Alberta Organic Producers Association



Alberta Organic Producers Association

AOPA Field Day – Barrhead area
July 18, 2009 – Lunnford Hall
Please confirm your attendance by July 4, 2009 by phoning
Kathy @780-939-5808, stating if you would like to participate in the mill tour.
AGENDA

9:30am Registration
10:00am Cerah Bowyer – Vet from Barrhead Clinic
10:30am  Nedra Stanley – Audit trial workshop
11:30am  Lunch by Melissa Rottier
12:30pm Tour of Can Oat Milling/Trestle walk
2:00pm  Tour of Herb and Art Mantey’s crops
3:15pm  Leave for research plots – Brenda Frick, Sheldon Gesell, Greg Moline
4:30pm We thank-you for attending. Have a safe trip home.

 Upcoming Events



Come and meet AOPA board members at the GO Conference at the Norsemen Inn, Camrose, Alberta. March 11 & 12, 2009. Checkout www.goingorganic.ca for the details.
 

Going Organic network members tell their stories about their connection to organic local food. Farmers, chefs, retailers and marketers share their special recipes. From starters to cocktails this book is a must for anyone who cooks, who loves food, and who wants to know more about the farmers who grow it.

Recommended reading for organizations and learning institutions that want to better understand local and organic food. A great gift for family and friends!

Book launch and sales at the GO conference Launch at Lunch March 11, with special guest Chef Wade Sirois.  Book price: $20.

For more information about GO – a Culinary Community contact editor Pamela Irving 780-706-0482 • gocomms@telus.net


The Alberta Organic Producers Association (AOPA) was initially formed in 1990 as OCIA Alberta Chapter # 1, with 26 members. In 2000 theOCIA membership had grown to 147 inspected organic producers and processors with approximately 40 associate/supporting members. In 2003 a restructuring took place and the Alberta Organic Producers Association (AOPA) was formed. The certifying body for AOPA is the "Organic Crop Improvement Association International (OCIA) Inc". Membership is open to anyone interested in the production, processing, marketing and consumption of organic products.

With thousands of members in North America, Central and South America, Africa, Europe, and the Pacific Rim the Organic Crop Improvement Association International (OCIA) is one of the world's largest and most recognized organic certification agencies.

A non-profit, member-owned organization, OCIA is committed to providing its members with the highest quality organic certification, research and education services, as well as access to the global organic market.

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