Saskatchewan Herb and Spice Association is an industry driven association directed by a board of volunteer directors that are themselves in the industry.

We support building a viable herb, spice and natural health products industry that includes value added production and processing. They do this by linking and connecting the industry through communication, networking and education throughout the value chain.

We represent the common interests of persons and businesses involved across the spectrum of our common industries , from research and production to regulations, processing and manufacturing, practitioners or final product point of sale.

We participate in and/or initiate the below activities:

• INDUSTRY PROMOTIONS
  Public promotion displays at such places as Agribition, Research update, Crop Development Week, Indian Head Research Farm, the Medicinal and AromaticPlant and other conferences.
• INDUSTRY MEETINGS AND FIELD DAYS
  Members are invited to take advantage of our endless business networking opportunities by taking in our regular meetings and participating in our field trips.
• DEMONSTRATION PLOTS
  and research development work at Indian Head Research Farm , Saskatchewan Irrigation Diversification Centre, and other various sites.

These industries are developing voluntary HACCP-based On-Farm Food Safety Programs and Good Agriculture Practices (GACPs). The goal of the COFFS program is to use HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) principles to enable a facility to provide protection from contamination of the food supply from the farm to the consumer.