That's somewhat different.
But as I said earlier, there is a $2500 break point. The NOSB (federal)
standards state that you can use the words "organically grown" on signage
and labels if you plan to sell less than $2500 worth of produce in a given
calendar year. (And, of course, follow the rules of the NOSB standards,
which are posted on the Internet.)
If you go over that amount (or know you will) you must either apply for
and receive official certification, which is somewhat expensive, and I would
imagine, a nightmare to qualify in a community garden, where someone might
go "Oh this isn't a chemical! This Sevin I'm spraying on everything is a
combination of seven natural ingredients! My neighbor's cousin' friend said
so..." *
The smart money would say to keep it under $2500. If that's not your
goal, you can use terms like "no spray", "chemical free" and such. Some
growers who feel they can't afford official certification use those and
similar terms to describe their organic--but not certified--operations.
Good luck!
----McG
* true story by the way; listeners have said this exact thing to me more
than once. Same for Miracle-Gro and round-Up.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Elizabeth Leipold" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:01 AM
Subject: [Community_garden] must haves for an organic garden?
i forgot to metion that we are going to be selling at the local farmer's
market. preference is given to organic growers.
thanks
--
Elizabeth Leipold
Mindful Practices
mindfulpracticesyoga.com
[email protected]
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