The NOC team will describe highlights from the Fall 2022 National Organic Standards Board Meeting and NOC Pre-NOSB Meeting in Sacramento.
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. Please email Abby Youngblood (abby@nationalorganiccoalition.org) for any questions.
This call is for National Organic Coalition Members & Network Affiliates. Please contact us if you would like more information about joining NOC.
We will discuss the following topics:
Key takeaways – Q&A with National Organic Program at NOC Pre-NOSB Meeting
NOSB topics:
Essentiality
Fraud
Climate-Smart Ag
NOSB Board Support
A look ahead at the NOSB’s work agenda
Highlights from the NOC Pre-NOSB Meeting panels:
Growing Organic Markets
Empowering Immigrant & Low-Resource Farmers
Key Findings from Report on DEI in the Organic Movement
NOC’s 2023 Farm Bill Platform Highlights
Background
NOC Fall 2022 Comments to the NOSB: https://app.box.com/s/7n1f1czyar9xg89nhhal83yqsmau9qjq
NOSB Proposals and Discussion Documents: https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/NOSBMeetingPacketOctober2022.pdf
NOC 2023 Farm Bill Recommendations - Highlights: https://app.box.com/file/1045418230034
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) is a 15-member volunteer board with representation from diverse members of the organic community. The NOSB advises the Secretary of Agriculture on a wide variety of topics related to organic standards, including what materials should be allowed in organic farming. The NOSB holds public meetings twice a year and the National Organic Coalition holds a public meeting prior to the start of each NOSB meeting (NOSB meetings usually last three or four days). The purpose of the Pre-NOSB meeting is to provide a forum for productive engagement around critical issues of organic integrity for diverse stakeholders in the organic community.
The work of the NOSB is critical to maintaining the integrity of the National Organic Program. The public meetings held each year are an opportunity for the entire organic community to publicly voice their opinions about how the organic program should function.
For more information about the NOSB, please visit: https://www.nationalorganiccoalition.org/ofpa-nosb/