Roger Blobaum Papers, 1954-2020

Container Title
Series: Subject Files
Box   15
Folder   7
Accreditation, 1993-1995, 1998-2004, 2014
Box   15
Folder   8
AgriSystems report, 1996
Box   15
Folder   9
Certification, 1997-2014
Box   15
Folder   10
Chicken feed fiasco (Fieldale Farms), 2002-2005
Box   31
Folder   6
Citizen/Labor Energy Coalition, 1978
Conferences and workshops
Note: Audio recordings may be subject to copyright.
Box   15
Folder   11
Agricultural Trade Show, 1979
Ecological Farming Conference recordings
Audio   1723A/1-8
1999 January 20-23
Audio   1723A/49-58
2004
Audio   1723A/59-66
2011 [CDs]
Box   15
Folder   12
Farmlands Preservation Conference, 1979-1981
Note: Includes Blobaum article, “Farming on the Urban Fringe.”
Box   15
Folder   13
First Appalachian Land Festival, 1978
Box   15
Folder   14
Food and Farm Issues Consultation, Louisville, Kentucky, 1976-1978
Box   31
Folder   7
Gasohol conference, 1977 November
Box   31
Folder   8-9
Genetically modified organisms (GMO) meeting, 2011
Box   15
Folder   15
International Academy of Metabology annual convention, 1977-1978
Box   15
Folder   16
International Family Farm Consultation, 1979
Box   15
Folder   17
Iowa Solar Operational Results Conference, 1980
Box   15
Folder   18
Land Use Conference, 1977
Box   15
Folder   19
Massachusetts land conference, 1976
Box   15
Folder   20
Media Consultations on Hunger project, 1977
Audio   1723A/67
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute (MFAI) panel recording: Labeling to Communicate Values, 1998 November
Note: Roger Blobaum, E.G. Nadeau, Alicia Leinberger.
Box   15
Folder   21
Midwestern Conference on Food and Social Policy, 1976
Box   15
Folder   22
Miscellaneous, 1980, 1991, 1994, 1997, undated
Box   15
Folder   23
Nebraska Community Improvement Program (NCIP) Recognition Day, 1977
Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) recordings, 1998 Winter
Audio   1723A/68
Federal Rules for National Organic Standards
Note: Roger Blobaum, Joan Gussow, Emily Brown Rosen.
Audio   1723A/69
Organic at the Crossroads, Joan Gussow
Box   15
Folder   24
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Workshop on Organic Agriculture, 2002 September
Box   15
Folder   25
Ozark Institute, 1978, 1980
Box   15
Folder   26
Rural Awareness Day, 1978
Box   15
Folder   27
Rural Energy Management, 1980
Box   15
Folder   28
Rural Youth Institute, 1977-1978
Seeds and Breeds Conference
Box   31
Folder   10
Ames, Iowa, 2005
Box   31
Folder   11
National Summit, 2008
Box   15
Folder   29
Soil Conservation Society of America (SCSA) annual meeting, 1977-1980
Note: Includes Blobaum paper, “Alternatives to Energy-Intensive Agriculture.”
Box   15
Folder   30
Toward Tomorrow Fair, 1977
Box   15
Folder   31
Trinity Synod Hunger Task Force, 1977
Virginia Conference on Sustainable Agriculture recordings, 1990
Audio   1723A/70-71
Profitable Markets for Ecologically-Grown Food, 1990 March
Note: "Wolf, Blobaum, Jones, Ford."
