Janine Gibson - Inspector

Manitoba CANADA

Home: 204.434.6018

Work: 204.434.6018

Fax: 204.434.6018

Email: creativehealthconsulting@gmail.com

Languages: English (F)

Mentor

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) , 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

OPAM, 1993; Assiniboine, 1996 (organic
evaluators); ECOCERT, 2001, 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

ICS/FVO, OTCO, OCIA, QAI, ECOCERT, OPAM, PACS, GOA, SAA, MOSA, HFAC, MVO, OFI,

Inspection Experience

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

Experience

Academic

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

Personal

Five Years exp as a Distance Ed Instructor Assiniboine Community College, Brandon, MB. Organic Crop & Livestock Production Techniques as well as 15 years as an IOIA trainer. Serving as the Chair of the Organic Food Council of MB, I represent OFCM on the Canadian General Standards Board Organic Committee and was elected by my Peers on the Organic Technical Committee to serve the Canadian Organic Office's new Standards Interpretation Committee.