Certified Naturally Grown (CNG) offers peer-review certification to farmers and beekeepers producing food, flowers, and fiber for their local communities by working in harmony with nature, without the use of synthetic chemicals or GMOs.
Our standards are based on the highest ideals of the organic movement. Our approach is based on transparency, direct relationships and a firm belief in our ability to create something uniquely valuable by working together.
Our mission is to support our members by promoting sustainable agriculture through peer-review certification, grassroots networking, and advocacy. We celebrated our 20th anniversary in the fall of 2022.
If you’re considering CNG certification for your farm, be prepared to feel a sense of ownership and pride in carrying on the work of maintaining and building our grassroots initiative.
More than 600 farmers and beekeepers throughout the United States and Canada are part of Certified Naturally Grown.
Certified Naturally Grown producers proudly commit to the following practices:
- Absolutely no use of synthetic chemical pesticides, fungicides, or fertilizers
- Employing holistic practices that work with nature to address pest, disease, and nutrient challenges, minimizing use of approved sprays, treatments and amendments
- Investing in our soil, water, wildlife, and air with ecological practices such as conserving water, planting cover crops, rotating crops, preserving buffer strips and protecting pollinator habitats
- Using organically produced seeds whenever possible and never using chemically treated or genetically modified seeds
- Providing animals with a healthy environment, access to pasture, and sufficient room to grow and thrive
- Providing animals with feed that’s free from any hormones or antibiotics, and that’s grown without the use of synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides
- Always striving to enhance the positive environmental impacts of production, minimize any negative impacts, and continually improve the sustainability of the operation.