Audio   1723A/72
Report from the Hill: A Farmer's Perspective …
Box   31
Folder   12
Wilmington College, 1981-1982
Wisconsin Grazing Conference, 2003
Audio   1723A/9
Presentation by John Ikerd: Successful Farming Is Mainly about Thinking, 2003
Box   15
Folder   32
Workshop on Social Justice, St. John's Seminary, Collegeville, Minnesota, 1977
Box   15
Folder   33
World Food Conference, 1976
Box   15
Folder   34
Consortium for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (CSARE), 1999-2002
Corporate farming
Box   31
Folder   13-14
General, 1969-1977, 1998
Box   31
Folder   15-16
Agribusiness accountability, 1971-1974
Box   35
Folder   13
Center for Rural Affairs (CRA) opposition, 1973-1975, 1995
Box   31
Folder   17
Coalition for Land Reform, 1972-1977
Box   35
Folder   14
Foreign ownership of land, 1974-1977
Box   35
Folder   15
National Farmers Organization (NFO) opposition, 1971-1972
Box   31
Folder   18
Nelson, [Gaylord], corporate farm hearings, 1969-1975
Box   31
Folder   19
Blobaum, Roger, testimony, 1969-1976
Box   36
Folder   1
News clippings, 1970-1977, 1999
Box   31
Folder   20
Rodefeld, Richard, 1970-1976
State legislation
Box   36
Folder   2
California, 1977 March 18
Box   36
Folder   3
Iowa, 1972-1976
Box   36
Folder   4
Kansas, 1972-1976
Box   36
Folder   5-6
Minnesota, 1969-1976
Box   36
Folder   7
Missouri, 1973-1975
Box   36
Folder   8-11
Nebraska, 1969-1975
Box   36
Folder   12
North Dakota, 1965-1975, 2001
Box   36
Folder   13
South Dakota, 1968-1973
Box   36
Folder   14
Texas, 1955-1970
Box   36
Folder   15
Washington, 1971, 1975
Box   36
Folder   16
Wisconsin, 1969-1976
Box   15
Folder   35
Country Hen dispute, 2003, 2005
Box   15
Folder   36
Emerging issues, 1975, 1993, 2001-2003
Box   31
Folder   21
Environmentalists for Full Employment, 1976-1977
Box   15
Folder   37
Faith-based organizations and organic and sustainable agriculture, 1974, 1996-1998, 2012-2013
Box   15
Folder   37
General, 1992-1998, undated
Box   31
Folder   22
Articles, news clippings, 1954-1998
Box   31
Folder   23-24
Conferences, 1974-1976, 1981-2014
Box   31
Folder   25
Correspondence, 1973-2014
Box   31
Folder   26
National Catholic Rural Life Conference (NCRLC), 1968-2012
Box   31
Folder   27
Presentations, 1973-1999
Box   31
Folder   28
Family Farm Development Act, 1977-1978
Farmland loss
Box   31
Folder   29-32
Background papers, articles, 1971-1979, 1991
Box   31
Folder   33
Blobaum, Roger, report, 1974-1975, 1979
Box   31
Folder   34
Center for Economic Alternatives (CEA), 1977-1978
Box   31
Folder   35
Conference presentations, 1976-1979
Box   31
Folder   36
Correspondence, 1975-1996
Box   31
Folder   37
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), 1974-1981
Box   31
Folder   38
Prime farmland loss, 1976-1982
States
Box   31
Folder   39
Maine, 1978-1979
Box   31
Folder   40
Minnesota, 1976-1978
Box   31
Folder   41-42
New Jersey, 1971-1976
Box   32
Folder   1
Other states, 1973-1977
Note: Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin.
Box   32
Folder   2
Pennsylvania, 1973-1976
Box   32
Folder   3
Vermont, 1973-1978
Box   32
Folder   4
Tufts conference, 1986
Box   32
Folder   5-6
Farm Verified Organic (FVO), 1988-2001
Note: Organic Standards, 3rd edition, 1998; Policy Handbook, 9th edition, 1998.
Box   32
Folder   7
Food Action Center, 1976 September
Box   15
Folder   38
Foreign standards, 1992-1994, 1998, 2000
Box   32
Folder   8
Friends of Appropriate Technology, 1978
Box   15
Folder   39
Government purchases of organic food, 1993, 2008
Green labels
Box   15
Folder   40
Consumer's Choice Council (CCC), 1998, 2001
Box   15
Folder   41
Consumers Union, 2003-2004
Box   15
Folder   42
Eco-OK, 1995-1996
Box   15
Folder   43
Food Alliance, 1996, 1998, 2001
Box   15
Folder   44
General, 1996-2005
Box   15
Folder   45-46
Greener Fields, 1999-2002
Box   15
Folder   47
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), 1995-1997, 2000
Box   15
Folder   48
Integrated Pest Management (IPM), 1997
Box   15
Folder   49
Latin America, 1993
Box   15
Folder   50
Leonardo Academy, 2008-2009
Box   15
Folder   51
Midwest Food Alliance, 2001
Box   15
Folder   52
Midwest Organic Alliance, 1995-1999
Box   15
Folder   53
Mothers and Others, 1996-1999
Box   15
Folder   54
National Agricultural Library (NAL) eco-labels search, 1996
Box   15
Folder   55
Organic Alliance, 1999-2001
Box   15
Folder   56
Board of Directors meeting materials, 2000-2001
Box   15
Folder   57
Organic cotton, 1993?
