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
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