Certification to the EU organic standards
Oregon Tilth offers services to evaluate certified crop and handling operations to the European Union (EU) organic standard. What are the benefits to complying with the EU organic regulations? OTCO...
Understanding the National List
What is the National List? The National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances defines which non-organic substances are allowed and which agricultural substances are prohibited for use in organic...
Harvest and production
Harvest records demonstrate what, how much, when and where you harvested crops on your farm. Additionally, you must document post-harvest activities such as storage and transportation. The creation...
General updates (GOTS)
The Organic System Plan (OSP) is your operation’s blueprint for planned organic production practices. Need to update your OSP? Blank forms for your crop OSP are below. Our Help Center …...
General updates (crops)
Our Help Center provides how-to guides and forms for common update requests. Learn how to: Add land to your existing certification Store organic crops Perform a seed commercial availability search...
Inspection requirements and expectations
Good planning, clear organization, and complete documentation is required for an inspector to track your organic product throughout its lifespan. How often do I need to be inspected? All certified...
Organic certification and food safety
Does my organic certification cover food safety? No. While the principles of food safety are embedded in different parts of an Organic System Plan, your organic certification does not serve …...
Terms and Conditions
The Terms & Conditions – Oregon Tilth Certification Services and Trademark Use are a required part of your certification agreement with Oregon Tilth Certified Organic and cover important...
Organic livestock recordkeeping templates
Getting started with recordkeeping can be a big task. In addition to setting up how you want to organize your records, having good templates that cover all of the necessary …...