Blog posts by Gaea Denker
Written by Gaea Denker on Wednesday, July 5, 2023
The California State Fair takes place July 14-30, 2023 in Sacramento, California. CCOF will be hosting a display and booth on July 14-16 at the California Cannabis Exhibit in Expo Center Building 6. Come see us!
You won't want to miss hearing from CCOF’s Caitlin Slay when she speaks on July 16 at 2:00 p.m. in Expo Center Building 6 about whether cannabis can be organic. Slay will explain the history of the OCal program, what it means to be an OCal cannabis producer, and key requirements OCal producers must meet to become certified. She will also give an overview of how the well-documented…
Written by Gaea Denker on Wednesday, July 5, 2023
With over 250 submissions representing some of the finest cannabis and cultivators throughout California, CCOF is especially glad to congratulate three of our OCal certified producers who won 2023 awards:
Organic Medicinals – Gold Award, Outdoor Category
Sonoma Hills Farm – Two Silver Awards, Outdoor Category
Lake’s Own - Silver Award, Outdoor Category
Read through the full list of award winners.
OCal certification is a comparable-to-organic program that ensures cannabis operations meet standards that are consistent with the National Organic Program (NOP). While there are private…
Written by Gaea Denker on Friday, May 12, 2023
CCOF announces an exciting opportunity for our members – AMS will issue up to $75 million in competitive grants (between $100,000 and $3,000,000) to fund projects designed to expand and improve markets for domestically produced organic products.
Apply on https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html?keywords=organic%20market now through 11:59 p.m. ET July 10, 2023.
Eligible applicants for Organic Market Development grants include business entities (regardless of legal structure) who produce or handle organic foods. Producer and handler applicants must either be certified to the…