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Our Mission & Vision

 

Organic Alberta Vision

"A strong, sustainable and competitive organic community in Alberta."

 

Organic Alberta Mission

"To be a central voice enabling a consumer responsive growth of an organic agriculture and food community through environmental stewardship, policy, information and service."

 

What We Do

Leadership

Organic Alberta is on the forefront of the organic market. From regulatory changes to industry innovation, we face the issues head on.

Advocacy

Organic Alberta is helping shaping the industry in the province by making our voice heard from the grassroots to the government levels.

Networking

We help the organic community connect. From our workshops and conferences to our website and newsletters to our online directory we are uniting consumers, producers, buyers, retailers and more.

Education

Organic Alberta holds training and informational meetings regularly across the province to share advances in organics.

Communication

Organic Alberta regularly sends out e-updates and a newsletter to keep everyone abreast of issues, events and research.

 

Organic Alberta’s Strategic Objectives

  1. To facilitate the access of Alberta Organics to viable markets, locally, regionally and internationally.
  2. To expand organic production capacity by increasing professional and technical support to established and transitional organic farms
  3. To expand the knowledge of environmental stewardship and sustainability of organic agriculture.
  4. Improve the business skills of, and increase financial access to, the organic industry.
  5. Support the implementation of the National Organic Standard and Regulatory Framework in Alberta
  6. To increase the organizations overall capacity in order to lead the organic industry and achieve the organizations goals and objectives.
  7. To create a unified voice within and a representative voice outside of the province of Alberta.

 

For all media, website, or general inquiries please contact Becky Lipton, Interim Executive Director at 780-271-1116 or becky.lipton@organicalberta.org