Organic seed sourcing If you go online to search the Organic Seed database (p. 3 GFM news briefs, Dec, 2006 issue) being developed by OMRI, you will find that only a handful of suppliers of organic seed have chosen to list their varieties. There’s a good reason for that. The so-called “small annual fee” […]
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When the National Organic Program took effect in 2002, many observers predicted an exodus of small, direct-market farmers from organic certification programs. The assumption was that small growers would balk at the paperwork and the expense of certification and didn’t really need it anyway because of their direct relationship with their customers. While there was
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