PEI Certified Organic Producers Co-Operative

08/26/2026

Last week, we gathered for Beyond the Plate: An Organic Film & Feast — celebrating PEI organic farming through food, film and storytelling. 🌱

We revisited Millefiore Clarkes’ film, Island Green, shared an incredible organic meal from Chef Adam Loo and the Ada team, and heard from Island organic farmers Lauren King and Bradley Davies.

Tanya Davis guided us through the evening and closed with a poem written especially for the occasion. With her permission, we’re sharing it here in full. 💚

We eat to live.
We eat to taste, to celebrate, to mark the occasions of our lives
we eat to nourish and recover, to share, we share sustenance with each other
we feed our families and our neighbours, we break bread with acquaintances and
strangers
we gather around tables, around this island and the entire world

Here on this island, with its rolling hills and gentle vistas
bumping up against the ocean in every direction,
we export stories of red soil and potatoes
but we are more and our stories could use some additions
going forward, our stories and our practices might need some revisions

Like soil needs sustenance and regeneration,
the stories we’re sharing need changing
our actions need micro-corrections

We eat to live and we live in ecological systems
our communities and our industries are interconnected
like tangled roots
like seasons cycling through
we say organic and what we mean is: alive

What we mean is taking care of the land and the water
the plants and the planet
the people who are living upon it

We mean now but also later
we mean fair wages for workers’ labour
we mean honouring the efforts of producers
and the choices of consumers
we don’t blame individuals
for what big agriculture is doing
but we do learn and listen
we can speak up
and speak out

We can remind our politicians what we care about
we can talk among our circles
we can pick up megaphones and shout it further
we can join organizations and mobilize with others
we can support organic, grow organic, and know organic matters
we can love this island and tell new stories about it.

✨ Thank you to everyone who gathered with us — and especially to PEI’s organic farmers, who were at the heart of it all. 🌱

08/12/2026

🌱 Come celebrate Island Organics with us!

On August 18, we're gathering at Ada Culinary Studio for Beyond the Plate: An Organic Film & Feast: an evening of organic food, film, farming and storytelling.

We'll begin with a screening of Island Green, Millefiore Clarkes' beautiful and hopeful film imagining what PEI could look like if it went entirely organic, before gathering around the table for a seasonal organic feast prepared by Chef Adam Loo.

And some pretty wonderful people will be joining us along the way:

✨ Tanya Davis: our host for the evening, writer, performer, former PEI Poet Laureate and the poetic voice of Island Green

🎥 Millefiore Clarkes: award-winning filmmaker behind Island Green, joining us to introduce the film and reflect on its story

🥬 Lauren King of Soleil's Farm: certified organic vegetable farmer and COPC President

🐂 Bradley Davies of Two Rivers Farm: producer of PEI's only certified organic beef and COPC Vice President

Throughout the evening, we'll hear from the people behind the film and the food on our plates, and celebrate the folks who make up PEI's organic community.

The evening is also a fundraiser in support of COPC and our work to strengthen and promote organic agriculture on PEI.

📅 Tuesday, August 18📍 Ada Culinary Studio, Charlottetown🕠 Doors open at 5:30 PM🎟 $95/person (+ tax & gratuity) | $360/table of four

Tickets through Ada Culinary Studio — link in bio!

Come hungry, come curious, and come celebrate Island Organics with us. 🌱

07/27/2026

07/24/2026

The Guide to the Canadian Organic Standards 2026 Now Published!

To round out the revision of the Canadian Organic Standards, Canadian Organic Growers (COG) and the Organic Federation of Canada (OFC) have collaborated to update the Guide to the Canadian Organic Standards.

This online publication is designed to help producers, processors and other stakeholders to understand the 2026 Canadian Organic Standards. The revised Guide to the Canadian Organic Standards incorporates the many changes made to the Canadian Organic Standards in terms of both required practices and permitted substances. The 2026 Canadian Organic Standards came into force in March 2026, however current farmers, processors and other operators have a grace period of one year to adapt their practices to meet the new standard.

