Our goals (as stated in our by-laws) are:

• to assist producers making the switch to ecological management and production systems;
• to make consumers aware of the increased value and quality of commodities produced by these systems;
• to promote research on eco-management systems and techniques;
• to promote the adoption of alternative technologies where appropriate;
• to establish and update standards for grower certification;
• to provide a general sharing of resources, ideas and information;
• and to monitor legislation that directly affects ecological agriculture and to provide information on that legislation to the membership.