CCOF PACIFIC SOUTHWEST CHAPTER
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Chapter leader Helene Beck, Brenda Tullis, Dana Ford, Linda & Andy Mullins.
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Host Mike Reeske welcomes guests to his farm.
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Jacob Guth shared info about new food and water safety regulations.
Thank you to all the good folks that attended our Chapter meeting on Sunday, Sept. 22!  
What a great time over 50 of us had under the beautiful sycamores at Chapter Leader
​Mike Reeske's farm, Rio Del Rey Heirloom Beans!  
Thank you for your warm hospitality, Mike!


We want to thank warmly our wonderful speakers who joined us to share their wisdom and experience:
Dwight Detter, Founder, Farm to Maker
Dana Ford, Senior Farm Certification Service Specialist, CCOF
 
Hannah Gbeh, Executive Director, San Diego Farm Bureau

Jacob Guth, Director of Food Safety, CCOF

We dined on delicious food prepared by Fallbrook native Chef Carlo Guardado,
owner of Small Town restaurant, Main Avenue, Fallbrook.

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Dwight Detter, Founder, Farm to Maker.
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SD Farm Bureau's new Executive Director, Hannah Gbeh.
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Dana Ford spoke about Hemp and CBD farming.
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Guests enjoyed food from Small Town, committed to local and organic sourcing.

You have to be safe and trained!

FDA’s Produce Safety rule requires that for each farm, “At least one supervisor or responsible party for your farm must have successfully completed food safety training at least equivalent to that received under standardized curriculum recognized as adequate by the Food and Drug Administration.”  Farm Bureau is teaming up with the Farm Employers Labor Service and the Safe Food Alliance to offer the Grower Training Course, the only course currently recognized by FDA.  Sign up at http://www.foodsafetytrainingpartnership.org for a training session.

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BUYERS SEEK LOCAL GROWERS:  We're putting together a voluntary list of CCOF PSW Chapter growers in our region that have not met ALEX STEWART @ SPECIALTY PRODUCE, who buys for over 900 restaurants & hotels in San Diego.  This list may also be provided to other interested buyers.  WANT IN?  Contact Linda Antonioli, koolantonioli@gmail.com or (818) 642-9838.
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Interested in Organic Agritourism as a possible income opportunity for your member farm or business?  This could include educational classes and lectures, harvest-related activities, "farm to table" dining, adult-centered and family-centered formats that may be an income source.
A NEW DIRECTORY PAGE ON THIS WEBSITE LISTS INTERESTED LOCAL CCOF-CERTIFIED FARMS/BUSINESSES.

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Our Chapter meeting in Fallbrook on April 10 featured David Weinstein from Heath & Lejeune. We were also fortunate to have CCOF liaison Adrian Fisher join us.
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Chapter members and guests dine before meeting in Escondido on Dec. 5.

IS YOUR FARM READY FOR ITS CLOSE UP? submit a photo of your farM, your workers, OR YOU ON THE JOB to CCOFPSW@YAHOO.COM​ for our slideshow. Please include a one-sentence caption.  Thank you!  

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Karen Archipley introduces new Chapter Leader Mike Reeske, who will head up Marketing and Education.
CCOF Pacific Southwest Chapter

We are proud to represent over 400 members in Desert Valley, Imperial, South Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties.


CCOF Mission Statement
CCOF advances organic agriculture for a healthy world. We accomplish our purpose through organic certification, education, advocacy, and promotion.

Our Vision
We envision a world where organic is the norm.
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Our Organic Principles
Organic standards promote and enhance biodiversity, biological cycles, and soil fertility, and restore, maintain, and enhance ecological harmony. The legacy of organic will be the catalyzation of healthy, sustainable, and humane production systems. CCOF believes that organic standards should continually evolve to address a broadening range of issues.
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