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Wairarapa
Regional Group Wairarapa Organics Inc About Wairarapa Organics Wairarapa Organics (WO) is the organisation responsible for OrganicFarmNZ in the Wairarapa, Wellington and the Manawatu. It is an incorporated society whose aims are to promote and support activities to increase the level of organic production and consumption of organic produce in the Wairarapa Region. The vision of Wairarapa Organics is to support sustainable producers and consumers of safe, natural, quality produce and services. We are actively stimulating the production of organic produce and livestock within the Wairarapa. Wairarapa Organics has a Board structure with elected members. Wairarapa Organics saw the OrganicFarmNZ scheme as an ideal way to further the aims of the organisation and in December 2003 appointed staff to the (part time) positions of OFNZ Certification Manager, WO Facilitator and Marketing. Five years down the track we now have 21 registered members under the OrganicFarmNZ scheme of which 18 are within pods and 3 are individuals. We have 9 fully certified OFNZ properties, 7 C2 property, 4 C1 properties and the balance at CO conversion. We have also been successful in gaining marketing contracts for our growers. We have run a number of successful initiatives including:
Fees Membership to Wairarapa Organics Inc costs $30 annually. Financial membership to WO is a requirement if joining the OrganicFarmNZ scheme. The annual regional fee joining through a pod is $281.25 The annual regional fee for individuals is $450.
Contacts The Certification Manager is Claire Bleakley. Phone (06) 306 8007, email p.bleakley@orcon.net.nz. Enquiries about certification should be made to Claire in the first instance.
Board Members Josje Neerincx, Chair
Updated September 2008
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