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Resource Links—Associations
California Certified Organic Farmers
| | CCOF’s purpose is to promote and support organic agriculture in California and elsewhere through:
• A premier organic certification program for growers, processors, handlers, and retailers
• Programs to increase awareness of and demand for certified organic product and to expand public support for organic agriculture
• Advocacy for governmental policies that protect and encourage organic agriculture.
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Compost Tea Industry Association
| | The Compost Tea Industry Association (CTIA) is a nonprofit membership organization created to provide a unified voice, a forum for information exchange, and marketing opportunities for products and services supporting the rapidly evolving compost tea industry. CTIA members include manufacturers of compost tea systems, producers of compost and vermicompost, and related laboratories, researchers, consultants, growers, vendors and students.
CTIA also directs the Compost Tea Education and Research Foundation (CTERF), a nonprofit charitable foundation that focuses on research, public education and outreach. CTERF is funded through research and educational grants and tax-deductible donations.
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Hawaii Organic Farmers Association
| | HOFA Mission Statement:
Our mission is to protect the life of the land and the health of our communities through education about organic land care practices.
We believe that developing and strengthening certified organic farms will enhance Hawaii’s many fragile ecosystems and be a base for a local sustainable economy.
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Oregon Tilth
| | Oregon Tilth is a non-profit research and education organization certifying organic farmers, processors, retailers and handlers throughout Oregon, the United States, and internationally. Oregon Tilth is a member-driven organization with chapters throughout the state, and members around the world. Their mission is to support organic and sustainable food production practices. Since 1974, Tilth has brought together individuals working to support and promote biologically sound and socially equitable agriculture.
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Tilth Producers
| | Tilth Producers, a Chapter of Washington Tilth Association, is the organic and sustainable farm organization of Washington State. A membership organization of more than 400 Washington growers, Tilth Producers fosters and promotes ecologically sound, sustainable agriculture in the interest of environmental preservation, human health and social equity.
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US Composting Council
| | The USCC is a trade and professional organization promoting compost. They provide a unified voice for the growing composting industry. The US Composting Council is involved in research, public education, composting and compost standards, expansion of compost markets and the enlistment of public support.
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Resource Links—Providers
BBC Laboratories Inc.
| | BBC Laboratories is a leader in providing quality innovative microbiological testing and research for the agricultural community. The lab has been assisting both growers and manufacturers of biological agricultural products since 1991. Areas of specialization include:
• Microbial Profiles and Microbial Diversity of Soil, Compost and Compost Tea
• Compost Quality Assessment
• Mycorrhizal Testing
• Plant Pathology Diagnostics
• Pathogen Inhibition Testing
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In Harmony
| | In Harmony, founded in 1994, provides a wide range of environmentally friendly landscaping and lawn-care services for customers throughout the Seattle metropolitan area.
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Microbial Matrix Systems
| | Microbial Matrix Systems (MMS) offers analysis and advice to clients on how to build and sustain the biological component of their soil, compost, and compost tea. Our approach includes preliminary diagnosis, diagnostic testing, and reports. MMS reports interpret all findings in an understandable form to help clients manage the microbial biomass of soil, compost or compost tea. MMS founders have been actively involved in the discovery and development of soil, compost and compost tea technologies for 10 years.
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Sonoma Valley Worm Farm
| | Sonoma Valley Worm Farm produces an exceptional compost for compost tea production. A premium blend of quality feedstocks, the product is thoroughly pre-composted under rigorous quality control standards. SVWF Vermicompost is further processed by a flow-through worm system yielding a greater diversity of organisms and increasing key organic compounds. toll free 800.447.6996, telephone 707.996.8561, facsimile 707.935.9166, email info@sonomavalleyworms.com |
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