CCOF is invested in the future of organic, and the Future Organic Farmers grant is an investment in our future food system. The more beginning farmers who pursue organic, the more we increase organic acreage and feed our communities organic food.
Steve Bains, OTP grantee, Cohort 2024, and his daughter
Funding To Expand CCOF Foundation’s Organic Transition Grants and Technical Assistance Offerings
Are you headed to the 44th Annual EcoFarm Conference? Schedule your free, one-on-one consultation with an organic expert and get answers to all your certification questions while you are attending the conference!
“The way we farm—the way I’m farming with my father right now—I have found true beauty in being able to grow high-yielding, great quality food for consumers without the use of chemicals and other practices that the industry has used for so long. I find beauty in that philosophy,” explains Adam Simonian, a fifth-generation farmer from Fowler, California, and recipient of a CCOF Foundation Future Organic Farmers grant.
We at the CCOF Foundation are celebrating a year of giving and growth. Here are four ways the CCOF Foundation made a difference to the organic community in 2023.
(Photo by Edible Monterey)
Are you a farmer who is certified organic or in organic transition who needs help staying in compliance and understanding the organic regulations? Maybe you are a mentor needing to find out how to best help a farmer through the organic process, or an organization tasked with helping a soon-to-be organic farmer?
(Agrothrive Organic Liquid Fertilzer courtesy of Agrothrive website. Martha Lemus OTP grantee 2023)
AgroThrive donated 275 gallons of fertilizer to CCOF’s Organic Transition grantees on September 12, 2023, ahead of their Get One Give One Campaign for National Ag Week 2024.
This fall season, join the CCOF Foundation in honoring the dedication, triumphs, and challenges organic farmers experience when growing our food. As we begin to gather in community around various fall and winter holidays, let us all remember to thank a farmer for our delicious and healthy organic meals.
Yadira Mendiola, Queen of Vegetables farm owner and operator, welcomed us onto her farm to experience a day in her life.
Photo of Veronica, OTP cohort 2023, courtesy of Brisa Ranch.