How Can I Be Sure My Food Is Grown Organically?

Organic Certification Agencies are groups which exist for the purpose of checking out farms and factories to make sure that they are in fact growing and processing things according to organic standards.  They do site visits, talk with the producer about their methods, do soil tests, demand buffer strips, establish a paper trail that tracks the product from field to retail outlet or to consumer.  On a label of a certified organic product, you should be able to find the name of the certifier.  Links to a few of the common organic certification agencies in Saskatchewan, and some of the bigger ones globally are listed below.  If a certification agency has not done an inspection and approved and licensed the farm, the producer cannot call the food Certified Organic. If you want to be sure, ask who the certifier was, and then contact them to confirm that the producer is indeed certified and not just trying to sell you something with a lie.

Organic Certification Agencies In Saskatchewan

Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA);

ProCert;

CCOF; LINK NOT ESTABLISHED YET

Organic Producers Association of Manitoba (OPAM).

Other Organic Certification Bodies Active Elsewhere

CCOF (California Council of Organic Farmers);

Quality Assurance International (QAI);

SOOPA (Similkameen Organic Orchard Producers Association);

TILTH.

There are many other certification organizations, but these are the main ones active in certifying the products sold at our store.  We will add more as we come across them on our product labels.  With these links you can actually track the food you are eating from field to factory to our store.