ACORN's Impact Policy is informed by the Principles of Organic Agriculture. These principles reflect the contribution that organic agriculture endeavors to make, and can guide the advancement of all agriculture*.
Principle of Health - Organic agriculture should sustain and enhance the health of soil, plant, animal, human and planet as one and indivisible.
Principle of Ecology - Organic agriculture should be based on living ecological systems and cycles, work with them, emulate them and help sustain them.
Principle of Fairness - Organic agriculture should build on relationships that ensure fairness with regard to the common environment and life opportunities.
Principle of Care - Organic agriculture should be managed in a precautionary and responsible manner to protect the health and well-being of current and future generations and the environment.
* IFOAM Organics International
ACORN exists to enhance the viability and growth of the Atlantic Canadian organic community through a unified regional network.
This will be achieved by ensuring sufficient resources are allocated to the following pillars: