[MPWG] Certified Organic WIld Crops Standards - proposed changes

[Penny's Pine Nuts]

Here are two articles on wild crops and USDA proposed changes to certification.  It is an important place give feedback about wild harvesting.  We believe it restoration is an important element of wild harvests and the proposed new regulations would preclude all planting.

      Food Safety: USDA NOP Update, Wild Crops (3 of 6)
      Justmeans
      Wild crop harvesting poses an interesting topic of discussion regarding food safety and organic certification. The draft guidance document specifically ...
     
      Food Safety: USDA NOP Updates, Introduction (1 of 6)
      Justmeans
      The next several articles will discuss the meat of the five drafts which consider compost, wild crops, organic poultry, contamination and the use of ... 
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