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                    Know Your Food - Know Pro-Organic Belize

A MUST VIEW: Dr. Andre Leu: Regenerative Organic Agriculture Nourishes the World
Our Mission: The mission of Pro-Organic Belize is to educate, inspire, and encourage farmers regarding the benefits and opportunities of a sustainable pro-organic system of agriculture that regenerates the soil, and to educate consumers on the health benefits of pesticide-free produce.

Objectives and Goals: Through education and supportive services, we help farmers and consumers understand the benefits and opportunities in growing and consuming organically grown food -- toward the essential shift in agriculture from using toxic chemicals that compromise the integrity of the environment, our food, our water, our soil, and our health -- to natural more cost-effective agricultural practices that promote well-being and sustainability.

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Pro-Organic Belize Pesticide-Free Consumers Group
In response to many people now wanting to buy safer produce, POB has organized a pesticide-free consumers group, which started operating in the San Ignacio area in October 2016. Due to its success, membership opened to individuals, families and businesses in the Belmopan area as well. If you wish to participate, send an email to proorganicbelize@gmail.com requesting to receive our pesticide-free farmer's harvest lists emailed to you each week. Click here for more details on how to purchase safer, cleaner, healthier produce to feed your family.

Dr. Stephanie Seneff

With other Belizean organizations concerned about the environment and food safety, we sponsored a project to bring globally recognized authority Dr. Stephani Seneff to Belize in April 2017. She testified before the Pesticide Control Board and spoke to farmers and the public about the dangers of using glyphosate on farmland. It is our intention to reveal the truth about the consequences to the environment and our health toward achieving a ban on glyphosate. Visit the ban-glyphosate website for articles, information, videos, and podcasts toward understanding this grave threat.


Organic Certification

Unlike many other countries, Belize has not yet implemented a regular program to test for toxic residues left on fruits & vegetables, locally grown or imported. According to the WTO (World Trade Org.), since we do not require testing for our own locally grown produce, imported produce coming from other countries is exempt from testing. We are working to foster a plan toward testing food to insure it is clean and safe to consume.



Meetings
All POB members and friends are welcome to attend general and board meetings. Meetings are held in person and online via zoom.


Monthly Speakers Program
Speakers and presentations are held on the first Saturday of each month. Presentations are held in person and online via zoom.

Click here for a list of future speakers, past presentations and videos of speakers since 2021.

  • Send an email to proorganicbelize@gmail.com to be notified of future speakers, date, time and venue. Please type "send speaker notifices" in subject box. Zoom coordinates for our speakers can be found on our facebook page.


We also participate in:

  • Field Trips to visit organic farms and projects.
  • World Food Day took place on Oct. 14, 2022.
  • NATS is held yearly in Belmopan. In 2022 POB provided a variety of workshops relating o regenerative agriculture and gardening.
  • The Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) Organic Fair held annually in the fall.
  • Belmopan BTIA Expo (to be announced).


Membership to Pro-Organic Belize:
  • $25/year general voting membership.
  • $100/year business membership for any organization or business wishing to support the Pro-Organic Belize mission. Supporters are authorized to display a special certificate and will receive a free ad on our website.
  • Student Membership is $5/year
  • Click here for additional membership info and registration form.

Learn about Glyphosate: Ban-Glyphosate.info
Book: Poison Foods of North America, By Tony Mitra


Contact Information:
Email: proorganicbelize@gmail.com
Phone for
POB 677-9658
How to join our Pesticide-Free Consumers Group
Facebook Click here for link to our Facebook Page
Facebook Page: Click here for link to our Facebook Group Page
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of Belize Respecting the Environment, Land, Life, and Agriculture
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Featured Plants for
2023
May: Cassava
Apr: Basil
Mar: Cocoyams
Feb: Cherry Tomatoes

Jan: Cabbage
2022

Dec: Lemongrass
Nov: Cow-foot
Oct: Cucumber
Sep: Aloe
Aug: Ginger & Turmeric
July: Malabar Spinach
Jun: Squash
May: Prickly Pear
Apr: Cilantro/Coriander
Mar: Banana
Feb: Pineapple
Jan: Papaya
2021
Dec
: Red Potatoes
Nov: Callaloo
Oct: Moringa
Sept: Sweet Potatoes
Aug: Turmeric
July: Sorrel
June: Chaya
May: Okra

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Hundreds of civil society and Indigenous Peoples organizations call on the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization to renounce a planned alliance with CropLife International - a global trade association representing the interests of companies that produce and promote pesticides.