Recorded Webinar Series from Michigan Highlights Organic Certification

The Michigan Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP) hosted a three-part webinar series on organic certification that is now available online to access at any time. In the first webinar, “What is organic?” Ryan Romeyn of Providence Organic Farm shares his certification experience, including a detailed look at his farm recordkeeping systems, and Katie Brandt of the Michigan State University Organic Farmer Training Program and the Michigan TOPP leads an interactive activity to explore the Organic System Plan. In the webinar “Why choose organic?”, hear from two farms and a processor about their decisions. Finally, the webinar “How to certify organic?” covers choosing a certifier, approved products under USDA Organic regulations, crop and livestock considerations, the organic transition period and documentation requirements.