Box   15
Folder   58
Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF), 1997-1998, 2001, 2009
Box   15
Folder   59
Scientific Certification Systems (SCS)/American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 2008
Box   15
Folder   60
Tufts conference, 2002
Box   15
Folder   61
Whole Foods, 1999, 2001
Harvey, Arthur case
Box   15
Folder   62
Harvey statements, 2001-2005
Lawsuit
Box   16
Folder   1
Appeal, 2004-2005
Box   16
Folder   2
Case documents, 2002-2005
Box   32
Folder   9
Follow-up and rulemaking, 2005
Box   16
Folder   3
Follow-up and rulemaking, 2005-2006
Box   16
Folder   4-5
Proposed Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA) amendments, 2005
Box   16
Folder   6
Similar cases, 2004, 2006
In Business, 1989, 1997
Box   16
Folder   7
Independent Accreditation Steering Committee (IASC), 1998
Box   16
Folder   8
Independent Organic Inspectors Association (IOIA), 1994-2000
Box   32
Folder   11
International Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture (IASA), 1990
Box   16
Folder   9
Livestock standards, 1989-1998, 2003
Box   16
Folder   10
Certification standards for organic livestock production synopses, 1993-1994
Box   16
Folder   11
Coleman Natural Meats, 1991-1993
Box   16
Folder   12
Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), 1990-1997
Box   16
Folder   13
National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) Livestock Committee, 1993, 1998-2001
Box   16
Folder   14
Organic dairy, 1989, 1995-1995, 1999, 2005
Box   16
Folder   15
Organic Growers and Buyers Association (OGBA), 1991
Box   16
Folder   16
Organic Trade Association (OTA) Livestock Committee, 1991-1993, 1997-1998
Box   16
Folder   17
Poultry and egg production, 1992-1998
Box   16
Folder   18
Survey, 1992
Mailing lists and conference participant lists, 1973-2013, undated
Box   16
Folder   19
Animal agriculture
Box   16
Folder   20
Appropriate technology and sustainable development
Box   16
Folder   21
Composting and waste recycling
Box   16
Folder   22
Food policy
Box   16
Folder   23-27
Sustainable agriculture
Box   16
Folder   28
Ecological Farming Conference
Box   32
Folder   12
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), 1978, 2009
Box   32
Folder   13
National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) projects, 1978-1980
Box   16
Folder   29
National Energy Plan II (NEP II) public meetings, 1978-1979
Box   16
Folder   30-32
National Organic Action Plan, 2001-2010
National Organic Program (NOP)
Note: See also Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA).
Box   16
Folder   33
Four directives issue, 2004
Box   16
Folder   34
General, 2000, 2002, 2012
National Organic Standards Board (NOSB)
Box   32
Folder   14
Appointments, 1991-2016, undated
Box   32
Folder   15
Board policy manual, 2002
Box   16
Folder   35
Funding issue, 1991-1993
Box   16
Folder   36
Meeting materials, 1991-1994, 1998-2001, 2003
Box   16
Folder   37
Public comments, 1994, 1998, 2001
Rules process
Box   16
Folder   38-39
Board and committee files, 1992-1995
Box   17
Folder   1
Board and committee files, 1992-1995 (continued)
Box   17
Folder   2-4
Public input scheme, 1992-1995
Box   17
Folder   5
Suggested members, 1991, 1995-1998, 2001, 2004
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Box   17
Folder   6
Correspondence, 1978
Box   17
Folder   7
Reviews, undated
Box   17
Folder   8
Office administrator's working notes, circa 1970s
Box   17
Folder   9
Organic Center, 2006-2015, undated
Box   17
Folder   10
Organic Certifiers Caucus (OCC), 1992-1995
Box   17
Folder   11
Organic Food Alliance (OFA), 1990
Box   17
Folder   12
Organic Food Sellers Trade Association (OFSTA) Planning Committee, 1989-1990
Box   17
Folder   13
Organic Valley, 2003-2008
Organic Farmers Association Council (OFAC)
Note: See also Organic Farmers Association Council (OFAC) in Working Files series.
Box   17
Folder   14
Founding event, Leavenworth, Kansas, 1989
Box   17
Folder   15
Steering Committee, 1989-1990
Organic firms
Note: Early grower and input operations.
Inputs
Box   32
Folder   16
Humus Organic Products (HOP), 1975-1976
Box   32
Folder   17
Hy-Brid Sales Company, 1970, 1974, undated
Note: See also M2014-106 for Hy-Brid Publications: 1975 Almanac, Farmer Facts, and Organic Observer.
