Janine Gibson - Inspector

Manitoba CANADA

Home: 204.434.6018

Work: 204.557.2529

Email: creativehealthconsulting@gmail.com

Languages: English (F)

Mentor

Consult

Training

IOIA

Advanced (2023, 2003, 1997, 1996, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2017, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2024) , Aquaculture (2003, 2016) , Livestock (1995) , Farm (1994) , Process (1994, 1995) , GORP (2002) , Train The Trainer (2006) , Non-GMO (2008, 2016) , EU Organic Regulations (2009, 2024) , Canadian Organic Standards (2009) , Biodynamics (2009) , Pasture (2010) , GOTS (2018)

Trainer

Farm (1994, 1998, 1999, 1999, 2000, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006) , Process (1999, 2002, 2005) , Livestock (1999, 2004, 2004, 2006, 2006, 2008, 2023) , Advanced (2002, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2022) , Crop (2008, 2009, 2009) , Canadian Organic Standards (2009)

Other

Humane Farm Animal Care 2003;
Whole Foods Animal Welfare Inspection Training 2007 & Global Animal Partnership Training 2008; IOIA/Demeter Biodynamic Training (2009)

Organizations Inspected For

Fraser Valley Organic Producers Assoc, One Cert, OTCO, OCIA, QAI, ECOCERT, OPAM, PACS, SAA, MOSA, HFAC, MVO, OFI, WFCFO, TCO

Inspection Experience

Farm
Field Crops/row crops Fresh Vegetables Greenhouse Herbs Honey Medicinal plants Mushrooms Quinoa Rice Small fruits Spices Tea Tree fruits Wildcrafting
Livestock
Beef Bison Dairy Eggs Goats Hogs Poultry Sheep Humane Poultry Production
Process
Baking Bottling Cereals Cheese Chocolate Coffee Dehyration Distillation Distributors Egg cracking Extruding Flaking Flours Fresh packing Grain cleaning Herbs Honey extraction Hulling Meat Milk Milling Multi-ingredient Nut butters Pasta Pasteurization Slaughtering Spices Soy products Vitamins/supplements GOTS

Experience

Academic

Human Ecology, University of Manitoba (four years of study). B.A.(3 yrs work.), Psychology/English, University of Winnipeg.

Personal

10 Years exp as a Distance Ed Instructor Organic Agriculture, Crop and Livestock Production instructor, Assiniboine Community College, Brandon, MB as well as 28 years as an IOIA trainer. I represent Manitoba Organics on the Canadian General Standards Board Technical Organic Committee as a Voting member, served nine years on the Standards Interpretation Committee, 9 terms on the board of Canadian Organic Growers, represent MB on the organic Federation of Canada and have mentored crop, livestock and processing inspectors ( Verification Officers) in Canada to the COR and in the USA to the NOP. Help to found, and continue to live in an off grid, solar powered co-op farm community on the edge of the boreal forest with an average annual temp of 3 C. Proud singer, mother, auntie and grandmother.