For those that are already or desire to be ‘certified’ through a 3rd party independant certifier/auditor.
? What are the options
? Are they cost effective
? What are the risks
? Who would consider offering
Comment below if you are interested in contributing to this . .
Suggested to contact other certifiers for their interest in this discussion.
AUS-QUAL - awaiting call back. Have received many enquiries, and are reviewing this currently.
BIO-GRO (NZ Certifier) - awaiting their consideration
DEMETER - would they certifier non-bd growers? Would this inhibit some producers?
Other suggestions perhaps?
http://www.organicfarm.org.nz/ofnz-farmers (NZ PGS/local certification process/company)
Has there been any progress on this from any producers?
ACO have updated their website - clearly with no intention to have small producers on their program.
http://www.organicgrowers.org.au/
Please share and invite any people to contribute to this discussion - @kirsten any suggestions how we can do this better?