International Organic Farming Academy

Soil building, composting, integrated pest management and organic certification readiness, taught on working farms with mentors from Africa and the Caribbean.

• ✓Run an organic farm system
• ✓Build and monitor soil fertility
• ✓Manage pests without synthetic chemicals
• ✓Write an organic system plan
• ✓Keep audit-ready records
• ✓Prepare for inspection

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  Organic CertificationCertificate of Completion

  Foundations of Organic Specialty Crop Production

  with Dr. Adaeze Okonkwo · Foundation · Online

  6 weeks · Online

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  Soil HealthCertificate of Completion

  Soil Testing and Fertility Management for Smallholders

  with Dr. Adaeze Okonkwo · Foundation · Hybrid

  6 weeks · Hybrid

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  Vegetables and PeppersOrganic Farming Practitioner Credential

  Integrated Pest Management Without Synthetic Chemicals

  with Marcus Bailey · Intermediate · Hybrid

  8 weeks · Hybrid

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  Organic CertificationOrganic Farming Practitioner Credential

  Organic Certification Readiness

  with Simone Thibodeaux-Grant · Professional · Online

  8 weeks · Online

Shows you can run and document an organic system to inspection standard.

Requirements to earn it

• Complete all lessons and field assignments
• Keep a field journal for the full course
• Pass a mock organic inspection

• Some growing experience
• Access to a growing space

• Farmers transitioning to organic
• Farm managers
• Agriculture graduates