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CCOF 50th Anniversary - 2023
Celebrating 50 years of advancing organic agriculture for producers, consumers, and the planet.
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Strengthening Organic Enforcement Rule (SOE) has been published!

The new regulations impact both certified and uncertified operations. Find out what this means for you and learn more »

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OCal - Comparable-to-Organic Cannabis Certification in California

Cannabis growers in California can now display their commitment to growing their products organically through CCOF's comparable-to-organic OCal certification. Learn more »

CCOF is a nonprofit organization that advances organic agriculture for a healthy world through organic certification, education, advocacy, and promotion. We envision a world where organic is the norm.

Diciembre 12, 2023

This 8th annual supply chain conference features innovative, sustainable, and value-added opportunities for farmers, grain handlers, processors,...

Agosto 2, 2023

This is a training provided by a Registered Trainer. To know more about Registered Trainers, please click here. Course Instructor: Astrid H...

Julio 14, 2023

CCOF Academy Courses via Evansfield Group:Lead Trainer: Astrid Goplen - GLOBALG.A.P. Registered Trainer   Fresh produce retailers and brokers are...

Status: Full-Time, Non-Exempt Reports To: Senior Program Manager, Resilience & Wealth Building...
Summary With support from the West/Southwest Region Transition to Organic Partnership (TOPP)...
Landlord in Castroville, Monterey County, CA, seeks sheep or goat herder to graze partially fenced...

CCOF News: Stay Up-to-Date on Organic

Mayo 31, 2023 | Blog

Sabemos que la mano de obra suele ser el mayor gasto de la explotación. Estamos tratando de entender mejor los problemas a los que se enfrentan los productores con la mano de obra. Estamos ofreciendo un estipendio de $ 25 a los productores orgánicos que participan en nuestra encuesta. La encuesta en línea no debe tomar más de 30 minutos para completar y se puede encontrar en: https://forms.office.com/r/xK6aDebTq3 

Por favor, póngase en contacto con Jessica González en jgonzalez@ccof.org si...

Mayo 31, 2023 | Blog

Farmers and ranchers across California are encouraged to apply to Zero Foodprint’s Restore Grant Program. The grant facilitates regenerative farming projects by providing grantees up to $25,000 for practices that sequester carbon, such as compost, cover cropping, prescribed grazing, and other regenerative practices.

Zero Foodprint believes that by regenerating soil, local food systems can play a part in reversing the global climate crisis. By creating an economic connection from consumers and businesses back to farmers and ranchers, we can restore soil health and sequester carbon....

Mayo 31, 2023 | Blog

Gracias al generoso apoyo de nuestros donantes que creen en los beneficios ambientales y sociales que brindan los agricultores orgánicos, hemos podido agregar ocho agricultores inspiradores adicionales a nuestro programa de Transición Orgánica, elevando nuestra lista actual a veinte agricultores. Estos agricultores de pequeña escala en California reciben tres años de subvenciones de $...

Mayo 31, 2023 | Blog

Watsonville farm-working families continue to advocate for organic agriculture to protect the health of their children. At a city council meeting last month, community members advocated for all farms near schools to transition to organic and to stop spraying pesticide. 

Several farm-working parents spoke about the health effects of pesticide exposure on their children. This concern is not surprising given that Latino children are 91 percent more likely to attend schools with high pesticide exposure.  Organic agriculture protects the health of rural communities by prohibiting the...