Honoured at Organic Connections 2024
Dag Falck
Dag Falck has been obsessed with health and food since childhood. After studying agriculture in Norway in the late 70’s he moved back to Canada, his birth country, where in 1989 he was offered a job as the first organic inspector for organic farms for BC’s Islands Organic Producers Association. He was keen to help establish credentials and integrity for the organic movement. Customers needed to have ways to tell if something was truly treated as promised, and organic certification based on standards was the way to do this. During the next 14 years Dag inspected for multiple organic certification agencies and hundreds of farms and processing facilities. In 2003 he was offered the first dedicated organic position for a large and successful organic company, to ensure the highest level of organic integrity. With the title of “Organic Program Manager” for Nature’s Path Organic Foods, North America’s largest certified organic breakfast foods manufacturer and brand, doors into the still young organic movement where opening.
After 18 years with Nature’s Path Dag has been involved with just about every aspect of organizing and maintaining the organic movement and industry. Retiring from Nature’s Path in 2022 and taking a break from organic boards and committees he had time to reflect on how to best use the insights, learning and connections built over the last 32 years. This led to the founding of an organization dedicated entirely to organic consumers: Responsible Organic Customer Association or ROCA.
Organic Sector Leadership:
-President, Board of Director, Canada Organic Trade Association 2010 - 2019
-Board of Director, Organic Trade Association (USA) 2006-2009
-Vice President, Board of Director, Organic Trade Association (USA) 2014-2016
-Board of Director, Non-GMO Project 2008-2016
-Board of Director, Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada 2005-2011
-Board Member, IFOAM Organics North America 2016-2019
-Voting Board member, Organic Value Chain Round Table 2006-2019
-Director, International Organic Inspectors Association 2001-2003