At Blush Lane, all of our produce is Certified Organic. This process involves keeping anintricate paper trail, yearly inspections by a VO (verification officer), and the occasional surprise inspection. Currently this is done by certifying bodies such as PACS (Pacific Agriculture Certification Society)in BC and QMI (Quality Management International) in Alberta. The key reason for third party inspections and certification is to create and maintain standards that you, the consumer, can rely on.

Growing organically means growing in harmony with the environment and with the health of people in mind. This means there are no chemical pesticides, fertilizers, herbicides, GMO's, waxes, dyes, or irradiation. Instead the soil, plants and trees are treated as living things to be nurtured and respected. An organic farm is a healthy place where children can play and farmers can work without worrying about breathing harmful pesticide residue. It is FOOD they're growing, after all!

June 2009 will present a major step forward in the Canadian organic industry, as a Canadian wide CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) enforced standard will be introduced. The Canadian Organic Regime will be a standard on par with the USDA NOP (National Organic Program) and will require all organic product crossing provincial borders to be certified ISO 65 compliant.

That's a lot of acronyms making sure your food is truly ORGANIC.