James Aronson Papers, 1932-1999 (bulk 1937-1987)

Container Title
Series: Subject Files
Box   1
Folder   1
American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 1998
Box   1
Folder   1
Animal health, dairy farming, 1995, 2007, undated
Box   10
Folder   1
Antibiotics, 1994-2009
Box   10
Folder   2
Beneficial insect habitat, 1991-1995
Electronic Folder  
Biographical materials, 1995-1996, 2000
Note: Jim Riddle.
Box   10
Folder   3
News clippings, 1987-2005
Note: Jim Riddle and Joyce Ford.
Box   10
Folder   4
Biotechnology, 1990, 2000
Box   10
Folder   5-6
Articles, news clippings, 1989-2004
Box   10
Folder   7
California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) witness audit, 2006-2008
Box   1
Folder   2
Cartageña Protocol, Biological Diversity, 2000
Box   1
Folder   3-8
Codex Alimentarius Commission, 1997-2000
Box   1
Folder   9
Biotechnology, 1997-2000
Box   1
Folder   10
Livestock, 1999-2000
Electronic Folder  
Proposed draft guidelines, 1997 November
Box   10
Folder   8
Community supported agriculture (CSA), 1991
Box   10
Folder   9
Composting, 1994-2002
Conferences
Box   1
Folder   11
All Things Organic (OTA trade show), 2009 June 15-18
Box   10
Folder   10
Greener Fields: Eco-Labels: Where Do We Go from Here? (September 12-14 and October 22-24, 2001), 2001
Box   10
Folder   11
Greener Fields: Increasing the Green Market Share (May 21-23, 2002), 2002
Note: See also Part 2 for digital files.
Box   1
Folder   12-13
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Workshop on Organic Agriculture, 2002 September
Box   1
Folder   14
SARE's (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) 20th anniversary New American Farm Conference, 2008 March 25-27
Box   1
Folder   15
Transforming the food supply chain with sustainability values; sourcing fruits and vegetables for local markets, 2009 December 8
Box   10
Folder   12
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) to organic, 1996 August
Box   10
Folder   13
Conservation Security Act, 2000-2004
Contract/consulting work
Note: See also Part 2 for digital files.
Box   10
Folder   14
Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA) project, 2004
Box   10
Folder   15
Canadian-European Union (EU) Standard comparison, 2001
Box   10
Folder   16
Ceres Trust research project, 2012, 2014
Note: Includes project report, "Organic Research and Outreach in the North Central Region," February 2014.
Box   10
Folder   17-18
Comparison of the EU and US Organic Regulations / compiled by Jim Riddle and Lynn Coody, 2001-2002
Note: Publication dated January 2002 for the International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements (IFOAM) through the International Organic Accreditation Service (IOAS).
Box   10
Folder   19
Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) project, 2012
Box   10
Folder   20
eOrganic, 2008-2009, 2013, undated
Box   10
Folder   21
Forschungsinstitut für Biologischen Landbau (FiBL) contract, 2002
Box   10
Folder   22
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) organic standards project proposal, 2002
Box   10
Folder   23
Inspector contracts, 2000-2009
Note: Farm Verified Organic (FVO), Midwest Organic Services Association (MOSA), State of Minnesota.
Box   10
Folder   24
Instituto Biodinamico (IBD) compliance review, 2003-2005
Box   10
Folder   25
IOIA NOP project, 2011
John Deere (JD) GoOrganic project, 2001-2002
Box   10
Folder   26-27
Certifying Agency Fee Comparison, 2001-2002
Box   10
Folder   28
Contracts, correspondence, 2001-2002
Box   10
Folder   29
Farm plan software, 2001
Box   10
Folder   30
Farm plan template comments, 2001-2002
Box   10
Folder   31
Farm record forms, 2001-2002
Box   10
Folder   32
GSC Mobile Solutions, 2001
Box   10
Folder   33
Malt-O-Meal, 2007-2008
Box   10
Folder   34
Montana export certification project, 2002-2003
Box   10
Folder   35
Nantong Haiyun (Hilary) Modern Agriculture Co. Ltd., 2012
Box   10
Folder   36
Organic Center animal cloning report, 2007
Note: Cloning report, "Is the FDA's Cloning Proposal Ready for Prime Time? An Organic Center Critical Issue Report / by James Riddle, 2007 January. Also agreement for cloning article, 2008.
Box   10
Folder   37
Rodale certification project, 2005
Correspondence
Box   1
Folder   16
2000-2008
Box   1
Folder   17
Cornucopia Institute, 2005 November
Note: Aurora Dairy case.
Cost Share Program
Note: See also “Organic Agriculture Promotion and Education Act” under the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, in Organizations series.
Box   1
Folder   18
Minnesota and USDA, 1999-2006
Box   1
Folder   19
Cost share proposal, 1992-2000
Box   10
Folder   38
Country Hen case, 2001-2003
Box   10
Folder   39
Cover crops, 2003, 2011, undated
Box   10
Folder   40
Crop insurance, organic, 2000, 2006
Box   10
Folder   41
Driftless Bioregional Network, 1987
Note: Also includes Wiscoy Valley Land Cooperative materials, 2003-2016. See also other issues of The Drift, newsletter of the Driftless Bioregional Network, in the WHS Library (Pam 87-1608).
