Press Contact
Alice Varon, Executive Director
845 262 2551
alicevaron@naturallygrown.org
Press Releases from CNG
Seminary Hill Farm Becomes Certified Naturally Grown During Training with Al Gore, June 4, 2019
Farmspread Partners with Certified Naturally Grown, March 7, 2018
Mushroom Certification Launched, June 13, 2016
Aquaponics Certification Launched, February 1, 2016
CNG Posts Draft Aquaponic Standards for Public Review, September 14, 2015
CNG in the News
Edible Memphis, April 2020
Certified Naturally Grown: A peer-reviewed process with high standards
Eco Farming Daily, December 2019
What Does Certified Organic Mean?
National Center For Appropriate Technology, October 2019
Put a Certification Label On It? Certified Naturally Grown vs. Certified Organic
Agrarian Trust, August 2019
Certified Naturally Grown Matches the Stewardship Practices Faith-Based Institutions Are Looking To Adopt
The Flagpole, August 2019
What's the Difference Between Organic and Naturally Grown?
Civil Eats, April 2019
An Indigenous Community Finds its Agricultural Roots in Tucson’s San Xavier Farm
Food Tank, April 2019
14 African American Women Leading Change in the U.S. Food System
Acres U.S.A., March 2019
Paper Pot Transplanters for Produce Operations
The Alvin Sun, January 2019
Understanding What a Farmer's Market Is
Mother Earth News, September 2018
Make Your Farm or Garden Certified Sustainable
Consumer Reports Greener Choices, August 2017
Certified Naturally Grown: What this Seal Means
Rodale's Organic Life, June 2017
Can You Still Trust the USDA Certified Organic Label?
Bee Culture, February 2016
Much More Than A Marketing Label
Modern Farmer, November 2015
Farm Confessional: Here's My Beef With Farmers Who Claim Organic When They Are Not
A Certified Naturally Grown farmer opens up about fraud on the market scene - and his own failed foray into USDA organic certification.
Modern Farmer, October 2015
The Bad News About the Organic Industry
Food Tank, October 2015
10 Certification Agencies Creating a More Sustainable Food System
Mother Earth News, April/May 2015
Certified Naturally Grown: An Alternative to Certified Organic
Sandhills Naturally, Guide to Healthy Living, Summer 2015
Certified Naturally Grown, The Grassroots Alternative to Organic
Rodale News, April 2015
Useful (and Useless) Labels in Your Grocery Store
Organic Authority, April 2015
Is Certified Naturally Grown Just as Good as Organic?
SmartBlog on Food & Beverage, April 2015
How Small Farmers are Creating an Organic Community
EcoWatch, March 2015
Certified Naturally Grown: A New Way to Identify Pesticide-Free, non-GMO Food
Civil Eats, February 2015
Alternative Produce Labels: Faux Organic or Just as Good?
Acres USA, January 2015
Certified Naturally Grown, Grassroots Alternative to USDA Organic
Civil Eats, December 11, 2014
Seasons Greening: How Christmas Tree Farmers are Cutting Down on Pesticides
The Dr. Oz Show, December 9, 2014 (video)
CNG is heralded on national television as one of the few meaningful labels you can rely on
Lancaster Farming, December 6, 2014
FSMA Rules Hazy on Farm, Facility Distinction
IndyStar, August 22, 2014
Organic Alternative? Small Farming Without Bureaucracy
The Atlantic Citylab August 13, 2014
For Many Small Farmers, Being Certified "Organic" Isn't Worth the Trouble
Concord Monitor, August 4, 2014
For some small farmers in New Hampshire, Certified Naturally Grown makes more sense
Central Penn Business Journal, May 2, 2014
Organic farmers turn from federal program
North Country Public Radio, November 15, 2013
Certified Naturally Grown: An Organic Alternative
Grit Magazine, May/June 2013
The Truth About Organic Certification: Small farmers are finding more than one road to organic certification