Welsh Organic Scheme

 

It is recognised by the United Kingdom Accreditation service (UKAS) for the FAWL Beef and Lamb Scheme (Registered No 146) and by DEFRA as an organic certification body Welsh Organic (Registered UK No 13).

It provides a service dedicated to Welsh farms and Welsh farmers, focusing on their particular needs and requirements.    

In order to convert to organic production you will need to plan carefully.  The process need not be onerous and we will endeavour to take any applicant through the certification process as efficiently as possible with the minimum of fuss.  However, some may need to make more changes than others and re-appraise their approach and methods.  

Before you begin the conversion from conventional to organic production, you will need to obtain advice from a number of readily available sources.  The first port of call can be Organic Centre Wales (OCW) who are working with Farming Connect.  It is a free service that can be contacted on (01970) 622100.  You will be provided with an information pack and you can have a free visit from an approved consultant who can advise you on conversion.

Farming Connect can provide further help and their services include free business and technical advice, training and access to discussion groups.  They also have a network of demonstration farms that can be visited.  In fact, visiting an existing organic farm can be a very rewarding and valuable experience.  

Finally in order to be recognised as an organic farmer and market your produce as organic, you will have to register with an officially recognised certification body, like Quality Welsh Food certification Ltd.  Anyone selling produce as organic that has not had the seal of approval from QWFC or another certification body is breaking the law and could be liable to prosecution.