About ACORN

The Voice of Organics In Atlantic Canada!

Since 2000, ACORN has the been the key organization for information on organic agriculture, eating organics, and connecting all the parts together. From seed to farmer to consumer, ACORN works to bring the whole picture together–making food choices healthier and more environmentally responsible.

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 nonformal 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

2009 ACORN BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Andrew Kernohan,
NS Producer, OCIA,
President

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

Allison Grant
NS Member-at-Large, Secretary

Sean Dunbar,
Processor (NB), Treasurer

Shonda Babineau,
NB, Member-at-large (Processor)

Jason Bull,
NL Producer

Tina Davies,
PEI Producer

Larry Nason,
NB Producer in Transition

Gilles Martin,
NB Producer

Angela Patterson,
ACO Representative and NS Producer

Amanda Walsh,
PEI Producer

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