Posted 2/9/2014 09:49 (#3675426 - in reply to #3674797) Subject: RE: XIX. Are you certified organic?
KOQ,
If you are genuinely interested in learning about organic agriculture, I recommended that you take a look at the slides available through the following link that I developed for one of my Conservation classes at Western Illinois University: http://www.slideshare.net/jbgruver/history-of-organic-agriculture-1...
The first 84 slides cover the historical development of organic agriculture, which in my opinion, one needs to be familiar with to understand the current organic industry.
Slides 85-109 include answers to your questions about what is required to be certified.
let me know if you have any questions.
Joel
WIU Agriculture
BTW Over the past several years, my students and research technician have interviewed many of the larger-scale organic grain farmers in the Midwest region. Shoot me an email if you would like to read some of the profiles - [email protected]
Organic/non-gmo farming
