No Hydroponics in Organic

PCC joined with other organic advocates in endorsing a petition to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to stop labeling hydroponically produced food as organic.

Fracking on Organic Farms

Support for Washington’s Wildlife & Recreation Program

Comments to NOSB on petitions and motions

What we support, or not, in a farm bill

Protocols for import fraud

Revitalize public seed breeding

Oppose changes that undermine the NOSB

Native ecosystems and soil-less growing methods

Fund organic to meet market demand

Joined more than 177 other businesses in a strong, positive message to USDA Secretary Perdue and Members of Congress to protect funding for programs that benefit organic agriculture and the [...]

A proposed checkoff program for organic

We are unable to find convincing evidence the checkoff model would deliver the desired results.

Purple sprouting broccoli research

Letter to the WSDA Specialty Crops Review Committee re: Organic Seed Alliance research on Purple Sprouting Broccoli

Carrageenan in organics, algae harvesting and hydroponics

Comments on carrageenan, marine algaes and hydroponics to the National Organic Standards Board for the fall 2016 meeting

PCC comments for organic integrity

Comments on use of produced water from fracking on organic crops; carrageenan, sodium lactate, potassium lactate, bisphenols and packaged foods, silicon dioxide; squid and squid byproducts; and “organic” salmon on [...]

PCC comments for organic integrity

Comments on use of fracking waste "produced" water in organic crop systems; celery powder; potassium phosphate; sodium phosphate; magnesium carbonate; NOP NOSB relations.