Policy Outreach to Farmers Markets Intelligence Markets
Development Outreach to Consumers Organizational Changes
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Advocacy for free standards Organic Standards Maintenance
Standards Interpretation Committee (Sic) Aquaculture Food Safety
AAFC Organic Study Agri-subcommittee Food Safety Stakeholder
Reference Group next round of Agricultural Policy Organic Value
Chain Roundtable Strategic planning Studies
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Workshops Developed and field-tested 5 new workshops Two-day
train the trainer event in Saskatchewan 20 workshops over 2 years
in Prairies 8 workshops last year in Ontario 45 Standards training
workshops across Canada in partnership with COTA and IOIA Alberta
Agriculture & Rural Development Saskatchewan Agriculture
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Publications Two new books in Practical Skills Series: Growing
Potatoes Organically Crop Planning for Organic Vegetable
Growers
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Two new books in the Practical Skills Series in pre-production
to be launched at Organic Connections, November 2010: Organic
Strawberry Production Record Keeping for Organic Growers
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Two new books in the Practical Skills Series in production:
Scaling Up Organically Organic Livestock Handbook Revision
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TCOG new look thanks to Carrie Ann Watson Editor: Janet Wallace
Layout: Karyn Write Production: Gilmore Printing
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Farm Conferences/Tradeshows winter 09 COG Ottawa Eco Farm Day,
Cornwall, ON Conference Committee Guelph Organic Conference
Agribition, Regina Crop Production Show, Saskatoon Eco Farm,
Asilomar, CA Toronto International Farm Show MOSES Organic Farming
Conference, LaCrosse, WI Guelph Organic Conference
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Farmer Mentoring/Farm Tours Manitoba Farm Mentorship Program
COG Ottawa Farm Tours COG Organic Food Council of Manitoba Farm
Tours COG PWW Farm Tours
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Institutional Outreach Menu-planning Pricing Delivery/Invoicing
Connecting retail and institutions to local farmers Co-operative
Development Farmer Groups Transitional supports Farmer Cooperative
Symposium, Kemptville, ON
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Phase II Growing Up Organic Pilot Eastern ON Organic Central
Co-operative Development Eastern Ontario Organic Farmers
Co-operative
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COG Organic Directory/Chapter Directories COG Toronto Annual
Conference COG Toronto Booth @ Consumer Shows COG Ottawa Feast of
Fields COG PWW Consumer events Organic Week October 9-16, 2010
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Thanks to Anne Macey of COG Island Natural Growers, COG has
been collecting statistical information about Canadas organic
farming and processing sectors for over 20 years
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Ongoing Farmer training Consumer/farmer conferences
Publications, etc. Food Safety Develop business plan to work with
mainstream commodity groups Develop & deliver webinar series
Phase II Growing Up Organic New strategic plan in development
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SOD: chapter to Affiliate Niagara, Kawartha, Prince Edward
County: disbanded Membership fee change from fixed fee to
donation
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New membership fee structure as of October 1, 2009
Options: A) Not Consolidated Chapters incorporate on their own
(no longer COG chapters) Undertake their own audits (include
financials as notes to COGs financial statements) B) Consolidated
Adopt COGs financial systems/controls, transfer financial data
quarterly COG manages chapter finances
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Member Vote
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Acclaimed 2010 Gavin Dandy, ON Daniel Brisebois, QC Returning
Board Members Vivian Vilich, BC Sheila Hamilton, AB Lorraine
Beaudette, SK Janine Gibson, MB Genevive Grossenbacher, ON Regional
Representatives Arnold Taylor, Prairie Carrie Ann Watson, Ontario
Roxanne Beavers, Atlantic
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Motion to convene Thank you.....now for the fun part