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    Organic Alberta is a non-profit organization that represents over 700 certified organic producers and processors in Alberta. Its mission is to support and grow Alberta's organic industry through maintaining standards, supporting the value chain, soil health, marketing and education, and enhancing organizational capacity. The organization communicates through magazines, e-updates, social media, and partnerships. It advocates for organics nationally and supports programs for young farmers, participatory plant breeding, seed security, and building resilience in the organic grain sector. Initiatives include webinars, a pivot and grow website, and the Mackenzie County organic success program.

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    Organic Alberta is a non-profit organization that represents over 700 certified organic producers and processors in Alberta. Its mission is to support and grow Alberta's organic industry through maintaining standards, supporting the value chain, soil health, marketing and education, and enhancing organizational capacity. The organization communicates through magazines, e-updates, social media, and partnerships. It advocates for organics nationally and supports programs for young farmers, participatory plant breeding, seed security, and building resilience in the organic grain sector. Initiatives include webinars, a pivot and grow website, and the Mackenzie County organic success program.

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    Organic Alberta is a non-profit organization that represents over 700 certified organic producers and processors in Alberta. Its mission is to support and grow Alberta's organic industry through maintaining standards, supporting the value chain, soil health, marketing and education, and enhancing organizational capacity. The organization communicates through magazines, e-updates, social media, and partnerships. It advocates for organics nationally and supports programs for young farmers, participatory plant breeding, seed security, and building resilience in the organic grain sector. Initiatives include webinars, a pivot and grow website, and the Mackenzie County organic success program.

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    Organic Alberta is a non-profit organization that represents over 700 certified organic producers and processors in Alberta. Its mission is to support and grow Alberta's organic industry through maintaining standards, supporting the value chain, soil health, marketing and education, and enhancing organizational capacity. The organization communicates through magazines, e-updates, social media, and partnerships. It advocates for organics nationally and supports programs for young farmers, participatory plant breeding, seed security, and building resilience in the organic grain sector. Initiatives include webinars, a pivot and grow website, and the Mackenzie County organic success program.

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    ORGANIC

    2021
    ALBERTA
    Annual Report
    OUR MISSION

    OUR MISSION
    To represent, support and
    grow Alberta’s entire
    organic industry.
    OUR VISION
    A strong, sustainable
    and united organic
    community in Alberta.
    Maintain Strong
    Standards and
    Regulations
    Support growth in
    the organic value

    Strategic chain
    Soil health and
    Directions product quality
    Marketing and
    education
    Enhance
    organizational
    capacity
    Organic Producers
    & Processors
    OUR 700+ Certified
    Organic Members

    MEMBERS Industry
    47 Corporate
    Members
    Directors
    Board of CHARLES NEWELL
    President & Director
    TRACEY SMITH
    Vice-President
    BECKY DOHERTY
    Treasurer & Director

    ED SZYMANEK ANDREW MANS JAMES THIESSEN


    Director Director Director

    PIERRE FILLION FRANK MADDOCK KIRK RISTE


    Director Director Director
    Communications
    QUARTERLY
    MAGAZINE

    MONTHLY
    E-UPDATES

    SOCIAL
    MEDIA

    SPECIAL
    EDITION
    MAGAZINE
    Special Edition

    Partner Spotlight
    Partner Spotlight
    Magazine
    Showcases 20+
    partners essential
    to supporting
    organics in
    Alberta
    Connects growers
    with products,
    services, and
    organizations
    $10
    THE
    ESSENTIALS

    Our mission is to Printing & Mailing,


    Rent, Internet

    represent, support, and


    grow Alberta’s entire $50
    COMMUNICATION
    organic industry, and ACTIVITIES

    your donations help us Magazines &


    E-Updates

    continue to do so.
    $100

    E-TRANSFER
    SHORT-TERM
    PROGRAMS
    Organic Agronomy
    Education & Marketing

    $150+
    INFO@ORGANICALBERTA.ORG LONG-TERM
    PROGRAMS
    Advocacy &
    Partnerships
    Prairie Involvement
    Prairie Program Development
    Stakeholder Engagement
    Sessions (Vegetable, Grain, and
    Industry Sessions)
    Two Online Participatory Plant
    Breeding Farm Club Meetings
    25 Prairie Participatory Plant
    Breeding Farmers
    5 Canadian Organic Vegetable
    Improvement Project Farmers
    Prairie Pod Quarterly Newsletter
    National Involvement
    Seed Webinar Series
    SeedHeads Podcast
    Participatory Plant
    Breeding Policy Guide
    Engagement on Federal
    Seed Consultations

    SEEDSECURITY.CA
    Pivot and Grow
    Website
    Social Media
    Emails
    B2B Directory
    1-800# Expert
    Exporter Directory
    Young Agrarians
    5 stakeholder sessions with
    30 participants
    20 Blog Posts
    150 Social Media Posts
    5 Media Articles
    15 profiles on U-Map
    30 events
    974 Participants
    12 Apprenticeships
    5 Bootcamps
    69 Land inquiries
    CANADIAN ORGANIC
    INGREDIENT STRATEGY
    A program of the Prairie Organic
    Development Fund designed to build
    resilience and stability in the Prairie
    organic grain sector and support
    transitioning farmers. Developing new
    resources for organic producers:

    10 webinars for Alberta organic


    producers
    Pivot and Grow website update to
    include organic livestock, and fruit
    and vegetable resources
    Mackenzie County
    ORGANIC SUCCESS PROGRAM
    Selling Your Organic Crop
    Monthly Farmer Calls
    (November to March):
    34 participants and 11
    speakers in the first four
    calls
    Mackenzie Organic Success
    Grants (Pilot Project, March
    to October)
    Strengthening relationships
    in the region
    Organic research
    Upcoming workshops, field
    days, and extension

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