Going Organic: Training New Growers - CCOF
Going Organic: Training New Growers - CCOF
Going Organic: Training New Growers - CCOF
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member highlights<br />
Achievement and<br />
Recognition<br />
The California Chapter of the American Society of Farm<br />
Managers & Rural Appraisers presented the 2005 Agricultural<br />
Stewardship Award to Jim Fetzer of <strong>CCOF</strong> certified<br />
Ceago Vinegarden in Clear Lake, CA. This is the first year for<br />
this award, which was created to recognize an agribusiness<br />
in California that has demonstrated excellence in conserving,<br />
maintaining and improving our natural resources and<br />
environment by using innovative and progressive business<br />
practices. Mr. Fetzer and his Ceago Vinegarden wine label<br />
were selected for the award for their efforts in biodynamic<br />
farming. The central goal of biodynamic farming is to<br />
create and maintain unique, self-sustaining farm ecosystems.<br />
(www.ceago.com)<br />
<strong>CCOF</strong> certified Eel River <strong>Organic</strong> Beef of Hydesville, CA,<br />
recently launched a new website. Complete with an online<br />
store, the new website offers the latest news for organic consumers,<br />
information about the organic beef raising process,<br />
and the company’s commitment to the environment. In<br />
addition, visitors to the site can download award-winning<br />
recipes and sign up for “The <strong>Organic</strong> Sizzle,” their online<br />
newsletter. The online newsletter offers recipes and barbecue<br />
tips, industry news, and the latest information on organic<br />
beef. (www.EelRiver<strong>Organic</strong>Beef.com)<br />
The media was abuzz last November when Prince<br />
Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, visited<br />
Northern California to talk about organic agriculture and<br />
tour local farms. One of their stops included a visit to <strong>CCOF</strong><br />
certified Prather Ranch Meat Co. in the Ferry Building at the<br />
Embarcadero in San Francisco. Prince Charles, a supporter<br />
of organic food production, was impressed with how<br />
Prather Ranch raises their organic beef and the certified<br />
humane handling of their livestock. He questioned Doug<br />
Stonebreaker, manager of Prather Ranch Meat Co., at length<br />
about the ranch’s husbandry practices and what makes the<br />
operation so distinctive. He also liked the fact that the ranch<br />
raises Hereford and Angus – English breeds of cattle.<br />
(www.pratherranch.com)<br />
Winter 2006 Certified <strong>Organic</strong> 2
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