The National Organic Coalition, (NOC) brings together diverse members of the organic community to advance organic food and farming and to ensure that:

• organic integrity is maintained

• consumers’ confidence is preserved

• policies are fair, equitable, and encourage diversity of participation and access

Membership is open by invitation to: (1) farmer organizations, (2) non-profit consumer, environmental and animal welfare organizations; (3) businesses dedicated to organic integrity, including retailers and certification agencies.

NOC members develop policy positions using a consensus process. NOC represents more than one million citizens, farms, and businesses through our member organizations.

NOC Member Organizations

NOC Advisors

In addition to our organization members, NOC retains a group of advisors to help assist in our planning, policy development and advocacy. Our current advisors include: Eric Sideman, Harriet Behar, Jennifer Taylor, Jim Riddle, Liana Hoodes, Lisa Bunin, Michael Sligh, and Urvashi Rangan.