Baystate Organic Certifiers is operated by Massachusetts Independent Certification, Inc. (MIC). MIC is a non-profit business incorporated in the state of Massachusetts, dedicated to sustainable agriculture and food certification, organized as a 501(c)3 corporation. MIC is dedicated to providing affordable certification services to farms using sustainable agriculture practices and to food processing and handling operations that produce sustainable agriculture products. Through its Baystate Organic Certifiers program, MIC is dedicated to providing affordable and timely organic certifications to farmers in the Northeastern United States, and to processors and handlers in the continental United States. Baystate Organic Certifiers certifies farms using organic agriculture practices and food processing and handling operations that produce organic agriculture products.