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This website is a collaborative initiative between the British Columbia Agriculture Council and the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture. A range of new features and interactive tools will be added in the upcoming months.We invite you to explore the site and register to submit new content and provide feedback.Development of the platform is made possible through Growing Forward, a Federal and Provincial government funding initiative.
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1. Production Folders

1.1 Overview & Starting Up

  • 1.1.1 Transition/Case Studies

1.2 Crop Choices & Varieties/Animal Types & Breeds

  • 1.2.1 Crop Choices & Varieties
  • 1.2.2 Animal Types & Breeds

1.3 Production Information

  • 1.3.1 Crop Production Information
  • 1.3.2 Animal Production Information

1.4 Pest Management/Animal Health Management

  • 1.4.1 Crop Pest Management
  • 1.4.2 Animal Health Management

1.5 Soil & Water

  • 1.5.1 Compost
  • 1.5.2 Drainage & Irrigation
  • 1.5.3 Soil Amendments
  • 1.5.4 Soil Quality
  • 1.5.5 Water Conversation
  • 1.5.6 Water Quality
  • 1.5.7 Soilless Media & Potting Solids

1.6 Harvesting, Grading & Post Harvest Handling

  • 1.6.1 Crop Harvesting, Grading & Post Harvest Handling
  • 1.6.2 Animal Handling, Loading & Shipping

1.7 Environmental Considerations

  • 1.7.1 Environmental Conservation in Organic Production
  • 1.7.2 Compost & Manure Management
  • 1.7.3 Buffer Zones, Drift & Contamination

1.8 Farm Food Safety/Quality Assurance

  • 1.8.1 Quality Assurance Programs
  • 1.8.2 Organizations/Associations
  • 1.8.3 Training
  • 1.8.4 Safety Issues for the Farm
  • 1.8.5 Food Recalls/Alerts
  • 1.8.6 Food Pathogens
  • 1.8.7 Food Safety Standards
  • 1.8.8 Food Risk Assessments
  • 1.8.9 Traceability
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SAREP - Sustainable Agriculture Cover Crop Database

Information on cover crops is available here.


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Organic Research - CAB International

A series of links to research, news, job listings, and farm listings from CAB International.


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Links to Organic Agriculture Web Sites - FAO

Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC) AFSIC is one of several US topic-oriented information centres at the National Agricultural Library (Maryland), supported, in part, by USDA's Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)...


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Cyber-Help for Organic Farmers in Canada - Homepage

Organic farming advice for farmers in Canada: information and advice on production, growing, marketing and certification of vegetables, grains, livestock, greenhouses and seeds


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Garden Organic - Economics, Marketing and Policy

Economics, Marketing and Policy - Links to studies in the UK regarding....


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Organic Farming - ATTRA

The Organic Farming section addresses fruits, vegetables, agronomic crops, livestock, soils, certification, marketing, pest control, value-added enterprises, post-harvest handling, and greenhouse production...


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Resource Guide to Organic & Sustainable Vegetable Production - ATTRA

A resource guide of online and print educational materials that support the needs of organic and sustainable vegetable farmers for information on cover crops, compost, nitrogen, and weed and pest control.


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National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service - ATTRA

Your source for the latest in sustainable agriculture and organic farming news, publications, events and funding opportunities.


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Twin Meadows Organics

We are committed to sustainable agriculture and food security.   Our farm is off the grid in the Robson Valley, with pure air and water with incredible river bottom soil.  We increasingly farm with horses and depend on alternative sources of energy, such as undershot waterwheel for charging batteries, wind, and horse power.

We grow only heirloom certified organic vegetables; carrots, parsnips, turnips, kale, collard, fennel.  We are committed to growing certified organic garlic, all 40 plus varieties, from both cloves and bulbils.  Our certified organic grain includes many very old heirloom varieities of hulless barley and wheat; Himalayan, Tibetain, Purple Hulless Barley, Hulless Oats, Red Fife Wheat, Hard Red Wheat, Hard White Wheat, Winter Rye, and more.

Protection and conservation of our environment is a key life principles for our family. 


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Organic Garlic BC

Our farm is off the grid in the Robsom Valley, with pure air, water and incredible river bottom soil.  We are committed to sustainable living and farming, with increased use of horses to farm our land.

As committed certified organic garlic growers, we propagate 40 plus varieties, with a focus for production on 6-10.  We sell wholesale and retail, both garlic bulbs and bulbils.  Allowing garlic to adapt to your local ecosystem through growing garlic from bulbils is of special interest to us.

Our favorite varieties of garlic this year are; Yugoslavian, Music, Italian, Red Russian and Montana Roja.


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