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Response times may be slow due to the wildfires affecting Santa Cruz County and Covid-19. Organic compliance deadlines and inspections will be delayed for businesses affected by these crises. Read the latest updates on the Northern California wildfires, and visit our Covid-19 webpage to find pandemic-specific information »

Los tiempos de respuesta serán lentos debido a los incendios forestales afectando al condado de Santa Cruz y COVID-19. Los plazos de cumplimiento orgánico y las inspecciones se retrasarán para los negocios afectados por estas crisis.  Lea las últimas actualizaciones sobre los incendios forestales del norte de California y visite nuestra página web de Covid-19 para encontrar información específica a la pandemia »

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Bricmont Hardship Assistance Fund - Direct Financial Assistance for Organic Producers

Submitted by Josaphine Stevenson on Mon, 01/22/2018 - 12:05
Each year, the CCOF Foundation offers direct financial assistance for organic producers who experience loss due to hardship via the Bricmont Hardship Assistance Fund. These hardships include natural disasters such as flood, freeze, fire, drought, and invasive pests, and personal emergencies. Since the Fund’s inception in 2007, the CCOF Foundation has distributed $129,438 to 159 organic producers. 
 

Calling All Students & Teachers Interested in Organic

Submitted by Jessy Beckett Parr on Mon, 04/27/2015 - 10:22
Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund

We want you to apply for the Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund! The fund is open between now and May 15, 2015. Join the ranks of organic students and teachers across the country who are studying and learning about organic agriculture. Join the CCOF community of Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund awardees and support your classroom projects and academic and vocational studies!

CCOF Attends the 91st FFA Convention and Expo!

Submitted by Josaphine Stevenson on Mon, 11/05/2018 - 11:41
Zackery, Dylan, Josaphine
Through our Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund, the CCOF Foundation has partnered with the National FFA Organization (FFA) to provide just under $100,000 in grants to middle and high school students for organic Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) projects over the last six years. CCOF Foundation Program Manager Josaphine Stevenson recently attended FFA’s National Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana.

CCOF Board Members Join National Co-Op Grocers to Learn about Organic Production in Argentina

Submitted by Guest Blogger on Mon, 12/18/2017 - 12:20
In May 2017, Phil LaRocca, chair of the CCOF, Inc. Board of Directors, and Allen Harthorn, chair of the CCOF Foundation Board of Trustees, participated in the National Co+Op Grocers’ tour of a cooperatively managed fair trade vineyard in La Rioja, Argentina. 
 

CCOF Foundation 2015 Annual Report

Submitted by Madelaine Baer on Mon, 02/01/2016 - 11:30

CCOF Foundation Annual ReportThe CCOF Foundation is thrilled to share our

CCOF Foundation Continues to Change the Way the World Eats

Submitted by Cathy Calfo on Mon, 01/05/2015 - 09:42

Last year, CCOF members invested in the CCOF Foundation and the Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund. By partnering with organic sector business leaders, the fund addresses the need for new organic producers through investing in organic agriculture education.

CCOF Foundation Hosts Food Safety Workshops for Produce Growers at Three California Locations

Submitted by Meaghan Donovan on Mon, 02/27/2017 - 11:46

On Monday, produce growers from across Northern California gathered in Sacramento for a workshop on on-farm food safety.

Taught by Atina Diffley—organic farmer and author of the book Turn Here Sweet Corn: Organic Farming Works—workshop participants put together action plans to address food safety on their individual operations. In building their plans, growers considered market needs, as well as the new federal food safety regulations.

CCOF Foundation Receives Support from Awe Sum Organics for Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund

Submitted by Guest Blogger on Tue, 05/29/2018 - 11:05
Awe Sum Organics is an importer of organic produce from growers in the Southern Hemisphere. We specialize in the import of apples, kiwifruit, pears, grapes, citrus, and blueberries from countries such as New Zealand, Argentina, Chile, and Peru.

CCOF Foundation Spotlight: Valent, the Visionaries

Submitted by Shawna Rodgers on Mon, 09/16/2019 - 11:59
Valent CCOF
We study, we practice, and we hope to find success in our chosen fields. For those working in organic agriculture, those fields are both literal and figurative. 
 
After the initial elation—and subsequent shock—of starting your organic farming business, comes the day-to-day tasks. Gone are the days of acquiring permits from the county and spending day in and day out trying to get your business off the ground. You have launched. Your modus operandi has made a sudden and dramatic shift.

CCOF Foundation Trustees Visit Pacific Elementary School

Submitted by Madelaine Baer on Mon, 12/12/2016 - 12:06

On November 17, CCOF Foundation Trustees Allen Harthorn (Harpos Organics), Phil LaRocca (LaRocca Vineyards), and Malcolm Ricci (Bolthouse Farms), and CCOF staff Cathy Calfo, Jessy Beckett Parr, and Madelaine Baer visited with students, teachers, and parent volunteers at Pacific Elementary School in Davenport, California.

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