Agricultural Sustainability

Sustainable agriculture promotes farming practices and methods that are profitable environmentally sound and good for communities. We are taking a leading role in support of a new vision for agricultural practices designed to protect the land and environment.

What is sustainable agriculture:

• Protect and enhance environmental quality and the natural resource base including air, soil and water

• Provide and protect wildlife habitat
• No use of pesticides on the FreshPoint PBT list
• No GMO seeds
• Reduce pesticide usage and toxicity
• Integrate recycling, composting, natural biological cycles and controls, cover cropping, crop rotation and other production methods when and where possible to reduce pesticide, fertilizer and water use
• Combine effective production practices with crop selection to reduce water use and improve the soil

• Protect and enhance environmental quality and the natural resource base including air, soil and water
• Sustain the economic viability of the farm
• Provide non-exploitative work environment for employees in terms of pay and conditions
• Continually improve management and production techniques and enhance the quality of life for farmers and society as a whole
• Encourage knowledge and understanding of food and food culture
• Provide produce of excellent quality, fair and cooperatively traded between producers, distributors, retailers, operators and consumers powerpoint.
  

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