OTA Members

The Organic Products Exporters of New Zealand Inc. (OPENZ) is a network of organic businesses, research institutions, consultancies and certifiers.

OFARM coordinates efforts of producer marketing groups to benefit and sustain organic producers; facilitates the exchange of pricing and marketing information among member organizations; helps manage organic marketing responsibly.

Establish and maintain sustainable prices for organic farm production through coordinated efforts of organic farmer cooperative marketing groups while protecting and defending the organic standards and promoting environmentally friendly production practices.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
Strengthen the marketing programs of member organizations.

Inventory production and manage organic marketing in a responsible manner.

Exchange pricing and marketing information among member organizations.

Develop and support communications among organic producers.

Research, support, and enhance market development.

Assist producers and consumers in broadening their knowledge of organic marketing concepts.

Promote public policy, research and education in support of sustainable agriculture.

Farmer-led non-profit public interest organization working to foster the improvement and widespread adoption of organic farming practices, through grantmaking, policy, technical and information programs.

Australian peak organic industry organization with a committee compromising representatives of all industry sectors. Our role is to facilitate industry communication, provide a forum for issue discussion, interface with government and media, and to promote the organic industry.

Importer of organic products and ingredients from India; earth friendly, socially responsible and quality conscious.

Organic Insights is a provider of consulting and research services such as strategic business planning, market research, feasibility studies, and company representation, specializing in EU-US relations. We also have ample experience and in-depth knowledge of organic regulations and standards.

We follow the 7 Cooperative Principles of voluntary and open membership, democratic member control, member economic participation, autonomy and independence, education/training/and information, cooperation among cooperatives, and concern for community.

Our coop members have deep roots within the organic farming and production community. We inspect organic farms, dairies, food manufacturers, fiber & textiles, and wild harvest operations all over the world.

As consultants, we provide solutions for businesses that need help navigating organic certifications for USDA Organic, EU Organic, Mexico’s Ley de Productos Orgánicos, OMRI, CDFA OIM, and the Global Organic Textile Standard.

We’ve designed curriculum and hosted trainings with the International Organic Inspectors Association, certification agencies, and private companies. There is nothing in the world of organic certification that we can’t help you with.

Primary suppliers of organic ingredients. Dedicated to customer service and quality organic ingredients from domestic and international sources.
Organic Partners International, LLC (Organic Partners) brings together a powerful network of Organic Sourcing Agents and Primary Suppliers of Organic Ingredients for Industrial Bulk Buyers. The market for Organic products is exploding as mainstream manufacturers and retailers join the traditional organic leaders in the marketplace. The major brake on this growth is the lack of sufficient and reliable supplies of ingredients. Organic Partners has been formed to fill this void.

The Organic Plus Trust Inc., (“OPT”) is a new “public benefit” company, with Organic and Trust at its center. Our charter dedicates OPT to benefitting public health by expanding the existing federal organic production and handling standards and the related verification tools, to meet evolving business and consumer preferences.

Organic farming practices transformed agriculture and together with organic handling and product design, transformed the world of food. The existing organic practices are OPT’s conformance baseline. But organic practices are continually evolving. OPT cooperatively develops new farm-level standards, post-harvest standards, and standards of identity for processed products that expand, strengthen and capture the evolution of organic requirements in every area impacted by organic principles.

The USDA Organic seal is a shared brand built on consumer preferences and trust. The backbone of organic trust is the federal, third-party certification requirement. We believe consumers rightfully hold every organic farm, business and product to that trust baseline. But many organic farmers and businesses and their consumers hold organic to emerging and higher baselines than the federal certification program can or will. OPT exists for the higher-baseline consumer and the farmers and businesses that seek them. OPT raises the trust baseline by working with the existing system of federal certifying bodies and giving them innovative tools for assuring product compliance.

You can find products that meet the OPT Certified Grass-Fed Organic Livestock Program™ standards by looking for our Seal.

Our meat is produced in harmony with the laws of nature, organically. We prohibit the use of synthetic hormones, pesticides or antibiotics and we feed only 100% certified organic feed.

Responding to double-digit growth in the fastest growing retail food category, the Organic Produce Network (OPN) was founded in January, 2017, to connect facets of the organic produce community through education, information and live events.

Produce industry veterans Matt Seeley, former vice president of marketing for The Nunes Company, and Tonya Antle, former vice president of organic sales for Earthbound Farm, are co-founders of the company.

OPN is being designed as the voice and go-to resource for all things related to organic produce. The company's mission is to inform and educate through a strong digital presence with an emphasis on original content, and complimented by engaging live events which bring together various components of the organic food community.

