Overview Organic Certification Process – 5 Stages     |     Steps to Organic Certification

QCS NOP Certification Standards Manual    |     QCS Certification Manual

QCS EU 834-2007 Certification Requirements    |     Canada Organic Production Standards

Fact Sheet For Growers    |     Fact Sheet For Livestock Producers

QCS Organic Grower Application: doc  |  pdf

QCS Organic Livestock Application: doc  |  pdf

QCS Organic Wildharvest Application: doc  |  pdf

QCS Organic Apiculture Application: doc  |  pdf

QCS Organic Grower Group Application: doc  |  pdf

QCS Grower and Livestock Fee Structure  |  Fee Payment Form

Fact Sheet For Processors

QCS Organic Processor & Handler Application: doc  |  pdf

QCS Processor & Handler Fee Structure  |  Fee Payment Form

QCS Retail Fee Structure   |   Fee Payment Form

2014-04-21 QCS NOP Certified Organic Operations

2014-04-21 QCS EU Certified Organic Clients

QCS is a USDA and ISO Guide 65 accredited certifier which provides impartial, third party certification of production and handling operations.

Inspection is essential to all of our certification options. QCS strives to use qualified and trained inspectors with the knowledge and ability to properly and professionally inspect the operations we certify. The following manual outlines the policies and procedures that inspectors are expected to follow while inspecting operations for QCS. If you are interested in conducting inspections for QCS please submit the Inspector Application form to QCS.

QCS Inspection Manual     |     Inspector Application    |     Inspector Fees and Expense Schedule

Inspection Report Cover Sheet     |     Inspection Agreement     |     Exit Interview Form

Inspection Evaluation Form

Specific Trade Practices Info Sheet

Listed below are links to websites that are pertinent to the certification services offered by QCS. Many certified operations have found these resources helpful. QCS does not in any way endorse, guarantee or recommend any organization, products or practices found in conjunction with the links below. You will also find the QCS consultant list for 2014. As an accredited certifier, QCS cannot provide consulting assistance. However, we maintain a list of organic consultants available to you. If you have a resource you would like to recommend please email QCS.

Organic:

National Organic Program

Florida Organic Growers (QCS parent organization)

Organic Certification 101 – a QCS Prezi

Transitioning to USDA Organic Certification: The Benefits, Challenges, and Processes – a QCS Prezi

Developing an Organic System Plan for Row Crop Production – a QCS/eXtension Webinar

Vegetable Farmer’s Guide to Organic Certification by National Young Farmers Coalition

Consultants List 2014

Organic Materials Review Institute

Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas

Organic Certification Basics: Webinar by ATTRA

Examining the Organic System Plan: Webinar by ATTRA

Organic Trade Association

OrganicSeedFinder.org

Aquaponics:

Aquaponics Fact Sheet from FL Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services

Food Safety:

On-farm Food Safety Information from the Produce Safety Alliance

Safe Food Production Information from the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance

Improving Sprout Safety from the Sprout Safety Alliance

Food Safety Magazine

Auburn University Food Systems Institute

NC State University Food Safety Plans Resource

University of Minnesota On-Farm GAPs Education Program

Penn State Extension-Writing a Food Safety Plan