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Quality standards for organic products

The following paragraphs contain information from the certification agencies that we work with (OCIA and Québec Vrai) as well as excerpts from the code of practice of the Canadian department of corporate affairs and should answer your questions on the quality standards for organic products.

Sites on organic culture

Équiterre: Réseau québecois des projets d’agriculture

 

Fédération d’agriculture biologique du Québec

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Animals

Organic farm animals are raised in minimum stress environments and are given reasonable freedom of movement.

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What organic farming doesn't use

Mineral fertilizers and synthetic herbicides and pesticides are never used in organic farming.

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Organic farming

An organic farm is set up to create ecosystems that will allow for long-term productivity and weed and pest control through the use of mutually-dependent life forms...

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