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| Title: |
Organic Certification Cost Share Program |
| Resource type: |
Grant/loan |
| Topics: |
Agriculture, Business, Individual Choices
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| Keywords: |
organic farming, sustainable agriculture, labels |
| Audience: |
Business
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| Region: |
Minnesota Statewide
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| Summary: |
Small grants are available for organic farmers and organic handlers to help reimburse for documented costs of becoming organic certified. |
| Content: |
Organic farmers and organic handlers (food processors, distributors and retailers) who become organic certified are eligible for payments through the MN Department of Agriculture (MDA). Reimbursements for 75% of documented costs of certification are available, up to a maximum of $750.
Applications are typically invited starting in August with deadlines in October.
For more information or to download an application form, see the web site below. Questions? Contact Meg Moynihan at MDA at 651-201-6616.
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| Website: |
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/en/food/organic.aspx |
| Suggested by: |
Philipp Muessig
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| Added: |
07/1/03 |
| Updated: |
09/6/11 |
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