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  • From: "TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>
  • To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [Livingontheland] Certified Naturally Grown
  • Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:09:55 -0600



Frequently Asked Questions
Certified Naturally Grown
http://www.naturallygrown.org/faq.html

As a consumer, how do I know I can trust that a farm that claims to be
Certified Naturally Grown actually grows using ecologically sensitive
methods, free of chemicals and GMOs?

Every aspect of the Certified Naturally Grown certification process is
transparently open for the public to see and investigate - you will find
every farmer's complete certification application on-line. Public access to
scans of Inspection reports and their recommendation that the farm be
included in the program goes even further to ensure consumer confidence in
this grassroots movement. Even the USDA program doesn't allow for this kind
of public scrutiny.

The truth is, though, that farming is a solitary profession and no one can
ever really know what may or may not be happening on an isolated farm at
5AM on a Sunday morning. No amount of USDA paperwork can catch the farmer
who WANTS to cheat. Unlike the USDA Organic program which does NOT include
tissue sampling for pesticide residues, CNG farmers agree to submit to
random tissue sampling and laboratory testing for pesticide residues in
their produce. The cost for such testing is paid for by Naturally Grown,
Inc. not the farmer. Although not every farmer is tested every year, the
possibility of testing is an additional deterrent and helps to maintain the
legitimacy of the Certified Naturally Grown program.

The BEST way to ensure the vegetables you want are grown the way you want
is to shop locally from farmers you can see, meet and feel comfortable
with.






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