20 participants from Atlantic Canada participated in PEI’s International Organic Inspector’s Association’s (IOIA) Inspector Training held April 13-19 at Slemon Park in Summerside.
‘We make sure organic is really organic,” said Monique Scholtz, the IOIA course instructor.
This is no simple process.
A certified organic inspector represents the eyes and ears of the Certification Agency. Organic inspectors [...]
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IOIA Organic Inspector Training
Posted in ACORN News on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Connecting Farmers and Chefs
Posted in ACORN News on April 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
ACORN is completing its Farmer-Chef project, which has been funded in part by the Canadian Organic Growers and the NS and PEI Departments of Agriculture. All in all, more than 65 organic farm profiles were created, 30+ sell sheets which list product availability, and 7 farm displays.
Theresa Richards, project coordinator, has also attended farmer-chef meetings [...]
