State of Rhode Island - Department of Environmental Management

Consisting of six primary program areas, the Rhode Island Division of Agriculture works to sustain, promote and enhance Rhode Island's agricultural viability today and for generations to come. The Plant Industry Section of the Division of Agriculture and Resource Marketing administers the Rhode Island Organic Certification Program, by which qualified farms in the state are certified as producing products organically. Beginning in 1990, crops were certified by standards developed by the Rhode Island Organic Certification Committee.