About Maria Barajas

Specializations and Experience

    • Adverse Action processes including mediation

    • Audit Preparation

    • Container Production

    • Crop Input Materials

    • Developing Organic System Plans

    • Discussion Facilitation

    • Inspection preparation

    • Label review

    • Mexico Organic Regulations (Ley de Productos Orgánicos)

    • Organic Crop Production

    • Organic certification reinstatement requests

    • Parallel production

    • Post-Harvest Handling

    • Record-keeping Requirements

    • Responding to certifier requests for information

    • Translating and Proofreading

    • Spanish Services Supervisor
      California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), 2020 - Present

    • Spanish Services Coordinator
      Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), 2018 - 2020

    • Senior Farm Certification Service Specialist
      California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), 2017 - 2018

    • Farm Certification Specialist
      Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), 2015 - 2017

    • Spanish language proofreading for Origin of Livestock Best Practices and supplemental resources
      Accredited Certifiers Association (ACA), 2023

    • Organic Grower Summit (November 2021):

      • Moderated Panel Discussion: Growing and Selling in the Mexican Organic Market

    • Presenter at Foro Internacional - Producción y Comercialización de Frutas y Hortalizas Orgánicas in Culiacan, Sinaloa, MX (May 2017):

      • Speaker: International organic regulations & trends in certification protocols

    • Certificate in Spanish Translation & Interpreting
      Evergreen Valley College, 2024

    • Organic Crop Inspection Training
      International Organic Inspectors Association (IOIA), 2015