Hi SAFF friends π Sharing some Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP) resources and the recent recording from Tilth Alliance's TOPP Office Hours: Record Keeping for Organic Certification. Here's a link to the meeting recording!
About the office hours recording:
- Learn From:
- Organic certifiers of our region Claire Davis, NW TOPP Certification Specialist with Oregon Tilth and Brenda Book WSDA Organic Program Manager.
- Washington farmers, Amy Moreno-Sils, Four Elements Farm and Claudia Frey, Frey Family Farm on how they set up record keeping systems on their farms.
- Key Topics:
- Record keeping requirements and paperwork needed for initial organic certification.
- Record keeping requirements for annual inspections.
- Formatting and how to establish a system that works best for your farm.
Some other interesting organic resources π±
- TOPP Organic Record Keeping Video Series
- TOPP Organic Livestock Case Studies
- WSDA Approved and Prohibited Organic Input Material List