We hope that the Guide to Canadian Organic Standards will help producers and stakeholders better understand and apply the Canadian Organic Standards. We also hope this will enable consumers to better understand and appreciate the work of the farmers, market gardeners and processors who are committed to producing nutritious food while respecting the Canadian environment.

Learn more and download your copies below:
https://cog.ca/guide-to-cos/

Choose Canada Organic Organic Science Cluster 4 Organic BC Organic Alberta Organic Nova Scotia Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network SaskOrganics Ontario Organic Manitoba Organics Growers of Organic Food Yukon PEI Certified Organic Producers Co-Operative L'Union des producteurs agricoles - UPA Young Agrarians National Farmers Union / L'Union nationale des fermiers Régénération Canada

07/03/2026

Our latest COPC newsletter is out!
From field tours and funding opportunities to upcoming events and organic farming news, there's lots happening this summer. Check it out, and subscribe to stay up to date on organic agriculture in PEI!

Summer is in full swing, and with it comes a busy season for many of PEI's organic community. We're excited to share several new opportunities to learn, connect, and get involved, from welcoming one of Canada's leading organic agronomists to PEI for a Grains-and-related Field Tour, to new funding op...

07/03/2026

You're invited!

On July 23, join ACORN, PEI Certified Organic Producers Co-Operative and PEI Federation of Agriculture for an Organic Grains Field Day in PEI!
Middelkamp Organic Farm will host us for a for a field day exploring organic grain production in action.
We're excited to welcome Rob Wallbridge, one of Canada's leading organic agronomists, to PEI for this special field tour. With decades of experience supporting organic grain producers, Rob brings practical expertise in soil health, fertility, rotations, and resilient farming systems. Whether you're an experienced grain grower or simply curious about organic field crops, this is a rare opportunity to learn from one of the best—right in the field.
Please register by filling out this form.
Event Date: Thursday July 23
Start Time: 10:00 AM
Event Address:
1468 Glencoe Road, Alberry Plains, PE
Contact us at [email protected]
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnNxGzHYiyLVL0Lb5uvCCEvkwD-lFNqObkO6OpxBhGj7h8Tg/viewform?usp=header

You're invited!
On July 23, join ACORN, PEI Certified Organic Producers Co-Operative, and the PEI
Federation of Agriculture for an Organic Grains Field Day in PEI!

Join us at Middelkamp Organic Farm for a field day exploring organic grain production in action.
We're excited to welcome Rob Wallbridge, one of Canada's leading organic agronomists, to PEI
for this special field tour.

With decades of experience supporting organic grain producers, Rob
brings practical expertise in soil health, fertility, rotations, and resilient farming systems.
Whether you're an experienced grain grower or simply curious about organic field crops, this is
a rare opportunity to learn from one of the best—right in the field.

Please register by filling out this form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1h5zyEKrFNaM_uVU0C1rcdicEHmBhaaJQMtBeCgHs7Hw/edit

Event Date: Thursday July 23
Start Time: 10:00 AM
Event Address: 1468 Glencoe Road, Alberry Plains, PE

Contact us at [email protected]
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

05/09/2026

PEI Producers: Have Your Say!

The Department of Agriculture has a survey to gather feedback on agricultural priorities for PEI.

*survey extended to May 15*

Learn more:

The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) is a new $3.5-billion, 5-year agreement (April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2028), between the federal, provincial and territorial governments to strengthen the competitiveness, innovation, and resiliency of the agriculture, agri‐food and...

05/08/2026

"Organic farming is about soil building [...] recognizing that we are a part of a system."

"It's a dialogue, what is the soil saying, what does it need, and how can I change my farming practices to build a healthier soil"

04/15/2026

COPC wil be there! Today!

NEW DATE✨join us for our rescheduled AGM.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/growers-station-agm-tickets-1984640814100?aff=oddtdtcreator