Box   32
Folder   18
Articles, news clippings, 1971-1974, undated
Box   32
Folder   19
Product information, 1970s
Box   32
Folder   20
Necessary Catalogue, 1988-1991
Box   32
Folder   21-22
Other inputs, products, 1975-2007, undated
Marketing
Note: Includes Living Farms and New Life Foods producer standards.
Box   32
Folder   23-24
Living Farms, 1975-1977, undated
Box   32
Folder   25
New Life Foods, 1977-1978, undated
Box   32
Folder   26
Walnut Acres, miscellaneous, 1990, undated
Box   32
Folder   27
Organic Growers and Buyers Association (OGBA), 1974-1978
Box   32
Folder   28-29
Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI), 1997-1998, 2001-2012
Organic research
Box   32
Folder   30-31
International, 1990-2011
Box   32
Folder   32
Midwest Organic Research Symposium (2008), 2007-2009
Box   32
Folder   33
Miscellaneous, 1974-2013, undated
Box   32
Folder   34
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board Symposium, 1998, 2006-2008
Box   32
Folder   35
Organic Valley research grants, 2007-2010
Box   32
Folder   36
Thompson on-farm research, 1971-1995
Box   17
Folder   16
Ozark Small Farm Viability Project (OSFVP), 1991-1997, 2001
Box   17
Folder   17
Policy Studies Organization, 1978
Box   17
Folder   18
Population/Food Fund, 1977-1978
Box   17
Folder   19
Potomac Partners, 1989
Presentations
Box   32
Folder   37
Accreditation, 1998, 2003, undated
Box   32
Folder   38-39
Agriculture, food, 1973-2001
Box   17
Folder   20
Chinese agriculture, draft press release, 1975, 1977
Box   32
Folder   40
Conferences, international, 1991-2001, undated
Box   32
Folder   41
Congressional testimony, 1971-1990
Box   33
Folder   1
Corporate farms, 1967, 1975
Box   33
Folder   2
Energy use, 1976-1994
Box   33
Folder   3
Federal agency input, 1978, 1993
Box   33
Folder   4
Food safety, 1989-1992, 2008
Box   33
Folder   5-6
Organic food and farming, 1989-2015, undated
Electronic Folder  
Video recording: “Organic History: Origins and Evolution of the Organic Farming Movement,” Roger Blobaum, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2014 May 8
Box   33
Folder   7
Resource conservation, 1970-1991
Box   33
Folder   8
Rural America, 1978, 1980, undated
Box   33
Folder   9
Urban fringe, 1982, 1986, undated
Box   17
Folder   21
Prospective book buyers, 1975-1978
Note: Regarding Blobaum loss of agricultural land paper.
Box   17
Folder   21
Publications ordered, 1977-1980
Box   33
Folder   10
Rodale Institute, 1972-2008
Box   33
Folder   11
Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI-USA), 1995, 2002, 2007
Box   17
Folder   22
Rural women's issues, 1977
State initiatives
Box   33
Folder   12
General, 1989-2013
Note: Includes reports by Center for Science in the Public Interest (1989) and the Ceres Trust (2013).
Box   33
Folder   13
Colorado, 1992, 2006
Box   33
Folder   14
Illinois, 2009-2012
Box   33
Folder   15
Indiana, 2007-2012
Box   33
Folder   16
Iowa, 2001-2011, undated
Box   33
Folder   17
Kansas, 1985-1986, 2009
Box   34
Folder   1
Michigan, 2009-2012
Box   34
Folder   2-3
Minnesota, 1976-2011, undated
Box   34
Folder   4
Missouri, 1977, 1992, 2009-2011
Box   34
Folder   5
Nebraska, 1994, 2002-2012
Box   34
Folder   6
North Dakota, 2009
Box   34
Folder   7
Ohio, 2009-2011
Box   34
Folder   8
Wisconsin, 1988-2010, undated
State organic laws
Box   18
Folder   1
“Comparative analysis of state organic production laws” / by Suzanne Vaupel and Renée Robin: flyer for publication in progress, 1993
Box   18
Folder   2
USDA report: “State Legislation Pertaining to the Labeling and Marketing of Organics” / by Julie Anton, 1992 Winter
Box   18
Folder   3
State organic programs, 1998, 2001-2003, 2009
Box   18
Folder   4
Terminators, irradiation, 1998
Box   18
Folder   5
United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association (UFFVA) organic input, 1989
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Box   18
Folder   6
Four directives issue, 2004
Box   18
Folder   7
Organic issue papers, 1998-2000
Box   18
Folder   8
Speeches (not by Blobaum), 1977
Box   18
Folder   9
Users Advisory Board, 1980