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Our blog focuses on organic industry news, informative posts, Canadian Organic Standards & inputs, plus PACS certified organic member profiles and stories.

We group our blog posts by category to make it easier to find what you're looking for. If you don't know what you are looking for, have a wander through the categories. There is something for everyone here.

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OPEN NOW - MAY 20, 2025!

The 2025 British Columbia Tree Fruit Climate Change Response Fund is a $10 million, one-times fund to support British Columbia tree fruit growers. Growers who qualify…

Tentative Date: Thursday, May 22: 11am - 12pm

Without a centralized database, it can be difficult to find organic-compliant inputs. In this online webinar, speakers from COTA, OMRI, and CABI join…

Sunday May 25, 2025 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

4122 E Vernon Rd., 

Vernon, BC

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This potluck and farm tour is hosted by the Okanagan…

Q. What is your company name, product, and brief origin story?

A. At West Coast Seeds, organic growing is at the heart of who we are. We offer a wide range of organic seeds, as well as organic live…

September 1 - 30

September is Organic Month, and we are celebrating! Canada's National Organic Month brings opportunities to focus on organic farming, food, and products. There are all kinds of…

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Tuesday, November 25, 2025 - Thursday November 27, 2025

BC Organic Conference is coming! This year, it is being held in Harrison Hot Springs.

Click this link to…

Canada-South Korea Organic Equivalency

Canada has had an equivalency arrangement with South Korea since October 31, 2023. This arrangement applies to processed organic products that have last been…

Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership

The Sustainable CAP is a five-year program that runs until March 31, 2028. This is a 3.5 billion dollar funding program that is cost-shared between…

Leading up to the CMOEA

In 2024, Canada marked eighty years of diplomatic relations with Mexico. The two countries share a bilateral relationship and are also two-thirds of the North American…

Farming can be a passion project. To be a farmer, there are years when you have to do it because you love the lifestyle. After all, as a famer, there can be some very lean years. Recently in BC,…

The winter of 2023/24 involved an extreme cold snap that was devastating to Canadian wine growers. Many British Columbia growers reported an almost 100% crop loss. Given that the wine industry in…

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