About ACORN

About ACORN

Vision

ACORN aims to enhance the viability and growth of the Atlantic Canadian organic agricultural community through a unified regional network.

Mission Statement

ACORN is a non-profit organization that promotes organic agriculture by:

  • Facilitating information exchange between and amongst organizations and individuals
  • Coordinating informal education for producers through to consumers
  • Networking with all interested parties both regionally and nationally

Structure

ACORN is a membership-based non-profit incorporated cooperative with an eleven member Board of Directors and an Executive Director.



ACORN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Beth McMahon, Sackville NB

2008 ACORN BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Andrew Kernohan,
NS Producer, OCIA,
President

Gary Ogle,
Retailer (Veseys Seeds) PEI
Vice-President

Angela Patterson,
NS Producer (NSOGA), Secretary

Doug Nichols,
NS Producer, Treasurer

Tina Davies,
PEI Producer

Sean Dunbar,
Processor

Rupert Jannasch,
NS Producer

Larry Nason,
NB Producer in Transition

Gilles Martin,
NB Producer

Melba Rabinowitz
NL Producer

B.W. Wildsmith,
NS Producer, MCOG

ADVISORS:

Jamey Coughlin,
NS Dept. Agriculture

Susan MacKinnon,
PEI Dept. of Agriculture & Forestry

Av Singh,
AgraPoint

Claire Hanlon Smith
NS Dept. Agriculture

Claude Berthélémé
NB Dept. of Agriculture & Aquaculture

Rose Halliday
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada

Shawn Ingraham
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Marketing, Atlantic Region