Can a UES farm be Certified Organic?
The waste from the fish, after treating in UES’s bioconverter is an “allowable input” to organic production of vegetables. Organic Certification is granted by a variety of accredited certifying organisations worldwide. In Australia there are several including ACO and NASAA . Organic Certification for food production is granted to an organisation or a sole trader who in most cases owns the land or farm. Legally one person is responsible for compliance to the standards and control over the product chain. So owning a UES Farm will not necessarily guarantee ongoing certification, only diligent ongoing compliance to certification standards and procedures will achieve that. Urban Ecological Systems has operated a certified organic farm at their research facility for the last 5 years. UES Farms are based on the same production system and UES Farm owners will receive a template Organic Management Plan as the basis for an application for their certification and UES LTD will assist owners of UES
The waste from the fish, after treating in UES’s bioconverter is an “allowable input” to organic production of vegetables. Organic Certification is granted by a variety of accredited certifying organisations worldwide. In Australia there are several including ACO and NASAA . Organic Certification for food production is granted to an organisation or a sole trader who in most cases owns the land or farm. Legally one person is responsible for compliance to the standards and control over the product chain. So owning a UES Farm will not necessarily guarantee ongoing certification, only diligent ongoing compliance to certification standards and procedures will achieve that. Urban Ecological Systems has operated a certified organic farm at their research facility for the last 5 years. UES Farms are based on the same production system and future UES Farms will receive a template Organic Management Plan as the basis for an application for their certification and UES LTD will assist each farm th
