti Bursten Deutsch,
Krista Wanser,
Stanley Edwards,
Rick Martinez
Dwight, NE
(402) 367-8549
contact@organicconcepts.info www.organicconcepts.info

Organic Options

Mark Mulcahy
Glen Ellen, CA
(707) 939-1613
organicoptions@earthlink.net
www.organicoptions.com

Quality Systems Consulting
Services offered: Internal audits, Preparation of Organic System Plans, etc.

Vickie Robertson

Riverside, CA
(909) 241-6442
vrobertson@dslextreme.com

Richard D. Siegel Law Offices
Agricultural lawyer in Washington, DC, for over 30 years, specializing in legal counsel and Federal government representation for organic food & fiber companies, ingredient companies, fertilizer and seed companies, associations and certifiers. Former Deputy Assistant, USDA.

Richard Siegel
1400 16th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20036-2220
(202) 234-3099
rsiegel@rdslaw.net

Sheila Linderman
Organic certification and products specialist. Confused by the NOP? Call me!

Sheila Linderman
West Hills, CA
(818) 992-5094
sheila.linderman@sbcglobal.net
www.sheilalinderman.com

Simple Organic Solutions
Solving your organic sourcing and certification needs. SOS knows the regulations, understands the industry, has the contacts, and appreciates your unique needs.

Bob Durst
Philomath, OR
(541) 740-6490
BobD@SimpleOrganicSolutions.com
www.simpleorganicsolutions.com

Steven Harper Associates LLC
All aspects of Organic Certification and Regulatory Compliance, Technical Materials and Ingredient Evaluation, Product Development, Quality Assurance and NLEA Labeling. Food Scientist with 17 years of experience in all aspects of organic certification, regulatory compliance, product development, technical ingredient evaluation, quality assurance, and organic inspection. Past member of National Organic Standards Board.

Dr. Steven Harper
Bellingham, WA
(360) 650-9065
stevenharper2@msn.com

Sustainable Strategies
Advisors in Food and Agriculture. Bob Anderson has over 35 years of hands-on experience in all aspects of organic agriculture, organic processing, organic certification, marketing, government relations and international trade. He also serves as an advisor to the USDA, NOP, Foreign Agriculture Service and U.S. Department of State. Until 2000, he was president of Walnut Acres Organic Farms, one of the founding and most respected organic foods businesses in the United States.

Anderson, Bob
Boalsburg, PA
(814) 574-1063 bobanderson1217@yahoo.com

The Organic Consulting Firm
WHY THE OCF? It is difficult and time-consuming navigating through the complex USDA National Organic Regulations, putting your systems in place, and wading through the certifier's requirements…
Let The Organic Consulting Firm do the work for you!
The Organic Consulting Firm (The OCF) is an international company providing full service evaluation, development, training, and verification to many organic standards, including USDA, JAS, IFOAM, EU, and others.
The Founders of The Organic Consulting Firm have a wealth of practical experience in the organic industry. They have worked in all fields of the industry from raising organic crops and livestock to managing organic processing plants in the US and Latin America. The founders are active in today’s organic certification industry, working as consultants, inspectors, reviewers, and certification managers for several certification agencies. The OCF will integrate organic compliance into existing procedures or create a complete Organic Systems Plan.
Geographic Areas Available: Offices located in Southern California, traveling Globally , specializing in United States, Canada, and Latin America.

Lois Christie, Karen Troxell, Shannon Murphy
(760) 723-3775
lois@theocf.com
www.TheOCF.com

Wolf, DiMatteo & Associates, Inc
Experts in organic production and handling; building and implementing compliance plans for NOP, EU, JAS; pest control, sanitation, ingredient sourcing, identity preservation, segregation. Helping people with their strategic plans, sustainable development and triple bottom line missions for over 30 years. Network of associates worldwide.

Wolf, Bill
Newcastle, VA
(540) 864-5107
bwolf@organicspecialists.com
www.organicspecialists.com

Ag Advisors:

Name

Contact Information

CAFF

Earnshaw, Sam
Watsonville , CA
(831) 722-5556
sambo@cruzio.com
www.caff.org

Cerus Consulting

Thomas, Fred

Chico, CA

(530) 891-6958

fred@cerusconsulting.com

Christine Flannigan DBA Purgatory Ventures

Flannigan, Christine

Squaw Valley (Fresno County), CA

(559) 338-3138

christine@purgatoryventures.com

www.purgatoryventures.com

Hudek's Pest Control

Hudek, Charles F.

Bakersfield, CA

(661) 410-0284

chudek@hotmail.com

Organic Ag Advisors
We provide practical, cost effective proven production advice for organic and transitional growers of fruits, vegetables, berries, grapes, herbs and nuts. Over 30 years experience in all aspects of organic production. Specialist in biological soil management, organic pest control, beneficial habitat design, composting and problem solving. We have successfully assisted a huge variety of farming challenges on all size operations from 1 to 20,000 acres. On site consulting in California, Oregon, Hawaii, Mexico, Central and South America. Phone and email consulting world wide.

Cantisano, Amigo Bob
North San Juan, CA
(530) 292-3619
orgamigo@gmail.com

Organic Concepts

Bursten Deutsch, Patti

Dwight, NE

(402) 367-8549

patti@organicconcepts.info

The Organic Consulting Firm

Christie, Lois

Temecula, CA

(760) 419-5056

lois@TheOCF.com

Crop Production Services, Inc.

Grissom, Derrick

Salinas, CA

(831) 757-5391

dgrissom@pacbell.net

Crop Production Services, Inc.

Jensen, Jeremy

Imperial, CA

(760) 355-2807

jjensen@wfsimperial.com

www.westernfarmservice.com