OPN is an informal online network providing critical and timely information such as news, updates, statistics and historical benchmarks to those in the organic fresh produce business. OPN will also provide live and online learning and networking opportunities. The OPN target audience is organic producers, handlers, distributors, processors, wholesalers, foodservice operators and retailers.

The OPN website and weekly digital newsletter OPN Connect will feature topical and relevant content related to organic fresh produce, with a special emphasis on thought-provoking commentary and analysis from leaders and influencers in the organic produce and food arena.

Seed is part of our common cultural heritage – a living, natural resource that demands careful management to meet food needs now and into the future. Organic Seed Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that advances ethical seed solutions to meet food and farming needs in a changing world.

Each year we educate thousands of farmers and other agricultural community members, conduct professional organic plant breeding and seed production research, and advocate for national policies that strengthen organic seed systems. Our most recent State of Organic Seed report (2016) is part of an ongoing project to monitor the status of organic seed nationally and provides a roadmap for increasing the diversity, quality, and integrity of organic seed available to US farmers.

OSA has a fifteen-year track record as the leading organic seed institution in the US.

Our staff knows the seed business. We also have extensive experience with development of producer enterprises and maintain close working relationships with cooperative and economic development support centers around the country. We can help with business start-up or with re-tooling existing businesses. Read about one success FFSC and OSA partner to Implement Decentralized Seed Production and Marketing System

Organic Services, established in December 2004 and run by its four founding directors Udo Censkowsky, Frank Gerriets, Gerald A. Herrmann (a Past President of IFOAM), and Mildred Steidle is an international strategy and management consultancy that specialises in organic production, sustainability and development matters. Organic Services draws on an extensive global network that extends to all main continents. Organic Services offers a comprehensive range of services for governments, businesses and non-profits – always designed and conducted in an interdisciplinary manner. Organic Services is also the Global Sales Partner of Intact Consult software products for audit management (Ecert), traceability (Flowweb) and commodity safety (Nutriweb).

Organic Spices Inc, uses a combination of the most cutting edge technologies, to ensure complete food safety, both by destroying all pathogens, and at the same time avoiding all forms of hazardous pesticides, fungicides and radiation. This protects your business, your customers and ultimately your bottom line, while allowing you to provide customers food products that meet even the most demanding expectations.

All of our methods, are completely compatible with the full USDA Organic standard, while managing to meet - or surpass - strict FDA regulated safety standards.

Our key technologies include: Steam Treated Spice and Heat Treated.

The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is the membership-based business association for the organic industry in North America. As the only trade association focusing exclusively on organic agriculture and its products, OTA stays on top of the latest issues and trends that affect organic trade and takes action as necessary on behalf of its members. OTA represents businesses across the organic supply chain and addresses all things organic, including food, fiber/textiles, personal care and pet products, and new sectors as they develop. Since its inception, the association has been a key player in shaping both the regulatory and market environment for organic products…

The Organic Trade Board (OTB) is a not for profit organization co-ordinated by business leaders from across the UK’s organic industry to develop, promote and support Organic Trade in the UK. Our vision is a network where businesses are openly able to trade, share information and utilise the resources available from other members of the organic community.

Organic Valley is the brand label for CROPP Cooperative, the largest organic cooperative in the USA. Working with nature is what inspired our original seven farmers to form an organic farming cooperative in 1988. Today our membership has grown to more than 1,800 family farms in 34 states, and our high standards shine through in our delicious, award-winning, certified organic foods.

Distribute and sell products made with organically grown vegetables, fruits and herbs to detox the body, weight loss, anti-aging organic skin care, organic food supplements. We educate people about the importance of detoxing our body of toxins including pesticides, synthetics, chemicals and now even radiation leakage.

At Organic Voices, we believe in trust.
Of course, trust must be earned. Thanks to tough federal organic standards, organic farmers and food companies have nothing to hide. It’s the positive notion of knowing exactly what you’re getting. We are a group of folks devoted to telling the story of organic agriculture and food production with the hope of instilling the peace of mind that going organic gives. Our aim is to cultivate a better understanding of what being organic really means and the environmental and health benefits choosing organic provides. We’re pretty passionate about it and hope you will be too!

Organically Grown Company is the largest distributor of organic produce in the Northwest. Frankly though, we never aspired to be the “biggest.” Mostly, we aspire to come to work every day and give a damn.

At the core of OGC is a simple idea that has held steady since the beginning: that organic agriculture is necessary for a healthy environment and healthy people.

Our goal is to support organic agriculture and help it thrive, by doing business in a way that is “good, clean and fair.”

That goes for our customers, our vendors, our employees, our community and our environment.