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The National Organic Standards Training Materials: Participant's Manual 1
M.E. Swisher and Rose Koenig2This publication is only available in PDF format. The following is a brief overview of the Participant's Guide and the links to the eight modules.
Participant's Guide:
Overview of the Training Modules
The overall purpose of these training modules is to provide agricultural service providers with enough knowledge to answer questions regarding the National Organic Standards of the USDAs National Organic Program. The development of the modules was accomplished through the contributions of individuals from the University of Florida, University of the Virgin Islands and Kentucky State University. The development of the modules and assessment of their utility as a learning tool was made possible through funding provided by the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE) of the USDA. Each module is designed to actively engage participants in gaining knowledge about the key concepts and important components of the regulations. The modules require participants to utilize resources that are particular to the organic regulations and developed by both the private and public sectors. It is our goal that at the end of the trainings, service providers will know the resources that are available to them and will feel comfortable using the resources and addressing the needs of their stakeholders.
The following materials are the participants training materials. Each participant module coincides with the associated trainer's module available in EDIS publication FCS8794/FY819 . Trainers who conduct this training should review these materials before dispersing them to participants.
The complete training materials, which includes the trainer's and participant's manuals and associated materials such as PowerPoints and videos, will be available after April 15, 2007 as a For-sale DVD publication (SP426) Understanding the National Organic Standards: Training Materials at the University of Florida's IFAS Extension Bookstore.
UF/IFAS Extension BookstoreModules
Building 440 Mowry Road
PO Box 110011
Gainesville, Florida 32611
Phone: 352.392.1764 http://www.ifasbooks.ufl.edu/merchant2/Module 1: The Certification Process in Brief, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/fy/fy82001.pdf
Module 2: The Farm Plan, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/fy/fy82002.pdf
Module 3: Soil Quality and Fertility Management, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/fy/fy82003.pdf
Module 4: Seeds, Annual Transplants and Plant Stock, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/fy/fy82004.pdf
Module 5: Crop Pest, Weed & Disease Management, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/fy/fy82005.pdf
Module 6: Maintaining Organic Integrity, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/fy/fy82006.pdf
Module 7: Handling and Processing, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/fy/fy82007.pdf
Module 8: Livestock, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/fy/fy82008.pdf
Contributing Authors
Rose Koenig, Courtesy Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, and CoDirector Center for Organic Agriculture, University of Florida. Modules 1-8.
George Kuepper, Program Specialist, The National Center for Appropriate Technology. Modules 6,8.
Elizabeth Lamb, Coordinator of Integrated Pest Management for Ornamentals, New York State IPM Program, Cornell University. Module 1.
Gene McAvoy, Regional Vegetable Extension Agent III, Hendry County Extension, University of Florida. Module 3.
Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Director for Education and Outreach, Florida Organic Growers. Modules 2-6.
Kendall Sanderson, Environmental Scientist, Tampa Bay Watch, Inc. Modules 1-7.
Mital Shah, Graduate Research Assistant, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Florida. Modules 1,2,4,5,6,8.
M.E. Swisher, Associate Professor, Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, and Director Center for Organic Agriculture, University of Florida. Modules 1-8.
Alicia Whidden, Extension Agent II, Sarasota County Extension, University of Florida. Module 5.
Footnotes
1. This document is FCS8795, one of a series of the Family Youth and Community Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date April 6, 2006. Visit the EDIS Web Site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.2. M.E. Swisher, Associate Professor, Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences and Rose Koenig, Adjuct Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32611.
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