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Celebrating CCOF’s 50th Birthday with 50 Reasons to Choose Organic

In the past 50 years since CCOF’s founding in 1973, research about organic has come a long way. We now know that the benefits of organic our founding members believed in so fiercely are backed by scientific data to have a measurable effect on the wellbeing of our planet, communities, and economy. 

CCOF’s First Employee, Mark Lipson, Honored by Rodale

California congressman Sam Farr and Mark Lipson in the early days of creating the organic standards.

The Rodale Institute, a progenitor of the organic movement in the United States that built the scientific underpinnings of organic production, awarded Mark Lipson (CCOF’s first paid employee) the Organic Stewardship Award in a ceremony held at the Rodale research farm in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. 

Fifty Years of Organic and Beyond With CCOF

This year, we’re celebrating 50 years of CCOF and reflecting on how our organization has developed to what we are today. 

A formative part of our history is, of course, organic certification and the development of the organic standards at the California state and United States federal levels. This give-and-take relationship between CCOF and regulatory bodies has shaped us into who we are today. 

Take a peek with us today at CCOF’s journey from 1973 to 2023. 

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