Our Farmer Learning Collaborative
Film Series + Expert Exchange + Discussions
Please join us for this series of six live sessions, guaranteed to boost understanding of best practices for vegetable production according to CNG standards and connect you to our nationwide network of ecological farmers.
Read moreOur First Cohort of Senior Remote Inspectors
Certified Naturally Grown's peer-review certification model is attractive to many farmers. Not because it’s easier - it actually can be a real logistical challenge. Rather, peer reviews actively foster valuable knowledge exchange and mutually supportive farmer networks.
We have been exploring ways to boost the inherent value of our peer inspections, all while streamlining the process of identifying an appropriate inspector and navigating the logistical challenges posed by the COVID-19 epidemic.
Today we’re pleased to announce one outcome of this effort - CNG’s first cohort of Senior Remote Inspectors (SRIs).
Read more5 More Markets in the US Qualify for GEMs Listing
By Suzannah Schneider, Communications Manager and Certification Coordinator
Hub City Farmers Market, Spartanburg, South Carolina
A highly selective group of farmers markets in this country have made a conscious effort to recognize and prefer the farmer vendors who verify their growing practices with a certification. Certified Naturally Grown is extending our work by actively recognizing and promoting these markets for their role in going the extra mile to help build a more sustainable food system by encouraging ecological practices.
Specifically, we vet these markets to confirm they qualify, and then feature them in our three-tiered Guide to Exceptional Markets (GEMs).
We're proud to promote qualified GEMs markets around the country - including these five newly-listed markets in Alaska, Georgia, Indiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Find a listing of all the GEMs markets here!
Does your neighborhood market feature certified vendors? If there's at least one CNG farmer, let us know! We would be delighted if it qualifies and will happily add it to our GEMs listing.
Just click the button below to #PitchYourMarket!
Read moreHow Exceptional Markets Can Get Even Better
This fall we're calling on farmers markets and grocers to Level Up and get a higher ranking in our three-tier Guide to Exceptional Markets (GEMs).
Tier 1 market managers are encouraged to raise the bar for growing practices at your market and take steps to prefer vendors who hold a certification. You'll boost customer confidence when you encourage vendors to get certified and verify their claims about production practices.
Your market will get a boost too, by receiving a visibly higher ranking in our Guide to Exceptional Markets and all the standard perks awarded to Tier 2 markets:
- free banner design,
- free press release,
- free temporary tattoos of the Exceptional Market badge, and
- priority assistance involving your community stakeholders in CNG farm inspections as Observers.
Take the first step to level up and register here today.
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