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Please find below Organic Trust application forms
Application pack for Primary Producers
farmer_grower_app.pdf (298kb)
Application pack for Processers
processor_distributor_app.pdf (276kb)
Application pack for Retailers
retailer_initial_application.pdf (206kb)
Grant schemes available
organic_aid_scheme_reps4.pdf (2.5Mb)
on_farm_application.pdf (490kb)
on_farm_grant_notes.pdf (484kb)
off_farm_grant_application.pdf (459kb)
off_farm_grant_notes.pdf (444kb)
Please find below the seeds / feeds forms
Download the Feed Derogation Form
feed_derogation.pdf (1.1Mb)
Download the Seed Rules
seed_rules.pdf (1.2Mb)
Download the Seed Derogation Form
seed_derogation.pdf (704kb)
You can get information about seeds suppliers and availability here.
Links
A list of associated links in no particular order.
International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements
IFOAM is the worldwide umbrella organization for the organic movement, uniting more than 750 member organizations in 108 countries.
The Soil Association
The Soil Association is the UK's leading campaigning and certification organisation for organic food and farming.
Henry Doubleday Research Association
The Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA) began in 1954 as a result of the inspiration and initiative of one man, Lawrence Hills.
Farmers Weekly
Conventional - but getting better.
Greenmount College
Useful organic info for Irish conditions
Seed Savers
Seeds are critical to our success as growers and farmers. Seeds are compact packages of genetic information and stored food reserves, just waiting for the conditions found in warm, moist soil in order to germinate
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
Organic section of the Department of Agriculture and Food.
Teagasc
Teagasc – the Agriculture and Food Development Authority – is the national body providing integrated research, advisory and training services to the agriculture and food industry and rural communities.
DARDNI
The Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme.
Bord Bia
The role of Bord Bia (Irish Food Board) is to act as a link between Irish Food and Drink suppliers and existing and potential customers.
Department of Environment,Food & Rural Affairs
The U.K.s Organic section of the Department of Environment,Food & Rural Affairs.
The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL)
The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau – FiBL) is the world’s leading information and documentation centre for organic agriculture.
olivermoore.blogspot.com
Ollie Moore, Journalist with Irish Examiner.
www.nots.ie
The National Organic Training Skillnet training programme is available to farmers, growers, processors, food businesses, and consultants working in the organic food sector. New entrants and commercial producers interested in developing their enterprise into an organic business are also eligible.
www.greenme.ie
Greenme.ie is the first of it’s kind to promote a comprehensive directory of Irish products direct from the producer/supplier to the consumer.
Elm Farm Research Centre
The business of The Organic Research Centre, Elm Farm is to develop and support sustainable land-use, agriculture and food systems, primarily within local economies, which build on organic principles to ensure the health and well-being of soil, plant, animal, man and his environment.
Animal Health and Welfare in Organic Farming
The aim of the compendium is to serve as a resource material and training tool for farmers, advisors, inspectors, veterinarians, organic sector bodies and policy makers on issues related to general and specific animal health and welfare aspects of organic livestock production.
SAFO - Sustaining Animal Health and Food Safety in Organic Farming
The objective of the SAFO Network is to improve food safety and animal health in organic livestock production systems through active communication of research results and conclusions.
Organic Centre Wales
Organic Centre Wales (OCW) was established in 2000 as a focal point for the dissemination of information on organic food and farming to producers and other interested parties in Wales.
Trueleaf Europe
Providers of Technology and Services to the Greenhouse Horticultural Industry in Ireland and Europe. Free online quotes.
Organic Research Database
Derived from CAB Abstracts, the original applied life sciences database, the Organic Research Database contains over 160,000 research summaries with over 9000 records added annually.
Featured Member
About Fruit Hill Farm
It was September 1988 when we, Edite Rennings-Wandel and Manfred Wandel, started our enterprise. Our first activity was to plant strawberries, raspberries and other soft fruit - hence the name Fruit Hill Farm. Other plots of our smallholding grew outdoor vegetables - and in polythene greenhouses protected crops. All according to organic standards.