A. Policy Discussions

• Becoming an effective collaborator with government: some background notes and ideas (PDF)
• Does the Adoption of Organic Food and Farming Systems Solve Multiple Policy Problems? A review of the existing literature (PDF)
• How Governments in Other Jurisdictions Successfully Support the Development of Organic Food and Farming (PDF)

• Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network (ACORN)
  • Objectives and Strategies
• National Organic Strategic Plan
• Quebec Strategic Plan

C. International Policy Discussion

• Organic Works: Providing more jobs through organic farming and local food supply (Soil Association, January 2009)
• Action Plan to Develop Organic Food and Farming in England
• Conversion to Organic Farming in South Africa 2003
• U.S. National Organic Program Standards: Implications for Researchers
  

D. Genuine Progress Index (GPI) Atlantic Reports:

• Towards a Healthy Farm and Food Sector
• Economic viability of farms and farm communities in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island - An update
• Land Capacity in Nova Scotia
• Farm and Community Viability: Report on Interview Results
• Farm Viability and Economic Capacity in Nova Scotia
• Resource Capacity & Use: Introduction
• The Value of Agricultural Biodiversity
• Soil Quality & Productivity

E. Miscellaneous Reports:

• Agricultural Innovation in Ontario: Organic Research Results
• Making Pesticide Reduction a Reality in Canada 2000 (WWF)
• Organic Farming in Canada 1992
• Organic food and farming systems: taking stock of the benefits
• Regenerative Farming:A Solution to Global Warming 2008 (PDF, 1.9 MB)

"Planet Seed" photo courtesy of Roger Davies.