Advocacy Spotlights
Salmon Safe
Salmon-Safe is an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit devoted to restoring agricultural and urban watersheds so that salmon can spawn and thrive.
Accredited Certifiers Association (ACA)
The ACA is a non-profit educational organization created to benefit the USDA accredited organic certifier community and the organic industry.
Organic Exchange
Organic Exchange is a 501(C)(3) charitable organization committed to expanding organic agriculture, with a specific focus on increasing the production and use of organically grown fibers such as cotton.
Living Culture
Living Culture is a monthly television series that showcases cuisine and culture in Oregon's Willamette Valley
Organically Grown in Oregon
September 14-20, 2009 has been declared Organically Grown in Oregon Week by Governor Ted Kulongowski. The week will celebrate, promote and demonstrate the importance or organic agriculture in Oregon.
OTA Annual Hill Day
The full House Appropriations Committee finished markup on the FY 2010 Agriculture Appropriations Bill on Friday, June 19, and thanks to OTA's Annual Hill day, a new threshold for organic appropriations has been set.
EQIP Funding Deadline Extended
$50 Million available nationwide for Organic Farms through NRCS. Act NOW! Applications accepted May 11 - June 26, 2009. The USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service has set aside funding for a special Organic Initiative through the EQIP Program.
Cascade Pacific Resource Conservation and Development
Promoting a sustainable food system, improving water quality, creating rural jobs and supporting renewable energy are a few of their programs.
Oregon Organic Coalition (OOC)
The OOC directs and endorses activities that promote organic agriculture & food systems in Oregon
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
The Natural Resources Conservation Service has provided leadership in a partnership effort to help America's private land owners and managers conserve their soil, water, and other natural resources.
Oregon Center for Environmental Health
The mission of the Oregon Center for Environmental Health is to protect public health and the environment by promoting alternatives to the use, manufacture, release and disposal of toxic chemicals.
