Organic Field Crop Production and Marketing in North Carolina

USDA National Organic Program (NOP) Home Page

USDA National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances

USDA NOP Organic Production and Handling Requirements

Organic Certification Guide (from Chatham County CES, Growing Small Farms website) Includes: Overview of National Organic Program Requirements, Resources for Understanding and Complying with the National Organic Standards, How to pick a certifier, Required Recordkeeping for Certified Organic Farms, and more.

Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI)

Carolina Farm Stewardship Association - Growers' Resouces

The New Farm®'s Certification Page

The New Farm®'s Guide to U.S. Certifiers

Independent Organic Inspectors Association (IOIA)

ATTRA - Organic Regulation, Certification, Transition & History

NCDA & CS Organics Page

Articles:

Is your farm safe? Protecting your crops from genetic contamination (ACRES article - pdf file)

Certified Mistakes: common mistakes--according to inspectors (The New Farm® article)

Protecting the integrity of organic grains during harvest (The New Farm® article)

Expecting the Inspector?: 9 tips to shorten your inspection time (The New Farm® article)