Ccof Organic Careers in Santa Cruz, CA

CCOF includes three legally distinct entities. CCOF, Inc. is governed by a board of directors, and provides infrastructure for the certification, advocacy, and Foundation programs, and also supports a regional chapter system for its members. CCOF Certification Services, LLC, governed by the LLC management committee, is a USDA National Organic Program (NOP)-accredited organic certification agency that certifies over 3,000 members in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The CCOF Foundation is a nonprofit foundation that includes educational programs for current and prospective organic farmers through the Organic Training Institute, gives grants to students and teachers studying organic through the Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund, hardship assistance grants for organic farmers, and consumer education campaigns about the benefits of organic.