Our Mission: To address issues and concerns relevant to organic inspectors, to provide quality inspector training, and
to promote consistency and integrity in the organic certification process.

IOIA offers several items for sale.

The IFOAM/IOIA Organic Inspection Manual
Links to excellent publications to enrich your reference library
Special subscription rates to select periodicals for members only
Organic Cotton Caps in multiple colors with our NEW LOGO!

We are pleased to offer the PayPal® service for online sales.

We can also take take your order by mail, phone or fax. All funds are payable in US$. We accept checks, money orders, Mastercard or Visa. Be sure to specify your payment method, and have your credit card number and expiration date available.

Financial Note for IOIA members: International members without US currency accounts are encouraged to use credit cards for the greatest simplicity in the transaction (international exchange and ease of transferring funds). All other members -- please consider paying all fees with a check or money order, if equally convenient and the amount payable is confirmed. It saves IOIA about 4% on each transaction if you do not use a credit or debit card. Thank you.

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Shipping is included in listed price. Shipping outside continental North America is additional. Please contact the IOIA office for details on international shipping prior to ordering.

Subscriptions:

The Organic Standard is available only to IOIA Inspector Members.
You MUST sign up by January 30 annually.
Contact the IOIA office to sign up. Not available for purchase online.

Sample issue of The Organic Standard

The Organic & Non-GMO Report: Special discounts are available for organic inspectors.
Contact the publication directly at 800-854-0586 (toll free, US only) or 641-472-1487.

Sample issue of Non-GMO Report

Recommended Publications

IOIA recommends the following books to enrich your agricultural knowledge and inspection experience.
They can be purchased thru their respective links.

Publications

Managing Cover Crops ProfitablyManaging Cover Crops Profitably, 3rd Edition

Managing Cover Crops Profitably explores how and why cover crops work and provides all the information needed to build cover crops into any farming operation.
Published by Sustainable Ag Network.

$19.00 print version or available as a free download
http://www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Books

Steel in the FieldSteel in the Field
Weed control demands time, labor and expense for every farmer every year. Steel in the Field shows how today's implements and techniques can control weeds while reducing
—or eliminating—herbicides.
Published by Sustainable Ag Network. 128 pages.

Available as Free download only.
Other great titles are available at: http://www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Books

COG Organic Field Crop HandbookCOG Organic Field Crop Handbook, 2nd Edition. Expanded and rewritten.
Published by Canadian Organic Growers.
Preserves best of 1st edition, updated to include info on GMO's, E.coli issues in manure, and many additions to the crop section.
222 pages, spiral bound. - $40.00

www.cog.ca

Organic Tree Fruit Management bookOrganic Tree Fruit Management
Written by Linda Edwards.OTFM covers organic pest and disease management, information on soil fertility and nutrition in tree fruits, management tools available to the organic grower, etc.
Published by Certified Organic Associations of British Columbia (COABC). 240 pages.
Non-COABC members $25.95 - COABC members $19.95

http://certifiedorganic.bc.ca/publications/#otfm

Organic Dairy Farming bookOrganic Dairy Farming
Edited by Jody Padham, Community Conservation Project. The basics of production and certification for organic dairy. Chapters on herd health, dairy nutrition, milk quality, calves, pasture, soils, organic crop management.

Publication coordinated by Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES), 192 p. 2006. $19.95

MOSES online store

Farming with the Wild bookFarming with the Wild: Enhancing Biodiversity on Farms and Ranches
Written by Daniel Imhoff, Farming with the Wild: Enhancing Biodiversity on Farms and Ranches presents a compelling view of a future in which farming and ranching operations are integrated into regional networks of protected wildlands. Dan Imhoff records his travels to the far reaches of the U.S. in search of farmers, ranchers, government agencies, and non-profit organizations who strive to develop and renew successful agricultural practices compatible with wild Nature. Farming with the Wild demonstrates persuasively that such a future is possible.

Watershed Media, 182 p.; 2003 - $32.00

Publications from IOIA      Cost  
IOIA Information Packet - includes membership application, overview of Organic Inspector Training, current newsletter, press release. $3.00
The Inspectors' Report - 1 year subscription (4 issues) $30.00
 IOIA Membership Directory $15.00 Members
$25.00 Non-members
IFOAM/IOIA International
Organic Inspection Manual
[please specify English or Spanish version]

 $45.00 Members
Language
$60.00
Non-members
Language

Become an IOIA Member!

All categories include quarterly newsletter and member directory
All dues are annual
NOTE: Dues and membership payments are a separate transaction from the IOIA Shopping Cart.
Click here to access downloadable membership application (Inspector or Supporting), then return to this page to complete your transaction below by clicking the 'Add to Cart' button next to your chosen membership level.

Inspector - Open to active inspectors only.
Benefits: Access to IOIA Forum, the inspectors-only listserve; Resources on "Inspectors Only" section of this site; Training fee discounts; Quarterly newsletter; Reduced rate to subscription publications. $175.00

In addition to application, inspector applicants must meet inspector member criteria and provide a completed Verification of Inspection Experience Form.
Supporting Individual - consultants, educators, regulators, newly trained potential inspectors, and others interested in the organic sector.
Benefits: listing in IOIA Membership Directory (hard copy and on-line), quarterly newsletter, training fee discounts, reduced rate to publications, networking. $135.00
Business/Organization - businesses and organizations in the organic sector. Listing in the IOIA Membership Directory, recognition on IOIA website, IOIA web Job Board, Newsletter.
Benefits: listing in IOIA Membership Directory (hard copy and on-line), quarterly newsletter, training fee discounts, reduced rate to publications, networking. $160.00
Certifying Agency - Half-Page listing in IOIA Membership Directory (hard copy and on-line), invitation to quarterly IOIA-Certifier-Inspector-Dialogue Conference Calls, recognition on IOIA website, IOIA web Job Board, up to 5 copies of hard copy Membership Directory annually, and up to 5 copies of Newsletter. $375.00
Patron - Contributing Donor. Full Page listing in IOIA Membership Directory (hard copy and on-line), certificate of membership, recognition on IOIA website, up to 5 copies of hard copy Membership Directory annually, and up to 5 copies of Newsletter. $500.00
Sustainer - Contributing Donor. Full Page listing in IOIA Membership Directory (hard copy and on-line), framed certificate of membership, recognition on IOIA website, up to 5 copies of hard copy Membership Directory annually, and up to 5 copies of Newsletter. $1,000.00

IOIA Organic Cotton Caps with our New Logo!
Fully adjustable, these caps are well-made and can stand up to the weather and the roughest inspection schedule!
$23.00 [includes shipping in US, International orders please contact us for shipping cost]
Color choice
avocado cap

natural cap

 olive cap