Kathleen Newkirk - Accredited Inspector

Maine UNITED STATES

Accreditations: Farm, Livestock, Process

Work: 207.649.5002

Email: katenewkirk@roadrunner.com

Languages: English (F)

Mentor

Consult

Training

IOIA

Farm (2004) , Process (2007) , Advanced (2007, 2009, 2010, 2018) , EU Organic Regulations (2007) , Livestock (2011) , Natural Resource Conservation (2013) , (2014, 2020) , Non-GMO Verification (2015) , In/Out & Traceability - Crop (2016) , Standards Update (2023)

Other

IOIA/IBD EcoSocial Training - Boston, MA 2009
HAACP Management; RIV On-Farm Food Safety Training

Organizations Inspected For

MOFGA, QAI, OCIA, Fair Trade, Non-GMO Project Verified (2015)

Inspection Experience

Farm
Field Crops/row crops Greenhouse Herbs Small fruits Tree fruits Wildcrafting Medicinal Herbs
Livestock
Dairy Eggs Goats Hogs Poultry
Process
Baking Beer Bottling Canning Cheese Coffee Cooking Distributors Extruding Fermentation Flours Fresh packing Freezing Grain cleaning Herbs Juicing IQF Milk Milling Multi-ingredient Nut butters Pasteurization Sauces Slaughtering Vinegar Wine Repacking

Experience

Academic

M.S. Agronomy, Virginia Tech, 1988

Personal

I have my own small certified organic herb and vegetable farm. Before farming I spent 20 years working as a soil scientist.