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Posted on Tuesday May 3, 2016

Over recent weeks, COTA has been meeting with Members of Parliament to discuss the issues and needs of the organic sector and to drum up interest in our Parliament Day 2016. As COTA members, you are welcome to reach out and share the issues faced by your business as we continue these meetings in the […]

Posted on Tuesday April 26, 2016

Mark in your calendars! This September 17-25 will mark our seventh annual National Organic Week, which is promising to be the best one yet. Organic Week is supported by regional partners and organized by COTA, COG and CHFA. COTA members are welcome to celebrate Organic Week with us. Over the past few years, Organic Week […]

Posted on Tuesday April 26, 2016

COTA will once again partner with Globe and Mail, Canada’s #1 national newspaper and #1 news website, to produce a stand-alone feature highlighting organic in Canada. This section is strategically scheduled to be released September 16, the day before Organic Week 2016. The 2015 report included 10 pages of content and featured dozens of COTA […]

Posted on Tuesday April 26, 2016

COTA invites members to reach out and schedule meetings with COTA’s new Executive Director Tia Loftgard. COTA works to promote and protect organic in Canada. Its members are encouraged to share the range of critical issues facing their organic business with COTA leadership. Tia and COTA staff will also be available for in-person meetings in during CHFA […]

Posted on Tuesday April 19, 2016

COTA strategic partner and ally Vigilance OGM launched the Demand Labeling! Campaign yesterday for the mandatory labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Quebec. This is part of the growing movement across North America for GMO labeling and of the wider global push for increasingly organic food and farming. The primary objective of the campaign […]