Purpose:
The Marin County Agricultural Commissioner's office
was one of the first counties in California to offer an organic certification program
to qualified agricultural producers and handlers. MOCA's purpose is to promote and
support organic agriculture through a certification program that services our local
organic industry. MOCA will offer its services to organic operations that meet the
requirements and regulations of the National Organic Program. The areas of operation
in which applicants may seek to be certified are crops, livestock, wild crop
harvesting, handling/processing or any combination of these.
Objectives:
- Provide a service that verifies through certification the authenticity of agricultural
products marketed as organically grown.
- Enhance the credibility of organic agriculture as a sustainable system.
- Enhance the preservation of our environment to optimize the health of microorganisms,
plants, animals and people.
- Assure consumers that organically produced products adhere to the National Organic Program
laws and standards.
- Facilitate commerce in fresh and processed food that is organically produced.
- Encourage and promote organic agriculture in the local community.
Requirements:
Any operation that wishes to participate and become certified organic must meet the standards
set forth in the National Organic Program (NOP). You may access the NOP standards at
http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop.
Obtaining Organic Certification From MOCA:
Interested applicants should call the Marin County Department of Agriculture at 415-499-6700.
MOCA Forms & Information:
Click here for all Forms Related to the Organic Program.
Click here for Marin County's Organic Acreage Statistics.
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