by Nagisa | Aug 17, 2021 | Certification, Farming, News, Uncategorized
OCCSP provides cost-share assistance to producers and handlers of agricultural products for the costs of obtaining or maintaining organic certification under the USDA’s National Organic Program. Eligible producers include any certified producers or handlers who have...
by Adrian Hyde | Jun 4, 2021 | Certification, Consumer, Farming
Why is New Jersey called the Garden State? According to a few sources, including the NJ state government itself, most people attribute the origin of the nickname to Abraham Browning of Camden, who used the phrase in a speech at the Philadelphia Centennial exhibition...
by Adrian Hyde | Jan 18, 2019 | Certification, Policy
January 7, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dave Chapman, 802-299-7737 Dr. Linley Dixon, 970-317-0309 Thetford, VT Real Organic Project open for public comment Erosion of USDA organic standards demands new certification process for farmers The Real Organic Project...
by Nagisa | Oct 18, 2018 | Certification
Under the USDA, organic handlers and producers may be eligible for reimbursement for a portion of their organic certification costs. Applications are due to the NJDA by Nov. 16, 2018. For more information and application forms click...
by Nagisa | Apr 26, 2018 | Certification
Carrageenan is a food emulsifier derived from seaweed that acts as a thickening agent. The organic industry is divided over its inclusion under the organic label. Carrageenan has been observed to cause intestinal stress of lab animals, while its natural emulsifying...
by Nagisa | Apr 11, 2018 | Certification
Consumers may notice a new label on the supermarket shelves this summer. Approximately 15 farmers met in Vermont last month to create the standards for an additional product label under the organic certification program. They plan to roll out the new label with...
