member news
Launching in Mid-November: CCOF Membership Survey!
This November, CCOF will launch a survey of our membership in partnership with Washington State University’s Social and Economic Sciences Research Center (SESRC).
It is important to receive responses from a wide range of CCOF-certified businesses, so we encourage as many of our members as possible to submit your survey. Your information and responses will remain confidential; the results will be presented in such a way that no individual’s response can be identified by CCOF.
Thank You, Bill Reynolds and Eel River Produce!
CCOF shares a big appreciation to Bill Reynolds of Eel River Produce in Humboldt County for his expertise in seed breeding and commitment to organic agriculture. Reynolds, a certified organic farmer since 1989, is an organic farmer specializing in dry farming and known for developing the dark start zucchini, Eel River melon, stella blue squash, and other crops.
CCOF Welcomes Food Innovators Bare Sprouts and 12 Tides!
The CCOF family is ever-growing and we are extremely proud of our organic farmers and producers working to make the world a better place! Each new member brings CCOF closer to its mission to make organic the norm.
Grimmway’s Jeff Huckaby Named OTA Farmer of the Year
Jeff Huckaby, president of CCOF-certified Grimmway Farms and Cal-Organic Farms, has received the Organic Trade Association’s prestigious Farmer of the Year award for 2020.
GAP Welcomes Fair Farm Colorado, Its First Certified Egg Operation
Fair Farm Colorado, a CCOF member based in Longmont, Colorado, is the first egg operation to be certified to the Laying Hen and Pullet standards of the Global Animal Partnership (GAP), a comprehensive farm animal welfare standards program. Fair Farm Colorado’s operation is certified to GAP’s Entire Life on Farm (Step 5+).
CCOF Processor/Handler Chapter Meeting
Join us for the annual CCOF Processor/Handler Chapter meeting in Fresno, California, on February 27, 2019, at 3:40 p.m. Pacific Time.
This meeting is being held at the DoubleTree Hilton at the end of the CCOF Annual Conference. Learn more about the full conference.*
If you cannot join the chapter meeting in person you can do so remotely via GoToMeeting:
GoToMeeting Virtual Attendance Registration
Welcome to Stellar and Demeter USA Operations
In June we learned that Stellar Certification Services—the organic certification arm of the Biodynamic certifier, Demeter USA—would surrender its accreditation. We quickly forged a partnership with Demeter and worked to provide an orderly process and safe option for Stellar’s certified organic operations. This process has been heartwarming and positive as we’ve gotten to know the dedicated organic farmers and processors involved.
CCOF Launches “Organic is Non-GMO & More” Seal
To support the needs of CCOF clients who wish to clearly communicate to consumers that organic products are not only non-GMO but also farmed ecologically, CCOF has produced new optional seals for use by CCOF-certified members. CCOF’s existing seal will also remain viable.