Environmentally Friendly Gardening - Organic Growing Call In Program
Wed. Nov. 5th at 10 am. - on 910 AM, WSUI Radio!
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On the next "Iowa Talks", Nancy Hagen hosts guests Janette Ryan-Busch,
certified organic farmer from Fae Ridge Farms near Iowa City; Ericka Dana,
organic farmer from Catnip Farm in Iowa County and Patrick O'Malley,
commercial horticultural field specialist from the Iowa State Extension
Office in Johnson County.

Discussion will begin with special guests Jim Riddle (bio.below), founding
president of the Independent Organic Inspectors Association & Maury Wills,
head of the IDALS Organic Dept. (web site below), talking about how the new
federal (NOP) organic standards rule will affect organic farmers and organic
consumers in Iowa, nationally and internationally.

To call in dial: (319) 466-9100 in Iowa City/Coralville and (866) 780-9100,
toll-free in Iowa and Illinois.
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Previous programs are archived - listen anytime!

WSUI's first-ever locally produced call-in program, "Iowa Talks",  begins at
10 am. CT each weekday. This is the 6th program in an ongoing series (June
14th, July 17th, Aug. 9th, Sept. 26th. Nov. 8th & Dec. 5th) - the next
program date is TBA.

Stay tuned & thanks for listening!
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Iowa Dept. of Agriculture & Land Stewardship Organic Dept.
http://www2.state.ia.us/agriculture/orggen.html
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ORGANIC INDEPENDENTS
Organicworks!
James A. Riddle and Joyce E. Ford
Winona, Minnesota
E-mail: [log in to unmask]

JAMES A. RIDDLE - SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
    Over the past 20 years, Jim Riddle has been an organic farmer, gardener,
inspector, educator, policy analyst, author, and consumer. He was founding
president of the Independent Organic Inspectors Association, (IOIA), and
co-author of the IFOAM/IOIA International Organic Inspection Manual. He has
helped train hundreds of organic inspectors throughout the world. Jim is a
member of the U.S. delegation to Codex. He chairs the Minnesota Department
of Agriculture¹s Organic Advisory Task Force, and was instrumental in the
passage of Minnesota¹s landmark organic certification cost-share program.
Jim serves as vice-chair of the National Organic Standards Board, which
advises the USDA on organic agriculture policies.

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