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The CCOF office, located on the third floor of a six-story building in downtown Santa Cruz, California, was shaken up during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and was demolished soon after.
After a 20-month marathon advocacy effort by CCOF, California passed the California Organic Foods Act (COFA) of 1990.
The California Organic Products Act (COPA) of 2003 was signed into law.
CCOF certified acreage grew by more than 40,000 acres, or about 23 percent, from the previous year, with over 350,000 certified organic acres.CCOF’s advocacy efforts against genetically engineered (GE) crops were successful in 2006.
After the finalization of the Canadian Organic Standards in 2009, CCOF received Canadian accreditation to ensure that CCOF members in the Global Market Access (GMA) program had access to the Canadian market.
Despite a national economic downturn in 2009, CCOF experienced 8 percent growth in both the number of certified operations and in total certified acreage.
A key area of growth was in organic pasture, which increased 89 percent from 2010 when the National Organic Program (NOP) published the final Pasture Rule.
CCOF expanded our organic education programs in 2011, serving over 300 participants through 10 educational offerings including marketing-focused webinars, a tour of the San Francisco wholesale market, and postharvest handling and holistic range management field days.
June 21, 2016: Senate Committee on Agriculture: Passed, unanimous vote in favor.
CCOF sponsored the California Organic Food and Farming Act (COFFA), which was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown on September 21, 2016.
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Watch the updates from CCOF CEO Kelly Damewood and Board Chair Phil LaRocca from our 2022 CCOF Annual Meeting.
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CCOF may also be known as or be related to CCOF, CCOF CERTIFICATION SERVICES LLC, California Certified Organic and California Certified Organic Farmers Inc.