What is Certified Organic?

Resources for Markets and Producers

NEW! - BC Organic Regulations Tool Kit for Farmers' Market Managers (2018)
Q&A - for market managers to help answer common questions asked by market customers about what organic certification means and how it works
Navigating Organic Certification - COABC tool kit for producers considering organic certification
Grow Organic Food - COABC resources and tool kit for producers who want to grow organic food
Guidelines for BC's Organic Certification Regulation - BC Ministry of Agriculture
Sample signage indicating your market has organic certification on file for vendors (example from the Vancouver Farmers' Market Society):

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Nakusp's 50 Mile Year Round Market

The Nakusp's 50 Mile Year Round Market focuses on local to support the truly remote food producers and artisans in the area. Vendors offer fresh produce, apple cider, handcrafted art, and hot meals from the repurposed community kitchen.

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