California Certified Organic Farmers

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California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) is a USDA accredited organic certifying agency and trade association, located in Santa Cruz, California. Formed in 1973, CCOF was the first organic certification entity in the United States.[1][2]

CCOF offers organic certification to the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) standards to farms, livestock operations, processors, private labelers, brokers and retailers.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Klonsky, Karen (2000). "Forces impacting the production of organic foods". Agriculture and Human Values 17 (3): 233–243. doi:10.1023/A:1007655312687.
  2. ↑ Guthman, Julie (1998). "Regulating Meaning, Appropriating Nature: The Codification of California Organic Agriculture". Antipode 30 (2): 135–154. doi:10.1111/1467-8330.00071.
  3. ↑ "List of USDA-Authorized Organic Certifying Agents by State of Operation". http://www.ams.usda.gov''. US Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 4 March 2015.

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