• Growing Up Organic
• Producer's Area
  • What is Sustainable Agriculture?
  • Organic Farming
  • Organic Standards and Certification
  • Marketing, Business, and Risk Management
  • Education
  • The Farm Mentorship Program
  • Farm Energy
  • Other Resources
• Benefits of Organics
  • The Effects of Pesticides on Our Health and the Environment
  • Nutritional Benefits of Organic Food
• Why Does Organic Food Cost More?
• Our Stance on Local vs. "Big Organic"
• Manitoba's Organic Menu
• Ten Ways to Get Involved in Manitoba's Organic Movement

Organic Farming

Canadian Organic Growers has published many helpful resources on the topic of organic farming.  Click on the links here to access these helpful publications:  COG's online resource material, and publications for sale.  COG also maintains a lending library for members. 

Click here to view a detailed overview presentation of the organic sector in Canada and Manitoba. 

View the following link for an outline of the information presented in Gaining Ground: Making a Successful Transition to Organic Farming

COG's Organic Livestock Handbook has also been beneficial to many producers. For a discussion on the needs and possibilities of organic hog production please view our Benefits of Organic Hog Production in Manitoba presentation.

A new report to the Saskatchewan government by Regional Economic and Co-operative Development Minister Lon Borgerson, offers many practical recommendations on how to increase support for organic farming in that province.  Click here for the full story. 

Please check back regularly as we continue to update this page.  Click here to access our Producers Area summary page.