Dear BIFS and Organic Farming Research Workgroup,
In case you are interested there is a meeting regarding sustainable
farming system standards in Berkeley the end of this month. Does
anyone know much about these programs. I believe the SCS group out
of Emeryville are the folks behind the Starbucks coffee certification
program and also for Forest Stewardship Council and the Marine
Fisheries program among others.
Regards, Jenny
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>Subject: Invitation to Join Sustainable Agriculture Standardization
>Process; 2nd Meeting Announced
>Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:34:42 -0700
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>a reminder:
>
>You are cordially invited to participate in a new national
>sustainable agriculture standardization initiative. This standard
>is being developed in accordance with the rules of the American
>National Standards Institute (ANSI). ANSI requires the
>establishment of a transparent, balanced multi-stakeholder process
>for developing standards that are recognized nationally and internationally.
>
>The standardization initiative will be launched at a kick-off
>meeting October 29-30 at the International House in Berkeley,
>California. Details are provided in the attached invitation. A
>second kick-off meeting is being scheduled in early 2008, to provide
>an additional opportunity for stakeholders to become acquainted with
>the ANSI process and determine their level of participation (exact
>date and meeting location to be announced.) Through this process,
>the collective wisdom of stakeholders representing many points of
>view will be brought together.
>
>Please RSVP by October 24 if you are able to attend the October
>meeting, or if you are interested in participating at a later date,
>by emailing <mailto:johna@leonardoacademy.org>johna@leonardoacademy.org .
>
>To learn more about the ANSI process, the origin and structure of
>the draft standard for trial use, and next steps, contact
><mailto:ddulmage@scscertified.com>ddulmage@scscertified.com. Please
>pass this on to anyone you feel would be interested.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Linda Brown
>Executive Vice President, SCS
>
>Michael Arny
>President, Leonardo Academy
>
Janet C. "Jenny" Broome, Ph.D.
Area Plant Pathologist
University of California Cooperative Extension
Sacramento, Yolo and Solano Counties
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Email: <mailto:jcbroome@ucdavis.edu>jcbroome@ucdavis.edu
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