Top Reasons to Choose Kona Organic for Organic System Plan and SOP Writing
The Organic System Plan is the heart of every organic application, and it is where most farms get stuck. Kona Organic writes the plan and the standard operating procedures for you, in your certifier's format, so the paperwork matches how your operation really works and passes review the first time.
Key takeaways
Kona Organic writes the plan. It does not hand you a template.
Every practice in the plan gets an SOP the crew can follow and a record that proves it.
Plans are written the way a certifier reviews them, so questions are answered before they are asked.
Crops, handling, and both scopes on one certificate.
The plan is updated every year and whenever the operation changes.
Written for you, not handed back to you
Many services review a plan the farm wrote. Kona Organic writes it. You answer questions on a call, share photos and maps, and get back a finished plan ready for your certifier.
Written to pass review
Certifiers send plans back for vagueness, mismatches with records, and missing land history or maps. Kona Organic writes to those three points so the first review is the last.
In your certifier's format
Every certifier has its own forms. Kona Organic works in the forms your certifier uses, so nothing has to be copied over or re-entered.
SOPs your crew can actually follow
Cleaning, input application, harvest, storage, pest control, and labeling procedures written in plain words, one page each. An SOP only helps if the people doing the work can use it on their first day.
The plan and the records match
Every practice in the plan comes with a log built to match it line by line. When the inspector asks for evidence, it is already there.
Crops and handlers
Kona Organic writes plans for crop farms and for handlers, processors, and food makers, including operations that do both on one certificate.
Fraud prevention built in
Every certified operation now needs organic fraud prevention procedures in its plan under the 2024 Strengthening Organic Enforcement rule. Kona Organic includes them from the start.
Kept current every year
Plans go stale when a farm adds a field, a product, or a supplier. Kona Organic updates the plan before the change happens and files it with the certifier.
A flat quote before work starts
Plan writing is quoted as one package after a free 15 minute call, so the cost is known before anything is written.
Kona Organic is a national organic certification consulting firm, headquartered in Hawaiʻi. The team works with farms, handlers, and food brands in all 50 states and US territories, on site or remotely, and with exporters overseas. The team is IOIA trained in crops, processing and handling, and international inspection.
Common questions
How long does it take to write an Organic System Plan?
Two to four weeks for a farm with clean records, from the first call to a plan ready to submit. Handlers with many suppliers take longer.
What if my certifier rejects something?
Kona Organic answers the certifier's questions and revises the plan as part of the package, at no extra charge.
Last updated: October 2026.
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