Summary Information

Title: Prescott Bergh Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1978-2013 (bulk 1980-1993)

Creator:

• Bergh, Prescott, 1958-

Call Number: Mss 1177

Quantity: 1.2 cubic feet (1 records center carton and 1 archives box)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Papers, mainly 1980-2003, of Prescott Bergh, organic farmer, inspector, consultant, and entrepreneur, documenting his work as an organic inspector, his work on organic standards legislation, and his involvement in organic and sustainable agriculture organizations, including the Organic Growers and Buyers Association (OGBA), the Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA), the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES), the Organic Foods Production Association of North America (OFPANA), and the Wisconsin Organic Growers Association (WOGA). Included are inspection reports, materials related to organic foods legislation in Minnesota and Wisconsin, background materials on certification standards in other states, MOSES board meeting minutes and materials on the development of Organic University, and a limited run of board minutes for WOGA.

Note:

Forms part of the Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Collection.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss01177