CALIFORNIA

State Organic Program: Yes
State certifier: No

Contact:
Producers
Ray Green, California Dept. of Food & Agriculture,
Phone: 916-445-2180, ext. 3506, rgreen@cdfa.ca.gov

California Organic Program
Dave Carlson
Phone: 916-445-2180 ext. 3462

Processors and Sprouts
Patrick Kennelly, California Dept. of Health Services
Phone: 916-650-6598, pkennel@dhs.ca.gov

Programs providing organic support: California provides all the services required by the NOP, and we register and monitor all the exempt and excluded operations as defined in the NOP.

Certifiers operating in state:
1. CCOF -- California Certified Organic Farmers, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Brian McElroy, Phone: 831-423-2263 ext. 18, brian@ccof.org

2. California Organic Farmers Association, Kerman, CA 93630
Laura Horne, Phone: 559-842-5100, Cofa2000@cofa.net

3. Guaranteed Organic Certification Agency, Fallbrook, CA 92082
Charles Heermans, Phone: 760-731-0496, www.goorganics.org

4. International Certification Services, Inc., Medina, ND 58467
Annie Kerschenmann, Phone: 701-486-3560, farmvo@daktel.com

5. Marin County Agriculture - Weights and Measures, Novato, CA 94947
Stacy K. Carlsen, Phone: 415-499-6700

6. Monterey County Certified Organic
County of Monterey Agricultural Commissioner's Office, Salinas, CA 93901
Katherine Smith-Borchard, Phone: 831-759-7325, smithk@co.monterey.ca.us

7. Oregon Tilth Certified Organic, Salem, Oregon 97301
Chris Schreiner, Phone: 503-378-0690 (press 8), organic@tilth.org

8. Organic Certifiers, Ventura, CA 93001
Susan Siple, Phone: 805-684-6494, Organic@west.net

9. Organic Crop Improvement Association International, Inc., Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone: 402-477-2323, www.ocia.org

10. QAI, Inc., San Diego, CA 92130
Griff McLellan, Phone: 858-792-3531, qai@qai-inc.com

11. Quality Certification Services, Gainesville, FL 32604
Florida Organic Growers, Marty Mesh, 352-377-6345, www.QCSinfo.org

12. Scientific Certification Systems, Oakland, CA 92612
Zoe Anne Kilkenny, Phone: 510-832-1415, zkilkenny@scsl.com

13. California Crop Improvement Association, Davis, CA 95616
Robert J. Simas, Phone: 530-752-0544, rjsimas@ucdavis.edu or http://www.ccia.ucdavis.edu

14. Washington State Dept. of Agriculture, Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: 360-902-1805, organic@agr.wa.gov

Cost Share Program: Yes

History: There are over 3,000 operations in California that produce and handle organic crops. For more info visit www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/fveqc/organic.htm.