Sponsors

This joint site is sponsored and informed by the organizations listed below. The site is designed to assist Montana NRCS staff, agricultural producers, marketers and the general public to access information about organic production systems, educational opportunities and marketing possibilities. The site is designed to provide information especially relevant to Montana, but includes access to regional and national sources of information as well.

The Alternative Energy Resources Organization (AERO)
AERO is a grassroots non-profit organization dedicated to solutions that promote resource conservation and local economic vitality. AERO nurtures individual and community self-reliance through programs that support sustainable agriculture, renewable energy and environmental quality.

The Independent Organic Inspectors Association (IOIA)
The IOIA provides an important link between the certification process and consumers. IOIA inspectors are on the ground, at farms and processing facilities, ensuring that the integrity of the certification process is maintained. Our mission is to address issues and concerns relevant to organic inspectors, to provide quality inspector training and to promote integrity and consistency in the organic certification process.

Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) - Organic Certification Program
Established in 2001, The Montana Organic Certification Program provides interested parties the tools needed to become a certified organic producer.

The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)
Helping people by championing small-scale, local, and sustainable solutions to reduce poverty, promote healthy communities, and protect natural resources.

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
The Natural Resources Conservation Service provides leadership in a partnership effort to help people conserve, maintain, and improve our natural resources and environment.

Western Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (WSAWG)
The Western Sustainable Agriculture Working Group is a non-profit organization bringing together diverse individuals and groups working in sustainable agriculture and food systems to share successful models, realize our collective strengths, build regional capacity and inform the agriculture policy debate.

Last Modified: 10/26/2005