From Debra Lynn Dadd
I always love it when there are clear-cut standards for labeling. On October 15, Whole Foods introduced a whole new system to help their customers identify fruits, vegetables, and flowers as GOOD, BETTER, or BEST.
Known as “Responsibly Grown,” the rating system assesses growing practices that impact human health and the environment.
Growing practices are reviewed for
– Pest management, including prohibited and restricted pesticides
– Farm worker welfare
– Pollinator protection
– Water conservation and protection
– Soil health
– Ecosystems
– Biodiversity
– Waste reduction and recycling and packaging
– Air, energy, and climate
Having such a standard makes an impact in the field, well, literally in the field. Already farmers are working to move up to get a higher rating.
There are a lot of details, so I’m just going to send you straight to the website, so you can read all about it: Whole Foods: Get to Know Responsibly Grown
