Join the CCOF foundation for an introductory webinar on importing and exporting organic products.
Curious about the organic import and export market? Join CCOF for a webinar on the ins and outs of importing and exporting your products. CCOF staff will give an overview of the organic export market, review international organic compliance programs, and cover international organic labeling guidelines. You’ll also hear the experiences and recommendations of organic growers and handlers who import and export organic products.
Demand for organic product domestically and across the globe is rising. Join CCOF in an introductory webinar on importing and exporting organic products. This webinar includes an overview of export market numbers, a highlight of countries that accept USDA National Organic Program standards, steps for entering the import and export markets, and more.
About Our Speakers
Gamai Gregory is the administrative supervisor at CCOF Certification Services, LLC, one of the nation’s oldest and largest organic certifiers. She oversees a wide variety of projects, processes, and tools that help the business run smoothly, including overseeing CCOF’s diverse international programs and export systems. In her six years at CCOF Gregory has played a key role in implementing new initiatives that provide tools and systems that allow CCOF to adapt to the maturing organic landscape. Gregory holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz in environmental studies, and is currently completing a Sustainable Master of Business Administration degree at Green Mountain College.
Jeremy Johnson is senior counsel at Traditional Medicinals. He is actively involved with all things in the legal and regulatory realm related to organic processed products–from commenting on National Organic Standards Board proposals, to exports and compliance with Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP).
Traditional Medicinals is an independent company that embraces sustainability, ingredient purity, and social and environmental activism. A California Benefit Corporation and California Certified Green Business, Traditional Medicinals is the leading seller of wellness tea in the United States and the pioneer of the wellness tea category in the United States and Canada.
J. Mlodzinski has been the green coffee logistics manager and green coffee buyer for Intelligentsia Coffee for the past four years. He has been working with the organic certification process with Intelligentsia for the past six years.
Intelligentsia Coffee was founded in October 1995 and now has three cities it calls home: Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York. They love all of these places, but for very different reasons. Straight backed-Midwesterness gives them pragmatism and self-discipline, West Coast optimism leads them to believe anything is possible, and the dynamism of East Coast is an unending source of energy. This combination provides the business the fuel for what they love to do: sourcing, developing, roasting, and delivering the best coffee in the world. Intelligentsia’s buying team works with their coffee producers 365 days a year. Intelligentsia has been directly sourcing the finest organic coffee since 2002. They have worked with farmers to help them maintain their organic certification and purchase over 400,000 pounds of organic coffee every year.
Sergio Nuñez de Arco co-founded Andean Naturals in 2004 with the goal of promoting sustainable agriculture and raising farmer incomes in his native Bolivia while giving U.S. consumers reliable access to a nutritious, gluten-free whole grain. Drawing on years of experience managing Bolivian development projects and advising small and midsize businesses throughout Latin America, Nuñez de Arco has built Andean Naturals into the leading importer/wholesaler of organic, fair trade quinoa. He focuses on providing a farm-to-market bridge that reduces risk for U.S. food purveyors and raises farmer incomes.
Andean Naturals is a leading U.S. importer of quinoa, a B Corp Best for the World company and a champion of the traditional quinoa growers of Bolivia’s Altiplano. The company is based out of Yuba City, California, where it operates its U.S. ancient grains cleaning facility. Its quinoa refining facility is in La Paz, Bolivia.