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The continued growth of Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) and the ramifications of hydroponically grown items being eligible for organic certification will be the subject of the first announced educational session at Organic Produce Summit 2022.

Retailer registration for Organic Produce Summit 2022 will open Monday, January 10, with qualified individuals from retail and direct-to-consumer buying organizations eligible for complimentary registration and accommodations.

From ag technology presentations to continuing education classes for crop specialists to a dynamic keynote session featuring the next generation of organic growers to a trade show teeming with innovative farming solutions, the Organic Grower Summit checked all the boxes as the premier event for organic fresh produce production last week in Monterey, CA.

The Organic Grower Summit, Presented by Western Growers and the Organic Produce Network will honor long-time organic grower Vic Smith as the recipient of the fourth annual Organic Grower Summit’s Grower of the Year.

A pair of recently announced educational sessions will explore how technology is enhancing the production of organic crop production and offer a look at the growth of organic fresh produce sales at grocery stores across the nation over the past two years as part of the 2021 Organic Grower Summit (OGS) presented by Western Growers and OPN educational program, slated for December 1-2 in Monterey, CA.

As one shipper told me, calls for sustainable packaging are like a tsunami, and we’re just seeing the waves recede from the beach. In other words: Brace yourself. It’s coming.

Live from the Organic Produce Summit in Monterey, CA, Pamela tells Greg the expo floor buzz was actually about an event six weeks from now and whether it will still go forward. That would be PMA Fresh Summit scheduled for New Orleans.

Navigating a crowded expo floor of the Organic Produce Summit Sept. 16, the same topic came up time and again – and it wasn’t the standard “How’s the show?” Everyone wants to know the fate of the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit at the end of October.

This was a field tour like no other, partially because it seemed like everyone's first field tour since before the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The growth of online/direct-to-consumer purchasing and the opportunities for organic fresh produce companies to play an increasing role in its future will be the subject of the fourth educational session at the Organic Produce Summit, next month in Monterey, CA.