Initiatives

The OOC has been working to support and develop Oregon's organic industry and community. Since its founding, key accomplishments include:

• Organizing and reviving Organically Grown in Oregon Week (OGOW), 2009
• Hosting the regional meeting for National Organic Action Plan (NOAP), November 2006
• NOAP announcement and response form (pdf)


• Supporting 3 bills in the Oregon Legislature designed to bring food from local farms into Oregon schools, July 2007
• House Bill 3185 (pdf)
• OOC Support Letter for Farm to School and School Garden Programs (pdf)
• Ecotrust Endorsement Form -- Farm to School & School Garden Programs (pdf)


• Endorsing Oregon Tilth's application to SARE for a grant titled "Field Training to Improve Coordination Between Conservation Program Delivery and Organic Certification in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, July 2007
• OOC Support Letter for Oregon Tilth grant (pdf)


• Supporting federal funding for organic research at Oregon State University
• OOC Support Letter for OSU Organic Cropping Project (pdf)


• Identifying Oregonians from each sector of our state's organic industry and extending invitations to them to fill all OOC Leadership Council Positions, September 2007
• Leadership Council Roster

Follow our continued engagement with issues that impact organic systems in Oregon, including the following projects identified for action in 2008 and 2009:

• Provide continued advocacy for federal funding to support organic research at OSU
• Organize efforts to contact Oregon State Legislators to support Farm to School programs, School Garden Programs, and other legislation that will benefit the stakeholders of the organic industry and community
• Offer feedback on the development of a Center for Ecological Food Systems at OSU so that it will meet the needs of organic producers.

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