The Sustainable Agriculture Draft Standard for Trial Use: Sustainable Agriculture Practice Standard for Food, Fiber and Biofuel Crop Producers and Agricultural Product Handlers and Processors (SCS-001), published April 13th 2007 by Scientific Certification Systems and posted in the ANSI Standards Action newsletter.
If you are interested in participating in this standard development process, contact Leonardo Academy (Development-SCS-1@leonardoacademy.org).
Important Dates
July 28, 2008 -- Announcement of Standards Committee membership
September 10, 2008 --Standards Committee Kick-Off Meeting. Details TBA
Sustainable Agriculture Draft Standard for Trial Use Documents
Meeting Documents
- February 29 Stakeholder Dialogue Meeting
- Leonardo Academy Presentations
(PDF)
- Panelist Presentations
(PDF)
- October 29-30, 2007 Informational/Kick-off Meeting
The deadline for applications to serve on the Standards Committee has passed. Standards Committee membership will be announced on Monday, July 28, 2008.
Time Commitment for Committee Members -- The time commitment required of Standards Committee members is estimated to be up to 8 hours per month, including meetings/teleconferences, meeting preparations, reviewing documents, voting, corresponding, etc. Members who choose to take on a leadership role (i.e., the Chair and Secretary) will invest more of a time commitment in the development process. Also, members are free to join the subcommittees they are interested in, thereby increasing their time commitment.
Subcommittee and advisory group commitments will vary depending on the level of debate over the issues at hand. Participants can expect to devote up to 4 hours per month while their respective subcommittee or advisory group is still active. Depending on the issues being addressed by the Standards Committee at a given time, there may be periods of higher intensity for certain subcommittee groups, which will taper off as those subcommittee issues are resolved.
Committee Meetings: Frequency and Location -- Meetings by conference call will be the most common type of meeting for the Standards Committee in order to make these meetings convenient for the Committee members. When face-to-face meetings are scheduled, all attempts will be made to select a location that is convenient for the majority of committee members. For these meetings, arrangements may be made to include participation by conference call for those members who are unable to participate in person.
Standards Committee/Subcommittee Applicants -- The deadline for applications to serve on the Standards Committee has passed. However, we are still accepting applications for individuals who wish to participate on the non-voting subcommittees. If you are interested, please contact Development-SCS-1@leonardoacademy.org to inquire about an application.
The final list of stakeholders who have applied serve on the Standards Committee and/or Subcommittees, and/or to pilot test the draft or final standard, can be viewed here: Applicant list - FINAL (PDF). Thank you to everyone who submitted applications! We look forward to getting the committee work started in September.
Leonardo Academy is a member of the American National Standards Institution (ANSI), an organization that coordinates the development and use of voluntary consensus standards in the United States. Leonardo Academy is an ANSI Accredited standard developer and is actively engaged in consensus standard development. We believe that these national standards are an important tool for teaching sustainability objectives.