Box   1
Folder   20
E. coli and organics, 2000, 2006
Box   10
Folder   42
European Economic Community (EEC) organic regulations, 2000 February
Box   1
Folder   21
European market information, 2000
Box   1
Folder   22
European Organic Food Market final report (USDA), 1998 March
Box   1
Folder   23
European Union (EU) comparative tables, undated
Electronic Folder  
Digital files, 2001 September
Box   1
Folder   24
EU policy paper research, 2001-2005
Box   1
Folder   25
EU regulation, 1998
Box   10
Folder   43
Exporting organic foods, 1998-2000
Box   1
Folder   26
FAO report: Food Safety/Quality and Organic Farming, 2000
Farm Bill
Farm Bill 2002
Box   1
Folder   26A
General, 2001-2002
Box   1
Folder   27
Farm Bill 2002, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) policy packet, 2002-2003
Box   1
Folder   28
Farm Bill 2007, 2001-2007
Box   1
Folder   29
Farm Bill 2008, NOC Farm Bill Implementation Handbook : draft, 2008 July 17, 2009
Box   1
Folder   30
Fieldale Farms, Georgia, 2002-2003
Box   1
Folder   31
Flooding and organic fields, circa 2007
Box   1
Folder   32
Fly control - livestock (Orkin), 1995
Box   10
Folder   44
Foliar feeding, refractometer, 1986, undated
Box   10
Folder   45
Food safety, (GMPs), 1987-1998
Box   1
Folder   33
Foot and mouth disease, 2001
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
Box   10
Folder   46
Consumer activism, 1997-2000, undated
Box   10
Folder   47
Farmer to Farmer Campaign on Genetic Engineering, 2000
Box   10
Folder   48
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) biotech hearing (November 30, 1999), 1999
Note: "Biotechnology in the Year 2000 and Beyond: Public Meetings."
Box   10
Folder   49
Genetic drift, ID testing, 1999-2001
Box   10
Folder   50
Gene Watch Action Team, 1999-2000
Box   1
Folder   34
Genetic Engineering (GE), Organic Trade Association (OTA) information background kit, 1996-1997
Box   1
Folder   35
GE contamination - seeds, 2004-2005
Box   10
Folder   51
GEO pilot study, 1998
Box   1
Folder   36-37
GMOs, 1997-2011
Electronic Folder  
IFOAM draft criteria, 1997
Box   10
Folder   52
Minnesota legislation, 2000-2001, 2011-2013
Box   10
Folder   53
Monsanto, 1997-2002
Box   10
Folder   54
Terminator technology, 1998-2000
Box   10
Folder   55-57
News clippings, 1996-2002
Electronic Folder  
Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) position, 2000
Box   11
Folder   1
Organic Trade Association (OTA) positions, 1996-2000
Box   11
Folder   2
Manufacturing, Processing, Packaging, Labeling (MPPL) Committee, 1997
Box   11
Folder   3
Other resources, 1999-2000
Box   11
Folder   4
Position papers, studies, 1996-2006
Box   11
Folder   5
Press releases, 1997-2000
Box   11
Folder   6
Products, GMO, 1996-2000
Box   11
Folder   7
rBGH, 1989-2002, undated
Electronic Folder  
rBGH on dairy farms, 1997
Box   11
Folder   8
Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. v. Lumpkin, 1996-1997
Note: Riddle expert testimony.
Box   11
Folder   9
Riddle writing, presentations, 1997-2001
Box   11
Folder   10
University of Minnesota, 1999-2000
Box   11
Folder   11
Ginseng, 1996
Box   11
Folder   12
Grass-based dairies, 2003, 2005
Box   1
Folder   38
Hog breeding and Bt (feed), 2002, 2004
Harvey, Arthur case
Box   1
Folder   39-40
Appeal, 2006-2007
Box   1
Folder   41
Comments to USDA, 2006 May
Note: Riddle comments on rule TM 06-06-PR (Harvey v. Johanns).
Box   1
Folder   42
Harvey-Veneman lawsuit, 2002-2005
Box   2
Folder   1
Harvey-Veneman lawsuit, 2002-2005 (continued)
Box   2
Folder   2
Independent Accreditation Steering Committee (IASC), Baltimore report, 1998
Box   11
Folder   13
Insecticides, 1975-2008
Box   2
Folder   3
Institute for Local Organic Food Systems Education (ILOFSE), 2011-2012
Electronic Folder  
Iowa Organic Standards, 1999
Box   11
Folder   14
Irradiation, 1986-2000
Box   11
Folder   15
Irrigation, 1992-1994
Box   2
Folder   4
Japanese Agricultural Standard (JAS) organic certification, 1999-2006
Note: See also Part 2 for digital files.
