LIST OF RESOURCES FOR ORGANIC RULE

National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture
March 3, 1998

Following is a LIST OF COMMENTS AND OTHER RESOURCES RELATED TO THE PROPOSED ORGANIC RULE that we hope to make available to anyone to use to get more detailed information to write their comments, or to see what other materials is out there. PLEASE ADD YOUR RESOURCES -- PIECES YOU HAVE PRODUCED, WRITTEN, OR SEEN THAT WOULD BE OF HELP TO OTHERS. At the end of each entry, there will be a contact phone number or email for folks to contact directly for each piece. At this time, the entries are in rough alphabetical order by author. Do you have suggestions as to how else to organize?

PLEASE SEND US THE TITLES OF ANY MATERIALS YOU HAVE THAT SHOULD GO ON THIS LIST. IF POSSIBLE, WE WOULD ALSO LIKE A HARD COPY (BY SNAIL MAIL OR FAX) OF ANY ITEM AND INCLUDE A PHONE OR EMAIL CONTACT.

Thank you.

LIST OF COMMENTS AND OTHER RESOURCES RELATED TO THE PROPOSED ORGANIC RULE

Assessing the Safety and Nutritional Quality of Genetically Engineered Foods,, by John B. Fagan, Ph.D., jfagan@mum.edu

A Do or Die Golden Opportunity, by Steve Gilman, 518-583-4613, sgilman@netheaven.com

Responding to the Regs: The National Organic Program (NOP), by Elizabeth Henderson

Comments on the Organic Proposed Rule prepared for the NCSA Meeting January 15 & 16 1998, International Organic Accreditation Services, 701-252-4070, ioas@daktel.com.

How the USDA's Proposed Rule Contradicts the Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA) of 1990, www.iquest.net/ofma.

The Side By Side Review of the USDA's Proposed national Organic Program Rule, Organic Farmers Marketing Association, Inc., www.iquest.net/ofma/sdbysd.htm

Active and Inert Ingredients in he Proposed Organic Rule, Organic Materials Review Institute. 541-343-7600

Organic Materials Review Institute Generic Materials List: Interim Version for Advisory Council Review, Organic Materials Review Institute, September 1997. 541-343-7600

Preliminary Overview of the USDA/NOP Proposed Rule as it Applies to Materials, Organic Materials Review Institute, January 12, 1998. 541-343-7600

Interim Generic Materials List, Organic Materials Review Institute, September 1997. 541-343- 7600

Organic Standards At Risk, Organic TRade Association Cites Nine Threats to Organic Integrity in USDA's Proposed Rule, Organic Trade Association, 413-774-5484, www.ota.com.

Materials Provided for Use in Preparing Formal Comments on USDA's Proposed Rules Implementing the Organic Foods Production Act, Organic Watch, 202-547-9359.

The Organic Rule and Private Certifiers: From Partners to Serfs, by Frederick Kirschenmann

Organic Agriculture Endangered, by Frederick Kirschenmann, published in Rachel's Environment & Health Weekly #583, 410-263-1584.

Proposed Principles for Evaluating the Organic "Rule", by Charles M. Benbrook and Frederick Kirschenmann, 8/12/97, 208-263-5236, www.pmac.net

The Proposed Organic Rule: It's Not Just About Sewage Sludge, GEOs and Irradiation , by Frederick Kirschenmann,

Whose Organic Standards? USDA Prepares for An "Unfriendly Takeover" of the Natural Foods Industry, 7/7/97, By Ben Lilliston and Ronnie Cummins, 218-226-4164, alliance@mr.net

The Proposed NOP Rule: Wake Up and See The Guillotine, by Anne Mendenhall

Toward Organic Integrity, A Guide to the Development of US Organic Standards, Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA, Michael Sligh, July 1997, 919-542-1396, www.rafiusa.org

WEBSITES: Henry A. Wallace Institute of Alternative Agriculture: www.hawiaa.org
Union of Concerned Scientists : www.ucsusa.org
Rural Advancement Foundation International: www.rafiusa.org
California Certified Organic Farmers : www.ccof.org
Organic Farmers Marketing Association: www.iquest.net/ofma
Benbrook Consulting Services - Chuck Benbrook: www.pmac.net

Liana Hoodes
National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture
 P.O. Box 396
Pine Bush, NY 12566
P: 914-744-8448; F: 914-744-8477
campaign@magiccarpet.com


Last Updated on 3/3/98
By Karen Lutz
Email: karen@hillnet.com