Type: Manuals/Guides

Blueberries: Organic Production

Blueberries are the most widely grown fruit crop in the United States. Blueberries are well-suited to organic culture, and good markets exist for organically grown blueberries. This production guide addresses key aspects of organic blueberry production, including soils and fertility, cultural considerations, pests, weeds, and diseases, as well as marketing. Additional resources are provided for… Continue reading Blueberries: Organic Production

Brambles: Organic Production

This publication focuses on organic practices for blackberry and raspberry production. It discusses cultural considerations including site selection, establishment, pruning and trellising, and it introduces organic practices for fertility, weed, disease, and insect management. It also provides new information on greenhouse production and season extension and addresses economics and marketing.

Strawberries: Organic Production

This publication provides an overview of organic strawberry production methods. It also covers integrated pest management (IPM) and weed-control techniques that can reduce pesticide use in strawberry production. It includes discussions of weeds, pests, diseases, greenhouse production, plasticulture, fertility, economics, and marketing. It also provides further resources.

Organic Labeling and Composition Guide

This document discusses the labeling requirements of the standards to which we certify. Covered are all certification categories from a bulk labeled single ingredient product to complicated multi-ingredient processed product.

Mentor Training Activity Workbook

Mentor training activity workbook to be used alongside the mentor training video series. This workbook contains all the activities that are included in the mentor training series, videos 2 – 5. Use this PDF version for printing.

Mentor Training Activity Workbook

Mentor training activity workbook to be used alongside the mentor training video series. This workbook contains all the activities that are included in the mentor training series, videos 2 – 5. Use this Word document to download and keep notes.

Quick Start Guide: Transition Your Farm Operation to Organic

Need a quick reference guide for how to get started with transitioning to organic? Oregon Tilth’s condensed Quick Start Guide series is designed to answer your big questions quickly, give examples, and point to helpful tools to get started.