Box   11
Folder   16
JAS training seminar, 2005 January 22
Box   11
Folder   17
Leather tankage, 1999
Box   2
Folder   5
Legislative contacts, 2003-2004
Livestock, organic
Box   11
Folder   18
General, 1996-2004
Box   11
Folder   19
Livestock fraud complaint, 2006
Box   11
Folder   20
Livestock labeling, 1998
Box   2
Folder   6
Louis Bolk Institute, selected papers in organic animal husbandry, undated
Box   2
Folder   7
Lund Food Holdings Inc.: Natural Foods Guide to Standards, 2006
Box   11
Folder   21
Macrobiotic history, organics, 2000 October 29
Box   11
Folder   22
Mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)), 2001-2004, undated
Box   11
Folder   23
Manure management, 1990-2003, undated
Box   2
Folder   8
Mathews, Richard, memos, 2002-2003
Box   11
Folder   24
Midwest Food Alliance (MFA) v. Oregon Tilth Organic, 2000 October 3
Note: Riddle's comparative analysis of beef and pork standards.
Box   2
Folder   9
Minnesota legislative bills, 2007
Box   2
Folder   10
Minnesota Trade Office, BioFach 2002
Box   2
Folder   11
Namibia Project, 2001
Box   2
Folder   12
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) organic production survey draft, 2008
Box   2
Folder   13
National Association of State Organic Programs (NASOP), 2001, 2004-2006
Note: See also Part 2 for digital files.
Box   2
Folder   13A
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) audit, 2008 June
Note: Includes highlighted edits of OCC's "A Guide to Accreditation: Compliance with ISO Guide 65 for Organic Certifiers."
Box   2
Folder   14
National Organic Action Plan (NOAP) summit, 2009 February 25-26
Box   11
Folder   25
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Earth Team, 2002
Box   2
Folder   25
Northeast Interstate Organic Certification Committee, circa 1993
Box   2
Folder   26
Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA), 1991-1997, 2001
Note: Includes NOFA-NJ and NOFA-NY.
Box   2
Folder   27
No-till research, organic, 2006-2008
Box   11
Folder   32-33
Organic and sustainable agriculture, 1986-2006
Box   2
Folder   33
Organic and sustainable agriculture (continued), 1998-2009
Note: News clippings, articles, brochures.
Box   11
Folder   34
Organic farmer features, 1989-2006
Box   2
Folder   28
Organic certification program comparison, 1999
Box   11
Folder   26
Organic dairy, 1990-2008
Box   2
Folder   29
Organic feed price study, after 2004
Box   11
Folder   27-28
Organic food - nutrition, 1985-2009
Box   2
Folder   30
Organic high tunnel research in Minnesota, 2008
Box   11
Folder   29
Organic market growth, 1988-2007
Box   11
Folder   30
Organic marketing, 1992-2005
Box   11
Folder   31
Organic product labels, 2004, undated
Box   2
Folder   31
Organic, promotional materials, 2004-2010
Box   2
Folder   32
Organic Watch, 2000 March
Note: Comments on “Comparative analysis of NOSB recommendations and OTA's American Organic Standards.”
Box   2
Folder   33
Organic, news clippings, 1998-2009
Box   11
Folder   35
Organic research
Box   2
Folder   34
General, 1993-2010
Box   2
Folder   35-37
Other states, 1975-1976, 1988-2008
Box   2
Folder   38-39
Other countries, 1995, 2000-2002, undated
Box   2
Folder   40
Packaging, 1991, 1993
Box   11
Folder   36
Pennsylvania Certified Organic (PCO) materials review list, 2007
Box   2
Folder   41
Pest control - processing, 1991-1996
Pesticides and herbicides
Box   2
Folder   42
General, 1981-2010
Note: Includes news clippings.
Box   11
Folder   37
Pesticides and health, 1988-2008, undated
Box   11
Folder   38
Pesticides in rainwater, 1991, undated
Box   11
Folder   39
Roundup, 1995?-2009
Box   11
Folder   40
Precautionary principle, 1998
Box   2
Folder   43-44
Proposed Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA) Amendment, 2005
Box   2
Folder   45
Research papers, 2002-2003
Box   2
Folder   46
Resource lists, 2008, undated
Box   2
Folder   47
Retail research, 2000-2004
Box   11
Folder   41
Sewage sludge, 1998
Box   2
Folder   48
Sodium nitrite report, 2000
Box   11
Folder   42
Soil tests, erosion, 1993-1994, 2000?
Box   2
Folder   49
Sullivan, Tim, article: “Implementation of National and International Organic Standards,” undated
Box   2
Folder   50
Tools for Transition Project, 2010
Box   2
Folder   51
Transition to Organic, 2001, 2003
Box   11
Folder   43
Vermont Certified Organic: Organic Livestock Accepted Health Products, Ingredients & Practices / Vermont Organic Famers (VOF), undated
Note: Annotated.
Box   11
Folder   44
Weed management, 2002, 2003
Box   11
Folder   45
Whole Foods sustainable food label, 2001 May-June
Electronic Folder  
Winona County Green Party, 2000 October
Box   11
Folder   46
Winona County Local Foods Inventory Project, 2007-2009