P.E.I. Certified Organic Producers Co-op Board Urges Members to Complete Survey
At a recent meeting the COPC board urged all organic farmers to participate in order that the Co-op have a clear understanding of the size and value of the industry when representations are made t
Updated: Tuesday 30th June 2009 11:28
The interest in, and production levels of organic farming are growing within PEI. Yet the acreage under cultivation and value of the industry is unknown. As a result, the COPC has hired consultant Cindy Burton to undertake a baseline market study in order for the organization to more effectively undertake strategic planning and to have a more complete understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the Island organic industry. The baseline study will also examine total production and receipts. Finally, the study will more accurately identify the opportunities available to and challenges faced by PEI. organic industry. TO DOWNLOAD SURVEY READ ON
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Ms Karen Stehler, a grade twelve Bluefield Highschool student, has been named as the recipient of the 2009 Certified Organic Producers Co-operative Bursary.
Updated: Thursday 21st May 2009 07:32
Ms Karen Stehler, a grade twelve Bluefield Highschool student, has been named as the recipient of the 2009 Certified Organic Producers Co-operative Bursary. The $750 entrance bursary has been established by the P.E.I. Certified Organic Producers Co-op to encourage the pursuit of post-secondary studies related to organic agriculture.
Read More [ 0 comment(s) ]Big World - Where Have the Futurists Gone?
Futurists, Past Prophets & The Green Revolution
Updated: Wednesday 15th April 2009 13:52
The sixties and early seventies seems to have been growth decades for "good news" futurists. Remember Alvin Toffler's, "Future Shock" (1970), a sociological study of the new technology society to come. Everything from a paperless world, three day work week to the elimination of world hunger was the stuff that futurists built their reputations upon. The new millennium is the future of the futurists and so we have a front row seat to look back upon what was promised by these prophets of plenty.
Read More [ 0 comment(s) ]PEI Organic Newsletter Update, Issue 3, March/April 2009
A busy spring for learning about organics, Organic Federation update, a new ACORN board member and more!!
Updated: Monday 11th May 2009 16:54
News about what is going on in the PEI organic community.
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A Series of short videos on Organic Agriculture
Updated: Wednesday 28th January 2009 15:38
Videos From 2007 ACORN Conference showing information on organic agriculture
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