Organic Fertilizer Association Of California Web Site | OFAC
Our Purpose
The purpose of the Organic Fertilizer Association of California (OFAC) is to:
- Engage in legislative and regulatory activities;
- Communicate issues to its membership and interested parties;
- Promote organic fertilizer use and organic cultural practices through education and research;
- Facilitate industry communications and activism; and
- Formulate industry standards
for quality, safety and NOP
compliance.
This is accomplished by working with the various government agencies, such as the fertilizer and organic programs of the California Department of Food and
Agriculture (CDFA) and the United States Department of Agriculture—National Organic Food Program (NOP), which impact the industry. An advocacy program is under
development to educate legislators on the benefits and
standards of organic fertilizers.
A regular newsletter will be distributed to OFAC members and interested parties to
keep them up-to-date on issues. OFAC will provide information and hold seminars on
organic fertilizer use and cultural practices.
Regular meetings of the association are scheduled to facilitate communications among
industry members, organic certifiers and our customers. OFAC will help make growers
and the public aware of the important role organic fertilizers play in producing organic
food and sustaining our environment.