Thanks for your interest in organic farming! Over the past two years MOSES has provided thousands of farmers with free informational packets and currently fields over 100 calls a month on our Farmer Transition Hotline. With the help of our generous donors and sponsors, we offer this informational packet to help you explore the potential of organic production on your farm.

With retail sales of organic foods on the rise, this is a time of tremendous opportunity for farmers! Since 1990, organic food sales have grown at 20% per year. In order to keep pace with consumer demand, the domestic production of organic food needs to grow. In particular, there is a need for more farmers raising organic dairy, livestock, and produce. It is also necessary to significantly increase the production of organic livestock feed. This is where you come in! Check out the info below to learn how you can make the transition to
organic farming.

Download materials from the informational packet free of charge using the links below, or fill out an online form to have a hardcopy of the materials sent to you. The materials are free, but we charge $5 to cover shipping and handling costs.

The Organic Farmer Information Packet includes:

1. A copy of the Upper Midwest Organic Resource Directory, a reference handbook of organic resources including Resource Groups, Certification Agencies, Suppliers, and Buyers of organic products.
   
   
2. A MOSES brochure, a short guide to current MOSES projects.
   
   
3. The New Farm brochure, short description of Rodale Institute's New Farm program. Learn more at www.rodaleinstitute.org/new_farm,
   
   
4. A Guide to ATTRA's (Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas) Organic Publications. Learn more at www.attra.org.
   
   
5. The Guidebook for Organic Certification, Answers to Common Questions, (26 pg.)
   
   
6. Three MOSES Fact Sheets. "How to choose an Organic Certification Agency", "Common Mistakes Made by Organic Certification Applicants", and "The Organic Certification Process".
   
   
7. Transitioning to Organic Production, a publication by the Sustainable Agriculture Network of USDA.
   
   
8. A complementary copy of the Organic Broadcaster, a bimonthly newspaper published by MOSES.

If you farm in the Midwest and have questions about transitioning to organic, please call Harriet Behar, Outreach Specialist, on our Farmer Transition Hotline at 1-888-551-4769.

Thanks to our donors and sponsors for their generous support.
They help make our vital work possible.

Blooming Prairie Foundation
Bradshaw-Knight Foundation
Brico Fund, LLC
Farm Aid
Risk Management Agency - USDA

MOSES encourages you to contact our business sponsors to learn more about opportunities for organic farmers.

CROPP/Organic Valley
Horizon Organic
Northland Organic Foods
Organic Choice
Stonyfield Farm

The Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service
PO Box 339, Spring Valley, WI 54767
phone: 715-772-3153 fax: 715-772-3162
info@mosesorganic.org